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Mission Hills High

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Mission Hills High ranks 680 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

680^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 69% of California high schools

Summary

Mission Hills High is a large public high school serving 2,751 students in grades 9-12 within the San Marcos Unified district, maintaining a solid statewide ranking and a strong 93.4% graduation rate that consistently beats state averages.

The school has clear academic strengths and challenges: it excels in English Language Arts, outperforming nearby comprehensive schools like San Marcos High and Orange Glen High, but faces a significant need for improvement in mathematics, where its proficiency lags behind the district average and schools such as Rancho Buena Vista High. Parents should note that while Mission Hills is a strong performer compared to other traditional public high schools, several local charter schools, including Escondido Charter High and Classical Academy High, show higher proficiency rates.

Over the past decade, the school's statewide ranking has gradually declined, and recent data shows concerning volatility in support for specific student groups, such as Special Education and Military Connected students. However, it operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than many peers while still achieving good outcomes like low chronic absenteeism, suggesting efficient resource use that could be directed toward bolstering its math program and support services.

2,751

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,971

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Mission Hills Ct.
San Marcos, CA 92069-1965

(760) 290-2700

District: San Marcos Unified

Feeder schools for Mission Hills High:

Elementary:	Double Peak
	Knob Hill Elementary
	Paloma Elementary
	Richland Elementary
	More...
	San Marcos Elementary
	Twin Oaks Elementary
Middle:	Woodland Park Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

White:

28.2%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2013 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Marcos Unified

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg50%

California avg41%

680^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High 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	65.4	680 of 2162	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	551 of 2159	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	584 of 2170	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	494 of 2123	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	406 of 2133	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	615 of 2017	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.2	425 of 2021	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	425 of 2039	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.7	308 of 1994	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	219 of 2426	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	72.6	251 of 2354	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	184 of 2367	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	78.5	158 of 2281	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	76.7	162 of 2238	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	68.7	292 of 2117	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	56.5	524 of 2063	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	101 of 1968	94.9%	★★★★★
2005	79.2	102 of 1901	94.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	89.4	46 of 521	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	75 of 522	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	18 of 592	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	47.4	277 of 582	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	235 of 585	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	117 of 573	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	365 of 591	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.1	176 of 581	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	254 of 582	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.2	44 of 581	92.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.5	489 of 1161	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	488 of 1117	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	475 of 1052	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	432 of 1085	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	825 of 1064	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.6	145 of 1044	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	193 of 941	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	233 of 938	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	613 of 1906	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	534 of 1915	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	536 of 1915	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	398 of 1858	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	311 of 1833	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	538 of 1760	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	809 of 1900	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	741 of 1902	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	757 of 1917	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	505 of 1861	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	357 of 1814	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	747 of 1742	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	139 of 410	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	104 of 328	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1096 of 2013	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	813 of 2026	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	768 of 2030	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	625 of 1943	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	462 of 1937	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	925 of 1862	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	688 of 1942	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.0	520 of 1948	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	583 of 1963	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	556 of 1916	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	492 of 1880	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	659 of 1834	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	74.9	17 of 85	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	18.9	69 of 74	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	131 of 175	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.7	58 of 183	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.4	9 of 168	94.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	310 of 577	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	183 of 574	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	247 of 541	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	129 of 515	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	975 of 1252	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	561 of 1216	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	328 of 1197	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	450 of 1155	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	383 of 1173	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	329 of 1193	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	428 of 1204	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	362 of 1222	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	436 of 1173	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)91st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2025)25th percentile-43 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-46 vs school

