San Marcos Unified
Public school district based in San Marcos, California. NCES district ID 0634880; state ID CA-3773791.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
19
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
18,837
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
803.5
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
23.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1,656 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,281 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,347 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,318 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,384 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,384 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,438 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,397 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,532 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,485 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,424 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,551 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,640 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 8.3% | |
| Black or African American | 1.0% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 46.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 7.7% | |
| White | 36.6% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 2, Suburb 17.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos High San Marcos | 9–12 | Regular | 3,067 | 121.2 | 25.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Mission Hills High San Marcos | 9–12 | Regular | 2,751 | 111.1 | 24.8 | Suburb: Large |
| San Elijo Middle San Marcos | 6–8 | Regular | 1,395 | 60.1 | 23.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Woodland Park Middle San Marcos | 6–8 | Regular | 1,184 | 51.9 | 22.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Double Peak San Marcos | K–8 | Regular | 1,171 | 50.6 | 23.1 | Suburb: Large |
| San Marcos Middle San Marcos | 6–8 | Regular | 968 | 40.0 | 24.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Richland Elementary San Marcos | K–5 | Regular | 883 | 37.1 | 23.8 | Suburb: Large |
| La Mirada Academy San Marcos | K–8 | Regular | 868 | 37.3 | 23.3 | Suburb: Large |
| San Elijo Elementary San Marcos | K–5 | Regular | 834 | 37.6 | 22.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Paloma Elementary San Marcos | K–5 | Regular | 758 | 34.0 | 22.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Carrillo Elementary Carlsbad | K–5 | Regular | 725 | 29.0 | 25 | City: Midsize |
| La Costa Meadows Elementary Carlsbad | K–5 | Regular | 725 | 30.6 | 23.7 | City: Midsize |
| Knob Hill Elementary San Marcos | K–5 | Regular | 725 | 30.4 | 23.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Discovery Elementary San Marcos | K–5 | Regular | 717 | 27.5 | 26.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Twin Oaks Elementary San Marcos | K–5 | Regular | 648 | 31.0 | 20.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary Vista | K–5 | Regular | 579 | 26.0 | 22.3 | Suburb: Large |
| San Marcos Elementary San Marcos | K–5 | Regular | 546 | 24.0 | 22.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Twin Oaks High San Marcos | 9–12 | Alternative | 192 | 19.2 | 10 | Suburb: Large |
| Foothills High San Marcos | 9–12 | Alternative | 101 | 5.0 | 20.2 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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