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San Elijo Middle

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San Elijo Middle ranks 461 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 83% of California middle schools

Summary

San Elijo Middle is a well-regarded public school serving about 1,400 students in grades 6-8 within the San Marcos Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top tier of California middle schools.

Academically, the school is a standout in its own district, with students scoring significantly higher in English, Math, and Science than peers at nearby Woodland Park Middle and San Marcos Middle. It also maintains a very low rate of chronic student absences. When compared to schools in neighboring, higher-performing districts like San Dieguito Union High and Carlsbad Unified, San Elijo remains competitive, though it trails the very top schools like R. Roger Rowe Middle.

The school shows notable strengths in supporting special education and military-connected students. However, its statewide ranking has dipped in recent years, and math scores are an area for growth compared to English. A recent, sharp drop in performance for its economically disadvantaged students is a point of concern that the school will need to address. An interesting comparison is the nearby High Technical Middle North County, a charter school that achieves similar English scores with a much higher-need student population and an exceptionally low absenteeism rate.

1,395

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,962

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Schoolhouse Way
San Marcos, CA 92078-1079

(760) 290-2800

District: San Marcos Unified

Students who attend San Elijo Middle usually attend:

High:

San Marcos High

Feeder schools for San Elijo Middle:

Elementary:	Carrillo Elementary
	Discovery Elementary
	La Costa Meadows Elementary
	San Elijo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg50%

California avg41%

461^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the San Marcos Unified

488^th of 1,543San Marcos Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	461 of 2761	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	451 of 2783	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	323 of 2781	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	321 of 2740	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	222 of 2715	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	141 of 2480	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.5	232 of 2508	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	90.0	230 of 2497	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	170 of 2477	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.9	108 of 2379	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.4	122 of 2259	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	121 of 2236	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	124 of 2179	94.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.6	130 of 2063	93.7%	★★★★★
2008	80.8	270 of 2005	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	399 of 1999	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	92.4	27 of 643	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	9 of 600	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	256 of 739	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	291 of 743	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	165 of 715	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	128 of 733	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	245 of 745	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	129 of 700	81.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	65.1	331 of 1531	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	143 of 1491	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	70 of 1369	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	90.6	70 of 1364	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	371 of 2533	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	404 of 2551	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	342 of 2531	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	309 of 2509	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	230 of 2380	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	133 of 2262	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	556 of 2395	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	396 of 2388	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	228 of 2374	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	234 of 2359	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	289 of 2213	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	204 of 2072	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	849 of 2542	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.8	221 of 2579	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	382 of 2531	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	409 of 2458	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	161 of 2369	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	126 of 2230	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	513 of 2534	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	466 of 2552	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	278 of 2538	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	312 of 2527	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	201 of 2407	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	152 of 2273	93.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	53 of 194	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	30 of 192	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	13 of 193	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	303 of 726	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	346 of 701	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	240 of 677	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	267 of 665	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	289 of 1566	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	253 of 1552	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	234 of 1531	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	543 of 1520	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	509 of 1537	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	348 of 1543	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	350 of 1555	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	172 of 1602	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	87 of 1496	94.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2019)96th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science42%+10 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Elijo Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Schoolhouse Way	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2800	1,395	60	23.2	19.1%	791 (56.7%)	16 (1.1%)	334 (23.9%)	112 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	136 (9.7%)	80.9	461^st of 2761 public middle schools	83.3%		81.4	451^st of 2783 public middle schools	83.8%	10									42.4	42.4	68.2	67.5	65.7	67.1	52.5	48.3	47.8	49.4	$14,962	$833	$14,129
High Technical Middle North County	Public, Charter	6-8	1460 West San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical Middle North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2750	341	21	16.2	51.9%	115 (33.7%)	8 (2.3%)	169 (49.6%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.3%)	75.7	568^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.4%		78.4	519^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.4%	49									34.0	34.0	69.8	63.6	67.6	67.1	43.1	51.8	41.0	45.3	$12,656	$1,103	$11,553
San Marcos Middle	Public	6-8	650 West Mission Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2500	968	40	24.1	58.7%	144 (14.9%)	13 (1.3%)	699 (72.2%)	66 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.8%)	46.1	1292^nd of 2761 public middle schools	53.2%		43.2	1366^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.9%	74									23.0	23.0	44.9	46.1	44.6	45.2	36.8	31.1	28.9	32.2	$16,790	$1,289	$15,501
Diegueno Middle	Public	7-8	2150 Village Park Way	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-1892	737	31	24.1	16.0%	494 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (20.2%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.2%)	94.4	173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.7%		87.7	330^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.1%	157									57.5	57.5		79.2	75.4	77.2		74.6	62.7	68.5	$15,425	$610	$14,815
Aviara Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	6880 Ambrosia Ln.	Carlsbad	92011	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-6100	991	44	22.3	21.9%	572 (57.7%)	15 (1.5%)	207 (20.9%)	89 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (10.8%)	92.2	218^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.1%		94.3	176^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.7%	42									62.5	62.5	74.4	73.7	67.5	71.8	67.9	61.3	63.4	64.2	$14,154	$341	$13,813
Woodland Park Middle	Public	6-8	1270 Rock Springs Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2455	1,184	52	22.8	42.3%	358 (30.2%)	12 (1.0%)	618 (52.2%)	79 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	110 (9.3%)	60.6	889^th of 2761 public middle schools	67.8%		62.5	831^st of 2783 public middle schools	70.1%	58									29.4	29.4	55.6	56.8	48.6	53.6	41.7	40.2	34.8	38.9	$16,436	$1,133	$15,303
R. Roger Rowe Middle	Public	6-8	5927 La Granada	Rancho Santa Fe	92067	San Diego County	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 756-1141	189	17	11.0	6.3%	127 (67.2%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.2%)	16 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)	98	47^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.3%		97	89^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	42									64.4	64.4	88.5	85.5	81.4	85.2	82.0	88.7	77.6	83.2	$16,318	$00	$16,318
Oak Crest Middle	Public	7-8	675 Balour Dr.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-6241	758	34	22.2	22.4%	459 (60.6%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (24.5%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	88.3	308^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.8%		87	343^rd of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	35									47.9	47.9		71.7	72.5	72.1		61.7	53.7	57.8	$15,637	$658	$14,979
Del Dios Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2439	788	45	17.6	91.1%	49 (6.2%)	6 (0.8%)	685 (86.9%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	25.3	1987^th of 2761 public middle schools	28.0%		23.5	2106^th of 2783 public middle schools	24.3%	119									17.3	17.3	29.2	30.4	30.9	30.2	23.0	23.7	20.1	22.3
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	4930 Lake Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 940-0176	1,158	61	19.1	68.7%	268 (23.1%)	20 (1.7%)	756 (65.3%)	27 (2.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	72 (6.2%)	32	1754^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.5%		31.5	1750^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	4	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	9.1	9.1	2.3	2.3	22.5	22.5	43.1	37.5	30.0	36.9	22.9	23.0	22.4	22.8	$16,667	$2,168	$14,499

Frequently Asked Questions about San Elijo Middle

Is San Elijo Middle a good school?

San Elijo Middle ranks 461^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Elijo Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,395 students attended San Elijo Middle.

What is the racial makeup of San Elijo Middle?

Students at San Elijo Middle are 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is San Elijo Middle in?

San Marcos Unified

What high school do graduates of San Elijo Middle attend?

Students who attend San Elijo Middle usually go on to attend San Marcos High

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