Migrant (2025)8th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science39%+7 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mission Hills High	Public	9-12	1 Mission Hills Ct.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2700	2,751	111	24.7	44.6%	776 (28.2%)	23 (0.8%)	1,533 (55.7%)	216 (7.9%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	191 (6.9%)	65.4	680^th of 2162 public high schools	68.5%		71	551^st of 2159 public high schools	74.5%	129		40.2	6.7	39.4	58.1	58.1	27.0	27.0	$14,971	$1,119	$13,852
Foothills High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2544	101	5	20.2	57.4%	32 (31.7%)	2 (2.0%)	61 (60.4%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	28.3	1516^th of 2162 public high schools	29.9%		30.9	1468^th of 2159 public high schools	32.0%	48		6.3		9.8	44.1	42.6	11.8	8.7	$12,838	$793	$12,045
Twin Oaks High	Public	9-12	158 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2555	192	19	10.0	56.3%	45 (23.4%)	6 (3.1%)	120 (62.5%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	11.2	1956^th of 2162 public high schools	9.5%		11.2	1990^th of 2159 public high schools	7.8%	34		8.3	0.0	6.9	9.7	9.7	1.4	1.4	$21,433	$1,691	$19,742
Escondido High	Public	9-12	1535 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-4000	1,656	90	18.3	82.7%	192 (11.6%)	27 (1.6%)	1,334 (80.6%)	79 (4.8%)	10 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	52.9	971^st of 2162 public high schools	55.1%		53.2	928^th of 2159 public high schools	57.0%	43	24.9		9.3	23.1	61.0	61.0	19.7	19.7	$19,610	$1,813	$17,797
High Technical High North County	Public, Charter	9-12	1420 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical High North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2700	409	21	19.4	41.6%	126 (30.8%)	10 (2.4%)	210 (51.3%)	41 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.4%)	84	332^nd of 2162 public high schools	84.6%		85.2	324^th of 2159 public high schools	85.0%	8			37.5	37.5	81.3	81.3	36.5	36.5	$15,435	$839	$14,596
San Marcos High	Public	9-12	1615 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2200	3,067	121	25.3	32.0%	1,281 (41.8%)	40 (1.3%)	1,288 (42.0%)	231 (7.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	214 (7.0%)	62.8	745^th of 2162 public high schools	65.5%		70.3	564^th of 2159 public high schools	73.9%	181		39.2	26.3	38.9	49.0	49.0	30.7	30.7	$14,780	$882	$13,898
Del Lago Academy - Campus of Applied Science	Public	9-12	1740 Scenic Trail Way	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-2500	765	29	26.7	72.8%	144 (18.8%)	19 (2.5%)	513 (67.1%)	76 (9.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84.5	320^th of 2162 public high schools	85.2%		81.5	387^th of 2159 public high schools	82.1%	67			53.7	53.7	73.2	73.2	34.1	34.1	$21,692	$2,329	$19,363
Classical Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	207 East Pennsylvania Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Classical Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 480-9845	1,336	59	22.7	22.0%	849 (63.5%)	19 (1.4%)	232 (17.4%)	67 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	153 (11.5%)	88.1	243^rd of 2162 public high schools	88.8%		93.4	147^th of 2159 public high schools	93.2%	96		51.0		50.8	77.2	77.2	45.6	45.6	$14,681	$330	$14,351
Escondido Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1868 East Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 737-3154	932	54	17.3	35.2%	347 (37.2%)	15 (1.6%)	415 (44.5%)	91 (9.8%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (5.3%)	88.7	223^rd of 2162 public high schools	89.7%		92.6	170^th of 2159 public high schools	92.1%	53		51.7		51.5	73.8	73.8	50.0	50.0	$13,397	$00	$13,397
Orange Glen High	Public	9-12	2200 Glen Ridge Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-5000	1,788	94	19.1	89.0%	80 (4.5%)	26 (1.5%)	1,608 (89.9%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	43.2	1185^th of 2162 public high schools	45.2%		35.6	1350^th of 2159 public high schools	37.5%	165	20.2		7.1	19.3	49.1	49.1	18.6	18.6	$19,936	$2,000	$17,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Hills High

Is Mission Hills High a good school?

Mission Hills High ranks 680^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mission Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,751 students attended Mission Hills High.

What district is Mission Hills High in?

San Marcos Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mission Hills High?

Students at Mission Hills High are 56% Hispanic, 28% White, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Mission Hills High?

Mission Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Double Peak
Elementary : Knob Hill Elementary
Elementary : Paloma Elementary
Elementary : Richland Elementary
Elementary : San Marcos Elementary
Elementary : Twin Oaks Elementary
Middle : Woodland Park Middle

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