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What's one thing San Elijo Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,395
Middle
DISTRICT 1,182 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS UNIFIED·NCES 063488011403
San Elijo Middle
1600 Schoolhouse Way, San Marcos, CA 92078 · (760) 290-2800 · San Diego County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,395 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of California public middle schools
- A-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.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
266 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 430 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 452 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 513 | 37% |
Student demographics
61%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
67.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.9pp since 2014
Math
49.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.2% | 36.9% | 18.3% | 14.6% |
| Math | 27.9% | 21.6% | 25.6% | 25.0% |
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 | 67.1% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.3% | 49.5% |
| 2022-23 | 69.5% | 51.1% |
| 2021-22 | 71.8% | 52.4% |
| 2018-19 | 77.9% | 63.7% |
| 2017-18 | 79.9% | 67.3% |
| 2016-17 | 75.6% | 60.5% |
| 2015-16 | 77.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 San Elijo Middle
San Elijo Middle's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Elijo Middle this school | 1,395 | 19.1% | 57.9% |
| Twin Peaks Middle Poway | 1,164 | 18.4% | 51.6% |
| Aviara Oaks Middle Carlsbad | 991 | 21.9% | 68.3% |
| Twelve Bridges Middle Lincoln | 931 | 16.8% | 63.4% |
| Ladera Ranch Middle Ladera Ranch | 1,064 | 19.0% | 79.6% |
| Granite Oaks Middle Rocklin | 979 | 18.8% | 67.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 San Elijo Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #248 of 1,224 | #25 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #274 of 1,227 ▼ 17 | #25 of 92 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #224 of 1,227 ▲ 4 | #22 of 92 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #110 of 1,214 | #12 of 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,395 | #33 of 1,377 | #6 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.2:1 | #994 of 1,279 | #78 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #420 of 1,278 | #48 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #1,226 of 1,329 | #91 of 102 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #150 of 930 | #12 of 73 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,395
-167 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 1,439
Student : Teacher
23.2:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 1,395 | 60.1 | 23.2:1 | 19% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 1,482 | 55.9 | 26.5:1 | 18% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 1,463 | 59.9 | 24.4:1 | 16% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 1,562 | 62 | 25.2:1 | 13% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 1,933 | 61.3 | 31.5:1 | 18% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 1,981 | 68 | 29.1:1 | 15% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 1,439 | N/A | N/A | 17% (238) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Elijo Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (1,933 to 1,395); teachers down 2% (61.3 to 60.1).
About San Elijo Middle
San Elijo Middle, located in San Marcos, California, is a high-enrollment middle school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 1,395 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 112% bigger than that mark.
San Elijo Middle is part of a district of 19 schools: San Marcos Unified, with 18,837 students.
More than half of enrollment at San Elijo Middle is White: 57%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The county population is about 48% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, San Elijo Middle scores 61%.
For every teacher at San Elijo Middle, there are about 23.2 students; the school has 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 19%. It compares with 54% for public schools in San Diego County.
On the allk12 Grade, San Elijo Middle lands at B-, ahead of 46% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, San Elijo Middle is 10.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 57.9%. Predicted: 68.4%.
In San Diego County, median household income comes to about $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Diego County counts 766 public schools with about 467,437 students.
San Elijo Elementary, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of San Elijo Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 65.1%; San Elijo Middle's is 57.9%, ranking 4th of 5.
Locale data from NCES put San Elijo Middle in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 1,395 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,562. The ratio was 25.2:1 in 2020-21 and 23.2:1 in 2024-25.
The San Elijo Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other schools in San Marcos Unified
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
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- Richland ElementaryElementary · 883 students
Other schools in San Marcos
- San Marcos HighHigh · 3,067 students
- Mission Hills HighHigh · 2,751 students
- Woodland Park MiddleMiddle · 1,184 students
- Double PeakElementary · 1,171 students
- San Marcos MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- Richland ElementaryElementary · 883 students
Nearby schools
- San Elijo Elementary0.1 mi · 834
- Double Peak1.9 mi · 1,171
- Pivot Charter School - San Diego II1.9 mi · 90
- Discovery Elementary2.0 mi · 717
- San Marcos High2.2 mi · 3,067
- High Tech Middle North County2.3 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About San Elijo MiddleHow large is San Elijo Middle?
San Elijo Middle enrolls approximately 1,395 students in grades 06-08.
Is San Elijo Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Elijo Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at San Elijo Middle?
Approximately 23.2:1 students per teacher at San Elijo Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Elijo Middle?
At San Elijo Middle, the student body is approximately 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees San Elijo Middle?
San Elijo Middle is overseen by San Marcos Unified in San Diego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.