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What's something Knob Hill Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
725
Elementary
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS UNIFIED·NCES 063488009439
Knob Hill Elementary
1825 Knob Hill Rd., San Marcos, CA 92069 · (760) 290-2080 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
280 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 158 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (158) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
59.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.2pp since 2014
Math
49.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.3% | 22.8% | 19.2% | 21.6% |
| Math | 26.9% | 22.8% | 28.7% | 21.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 53.2% |
| 2021-22 | 59.5% | 47.9% |
| 2018-19 | 70.5% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 46.9% |
| 2016-17 | 67.5% | 47.8% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Knob Hill Elementary
Knob Hill Elementary's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Hill Elementary this school | 725 | 38.6% | 55.9% |
| American Elementary Bakersfield | 701 | 37.2% | 50.8% |
| Rosedell Elementary Saugus | 660 | 39.4% | 60.0% |
| Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology Vista | 744 | 42.3% | 67.0% |
| Century Elementary Clovis | 722 | 40.7% | 66.7% |
| Norris Elementary Bakersfield | 810 | 37.4% | 52.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Knob Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,354 of 5,151 | #149 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,614 of 5,172 ▼ 234 | #174 of 393 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #1,393 of 5,172 ▼ 264 | #156 of 393 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,093 of 5,116 | #214 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #640 of 5,915 | #53 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,627 of 5,352 | #266 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #1,309 of 5,354 | #132 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #4,387 of 5,625 | #308 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #2,297 of 3,837 | #167 of 279 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
725
-49 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 828
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 725 | 30.4 | 23.9:1 | 39% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 31.5 | 23.1:1 | 36% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 31.3 | 24.0:1 | 38% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 32 | 24.2:1 | 26% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 833 | N/A | N/A | 44% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 873 | 34 | 25.7:1 | 39% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | N/A | N/A | 51% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 39 | 22.5:1 | 47% (412) |
| 1990-91 | 828 | 31 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knob Hill Elementary.
About Knob Hill Elementary
Knob Hill Elementary is a large elementary school in San Marcos Unified, located in San Marcos, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 725 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 56% bigger than that.
San Marcos Unified has 18,837 students in 19 schools, and Knob Hill Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Knob Hill Elementary, with 47% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 35%. By the diversity index, Knob Hill Elementary comes in at 65%.
The school employs the equivalent of 30.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 23.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Knob Hill Elementary is 39%. On average, public schools in San Diego County report 54%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Knob Hill Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Knob Hill Elementary scores 55.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.9%.
In San Diego County (population about 3,288,774), median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Knob Hill Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County, which together enroll about 467,437 students.
The nearest public school is Rock Springs Elementary, at about 0.8 miles. Knob Hill Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.7% proficiency; Knob Hill Elementary posts 55.9%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 774 to 725.
The Knob Hill Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Marcos Unified
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
- Mission Hills HighHigh · 2,751 students
- San Elijo MiddleMiddle · 1,395 students
- Woodland Park MiddleMiddle · 1,184 students
- Double PeakElementary · 1,171 students
- San Marcos MiddleMiddle · 968 students
Other schools in San Marcos
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
- Mission Hills HighHigh · 2,751 students
- San Elijo MiddleMiddle · 1,395 students
- Woodland Park MiddleMiddle · 1,184 students
- Double PeakElementary · 1,171 students
- San Marcos MiddleMiddle · 968 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Springs Elementary0.8 mi · 498
- Community Montessori0.8 mi · 795
- Dimensions Collaborative0.8 mi · 568
- Woodland Park Middle0.9 mi · 1,184
- Mission Hills High1.4 mi · 2,751
- Richland Elementary1.7 mi · 883
Frequently asked questions
About Knob Hill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Knob Hill Elementary?
Knob Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 725 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Knob Hill Elementary serve?
Knob Hill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Knob Hill Elementary have?
Knob Hill Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
How diverse is Knob Hill Elementary?
Knob Hill Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 47% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Knob Hill Elementary public or private?
Knob Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Marcos Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.