School district · California
San Marcos Unified
San Marcos Unified in California: 19 public schools with 18,837 students and 23.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,523 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 19
- Students
- 18,837
- Students per teacher
- 23.4
- CA 21.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,523
- CA $20.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 803
- Counselors (FTE)
- 35.8
- Students per counselor
- 527
- CA 407 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 32.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
California: 47%58%proficient
+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in California
Median 42% · 854 school districts compared
8,159 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
California: 38%50%proficient
+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in California
Median 32% · 854 school districts compared
8,158 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 6.7% · $26.2M
- State
- 50% · $193.2M
- Local
- 43% · $168.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,329
- Support services
- $5,685
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $26.4M
- Long-term debt
- $430.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrillo ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 725 | 25.0 | 71% | 71% |
Discovery ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 717 | 26.1 | 80% | 78% |
Double PeakFree meals for all | K–8 | 1,171 | 23.1 | 72% | 68% |
Joli Ann Leichtag ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 579 | 22.3 | 43% | 49% |
Knob Hill ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 725 | 23.8 | 59% | 50% |
La Costa Meadows ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 725 | 23.7 | 71% | 71% |
La Mirada AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 868 | 23.3 | 29% | 18% |
Paloma ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 758 | 22.3 | 77% | 73% |
Richland ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 883 | 23.8 | 68% | 64% |
San Elijo ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 834 | 22.2 | 74% | 70% |
San Marcos ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 546 | 22.8 | 21% | 22% |
Twin Oaks ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 648 | 20.9 | 45% | 43% |
San Elijo MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,395 | 23.2 | 67% | 49% |
San Marcos MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 968 | 24.2 | 45% | 32% |
Woodland Park MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,184 | 22.8 | 54% | 39% |
Foothills HighAlternative | 9–12 | 101 | 20.2 | — | — |
Mission Hills HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,751 | 24.8 | — | — |
San Marcos HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 3,067 | 25.3 | — | — |
Twin Oaks HighAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 192 | 10.0 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 255 Pico Ave. Ste. 250, San Marcos, CA 92069
- Phone
- (760)752-1299
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.