Is San Elijo Middle a good school?

San Elijo Middle ranks 321 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend San Elijo Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,496 students attended San Elijo Middle.

What is the racial makeup of San Elijo Middle?

Students at San Elijo Middle are 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of San Elijo Middle attend?

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

San Elijo Middle School in San Marcos CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details San Elijo Middle ranks better than 88.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.91. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details San Elijo Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the San Marcos Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (60.8%), Hispanic (21.7%), Asian (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 17.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Elijo Middle is 24.3, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare San Elijo Middle employs 61.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Elijo Middle is $6,252, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

San Elijo Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks San Elijo Middle 321^st of 2740 California public middle schools. (See San Elijo Middle in the ranking list.)

San Marcos Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marcos Unified 380^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for San Elijo Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	74.24	399^th	1999	80.0%
2008	80.82	270^th	2005	86.5%
2009	88.59	130^th	2063	93.7%
2010	88.53	124^th	2179	94.3%
2011	88.69	121^st	2236	94.6%
2012	88.39	122^nd	2259	94.6%
2013	88.92	108^th	2379	95.5%
2015	92.40	170^th	2477	93.1%
2016	89.95	230^th	2497	90.8%
2017	90.53	232^nd	2508	90.7%
2018	94.17	141^st	2480	94.3%
2019	91.79	222^nd	2715	91.8%
2022	87.91	321^st	2740	88.3%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for San Elijo Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	663	26	112	196	7	n/a	n/a	0	1004
2006	916	43	181	279	8	n/a	n/a	0	1427
2007	625	42	137	259	7	n/a	n/a	4	1074
2008	709	43	163	305	8	n/a	n/a	0	1228
2009	820	53	139	273	12	14	13	0	1324
2010	829	53	139	283	11	11	9	0	1335
2011	896	56	156	289	8	11	23	0	1439
2012	939	48	164	296	12	13	27	0	1499
2013	1060	45	175	310	14	17	32	0	1653
2014	1137	43	185	332	14	15	22	0	1748
2015	1177	54	205	358	14	12	30	0	1850
2016	1253	56	204	396	11	11	50	0	1981
2017	1322	49	170	385	9	9	0	0	1944
2018	1329	37	155	401	4	7	0	0	1933
2019	1176	50	195	387	14	14	2	0	1838
2020	1102	17	143	362	3	5	93	1	1726
2021	961	0	136	343	18	6	98	0	1562
2022	910	15	133	324	2	6	105	1	1496

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at San Elijo Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	1004	36.9	27.2	15.3
2006	1427	50.1	28.5	15.9
2007	1074	35.8	30.0	19.7
2008	1228	47.5	25.9	19.3
2009	1324	44.2	27.5	18
2010	1335	45.1	29.5	18.5
2011	1439	n/a	n/a	16.5
2012	1499	40.3	37.1	n/a
2013	1653	48.1	34.3	20.9
2014	1748	58.0	30.1	18.6
2015	1850	61.0	30.3	16.3
2016	1981	68.0	29.1	14.8
2017	1944	78.3	24.8	15.8
2018	1933	61.3	31.5	18.3
2019	1838	n/a	n/a	18.7
2020	1726	n/a	n/a	16.5
2021	1562	62.3	25.0	13.3
2022	1496	61.4	24.3	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio San Elijo Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	1004	36.9	27.2	15.3
2006	1427	50.1	28.5	15.9
2007	1074	35.8	30.0	19.7
2008	1228	47.5	25.9	19.3
2009	1324	44.2	27.5	18
2010	1335	45.1	29.5	18.5
2011	1439	n/a	n/a	16.5
2012	1499	40.3	37.1	n/a
2013	1653	48.1	34.3	20.9
2014	1748	58.0	30.1	18.6
2015	1850	61.0	30.3	16.3
2016	1981	68.0	29.1	14.8
2017	1944	78.3	24.8	15.8
2018	1933	61.3	31.5	18.3
2019	1838	n/a	n/a	18.7
2020	1726	n/a	n/a	16.5
2021	1562	62.3	25.0	13.3
2022	1496	61.4	24.3	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for San Elijo Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$6,252

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Elijo Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 222^nd of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 321^st of 2740 Middle schools	3.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Elijo Middle)	77.7	70.4	7.3%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)	62.6	59.2	3.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	45.1	3.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (San Elijo Middle)	63.6	53.8	9.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)	47.9	41.3	6.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	32.5	6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Elijo Middle)	76.4	76.1	0.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)	65.2	64.7	0.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (San Elijo Middle)	65.2	58.1	7%
7th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)	48.8	46.7	2%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Elijo Middle)	78.7	69.4	9.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)	69.1	56.4	12.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (San Elijo Middle)	62.4	46.1	16.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)	48	33.2	14.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (San Elijo Middle)	51.7	43.3	8.5%
8th Grade Science (San Marcos Unified)	42.2	34.2	8.1%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1838	1562	15%
African American	50	0	100%
American Indian	14	18	28.6%
Asian	195	136	30.3%
Hispanic	387	343	11.4%
Pacific Islander	14	6	57.1%
White	1176	961	18.3%
Two or More Races	2	98	4800%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	18.7%	13.3%	5.4%

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

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