1
What's one community event at San Marcos Elementary more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS UNIFIED·NCES 063488005892
San Marcos Elementary
1 Tiger Way, San Marcos, CA 92069 · (760) 290-2430 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
476 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 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
10%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
21.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.4pp since 2014
Math
21.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 13.8% | 24.7% | 53.8% |
| Math | 9.8% | 12.0% | 25.1% | 53.1% |
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 | 21.4% | 21.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.2% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.6% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 23.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.9% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.3% | 20.5% |
| 2016-17 | 29.4% | 24.8% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Marcos Elementary
San Marcos Elementary's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos Elementary this school | 546 | 87.2% | 22.6% |
| Ansgar Larsen Elementary Oxnard | 538 | 87.7% | 18.0% |
| Ramona Elementary Montclair | 556 | 87.8% | 40.5% |
| Horizon Elementary McFarland | 542 | 87.8% | 37.7% |
| Hubbard Street Elementary Sylmar | 535 | 88.6% | 38.9% |
| Hazel M. Bailey Primary Firebaugh | 519 | 87.7% | N/A |
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 San Marcos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,329 of 5,151 | #347 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,126 of 5,172 ▼ 195 | #333 of 393 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #4,762 of 5,172 ▼ 375 | #373 of 393 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.2pp | #401 of 5,116 | #31 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #1,918 of 5,915 | #141 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,782 of 5,352 | #183 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #4,934 of 5,354 | #407 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #1,449 of 5,625 | #67 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #520 of 3,837 | #31 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
546
-136 (-20%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 546 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 87% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 81% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 26 | 24.0:1 | 77% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 29 | 23.5:1 | 63% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | N/A | N/A | 59% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 37 | 24.8:1 | 79% (722) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | N/A | N/A | 96% (780) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 96% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 30 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Marcos Elementary.
About San Marcos Elementary
San Marcos Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in San Marcos, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 546 students.
The district, San Marcos Unified, has 18,837 students enrolled across 19 schools.
Of every 100 students at San Marcos Elementary, about 95 are Hispanic. The school is also 2% White. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at San Marcos Elementary are from different groups.
San Marcos Elementary reports a ratio of 22.8 students per teacher, from 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at San Marcos Elementary, 87% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Diego County is 54%.
San Marcos Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of California public elementary schools.
San Marcos Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.6%, compared with a predicted 28.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
For San Diego County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,268 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting San Marcos Elementary, San Diego County has 766 public schools.
San Marcos Elementary is about 0.2 miles from North Coastal Consortium Schools, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, San Marcos Elementary is behind the 53.7% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% decline, from 682 to 546.
The San Marcos Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other San Marcos Elementary schools
One other US public school is named San Marcos Elementary. San Marcos Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- San Marcos Elementary SchoolCHANDLER, AZ · 343 students
Nearby schools
- North Coastal Consortium Schools0.2 mi · 46
- San Marcos Middle0.6 mi · 968
- Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego1.1 mi · 162
- Mission Hills High1.4 mi · 2,751
- Discovery Elementary1.6 mi · 717
- Paloma Elementary1.6 mi · 758
Frequently asked questions
About San Marcos ElementaryHow many students attend San Marcos Elementary?
San Marcos Elementary enrolls approximately 546 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does San Marcos Elementary serve?
San Marcos Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does San Marcos Elementary have?
San Marcos Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
How diverse is San Marcos Elementary?
San Marcos Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees San Marcos Elementary?
San Marcos Elementary 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.