San Elijo Middle

San Elijo Middle, a roomy intermediate school in San Marcos, California, overseen by San Marcos Unified, educates 1,395 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 112% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

San Marcos Unified runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 18,837 students. San Elijo Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, San Elijo Middle reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, San Diego County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, San Elijo Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.5%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), San Elijo Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: San Elijo Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around San Elijo Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts San Elijo Middle at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 64.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Elijo Middle has ticked down 28%, going from 1,933 students in 2018 to 1,395 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 69% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 31.5:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 today.

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