High Tech Elementary North County

As a medium-sized elementary school in San Marcos, California, High Tech Elementary North County teaches 438 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within High Tech Elementary North County District.

Operationally, High Tech Elementary North County answers to High Tech Elementary North County District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, High Tech Elementary North County logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% White, 15% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting High Tech Elementary North County higher than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which High Tech Elementary North County is one.

Nearest neighbor: High Tech Middle North County, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting. High Tech Elementary North County operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the High Tech Elementary North County community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.