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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 92069

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At a glance

Schools

3,560

Students

Top rankedPaloma Elementary753^rd of 5,804 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

San Marcos Elementary up 248 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Twin Oaks Elementary 20.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 92069 has five K–5 elementary schools in San Marcos Unified, with a varied academic picture: the schools’ 2025–2026 averages were 51% in English language arts (ELA), 49% in math and 38% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest takeaway is that these area averages hide very large differences from one school to another.

Paloma Elementary leads in all three subjects, with 68% in ELA, 66% in math and 58% in science; Richland Elementary is close behind at 66%, 63% and 48%. Both are above the state in every subject. At the other end, San Marcos Elementary scores 27% in ELA, 21% in math and 11% in science, below the state in all three. The gap between Paloma and San Marcos is 41 percentage points in ELA, 46 in math and 47 in science. Knob Hill Elementary is above the state in ELA and math but just below it in science; Twin Oaks Elementary is above the state in math, but below it in ELA.

Area averages fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026—by about 3 points in ELA, 1 in math and 4 in science—while state rates rose, narrowing the area’s advantage, especially in science. There are school-level exceptions: Knob Hill’s science result dropped 14 points, while San Marcos’ ELA improved by 6 points but remains low. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide rankings place Paloma at the 87th percentile and Richland at the 83rd, both with four stars; San Marcos is at the 15th percentile with one star. As context, each school reports free/reduced lunch eligibility for 2024–2025: 31% at Richland, 31% at Paloma, 39% at Knob Hill, 48% at Twin Oaks and 87% at San Marcos. These figures offer context, not an explanation for results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richland Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Richland Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2400	883	37	23.8	30.8%	349 (39.5%)	6 (0.7%)	374 (42.4%)	63 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (9.9%)	83.1	1006^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.7%		84.8	931^st of 5857 public elementary schools	84.1%	75	48.0	48.0	73.7	64.4	60.8	66.2	70.4	67.9	52.7	63.3	96.7	98.0		98.0	98.0	98.0	$24,976	$24,400	$576
San Marcos Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Tiger Way	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2430	546	24	22.7	87.2%	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (94.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	18.3	4943^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	14.8%		15.9	5191^st of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%	248	10.8	10.8	34.3	16.5	31.4	27.3	23.3	14.1	24.8	20.9							$30,721	$29,524	$1,197
Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2588	648	31	20.9	47.7%	204 (31.5%)	6 (0.9%)	380 (58.6%)	24 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.8%)	45.3	2882^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	50.3%		54	2367^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.6%	515	36.0	36.0	33.0	32.9	44.9	36.9	55.7	31.7	39.3	42.9	96.6	96.6	98.0	98.0	97.3		$27,907	$27,010	$897
Knob Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Knob Hill Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2080	725	30	23.8	38.6%	252 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	338 (46.6%)	71 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	59 (8.1%)	67.5	1712^th of 5804 public elementary schools	70.5%		71.5	1534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%	178	35.0	35.0	64.4	52.3	56.7	58.0	56.8	46.7	48.3	50.7	97.0		97.7		98.5		$24,017	$23,200	$817
Paloma Elementary	Public	K-5	660 Camino Magnifico	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2199	758	34	22.3	31.4%	253 (33.4%)	13 (1.7%)	283 (37.3%)	128 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	77 (10.2%)	87.8	753^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	87.0%		93.6	436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%	317	58.1	58.1	64.1	65.9	75.0	68.4	64.1	68.3	66.9	66.5	97.4				98.3		$22,430	$21,854	$576

Cities Near Zip Code 92069

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Marcos	0.21 mi	29	307^th
Vista	2.27 mi	32	462^nd
Escondido	3.78 mi	47	455^th
Carlsbad	4.23 mi	24	73^rd
Oceanside	5.13 mi	44	388^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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