San Marcos Middle

As a mid-tier junior high in San Marcos, California, San Marcos Middle instructs 968 students from grades 6 through 8, part of San Marcos Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

San Marcos Unified comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 18,837 students; San Marcos Middle is among them.

On demographics, San Marcos Middle lists that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 15% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, San Marcos Middle has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting San Marcos Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, San Marcos Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 33.9%.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,268, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), San Marcos Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is San Marcos Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, San Marcos Middle comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Marcos Middle has declined 22%, going from 1,239 students in 2018 to 968 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 81% to 72%. Class-load math has fell: from 27.4:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 in 2025.

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