Is Twin Oaks Elementary a good school?

Twin Oaks Elementary ranks 2157 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Twin Oaks Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 706 students attended Twin Oaks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Twin Oaks Elementary?

Students at Twin Oaks Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 31% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Twin Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Twin Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodland Park Middle High : Mission Hills High

Twin Oaks Elementary

Summary:

Twin Oaks Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Marcos, California, serving 675 students in grades K-5 and part of the San Marcos Unified school district.

While Twin Oaks Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle to upper-middle range of California elementary schools over the past 10 years, its academic performance lags behind many of its nearby counterparts. The school's English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates are generally below the district and state averages, with around 45-50% and 40-50% of students proficient or better, respectively. Additionally, the school's performance gaps are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% and bottom 50% of California elementary schools, respectively. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from around 7-8% in 2018-2019 to over 36% in 2021-2022, before dropping to 23.7% in 2022-2023.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Twin Oaks generally performs in the middle to lower range. Schools like Knob Hill Elementary and Paloma Elementary significantly outperform Twin Oaks in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, two nearby charter schools, Dual Language Immersion North County and Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego, also outperform Twin Oaks in both subject areas. The schools with the highest percentages of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, such as San Marcos Elementary and Hannalei Elementary, tend to have the lowest student performance, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

1 Cassou Rd.
San Marcos, CA 92069-9831

(760) 290-2588

District: San Marcos Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2157^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,839

Students who attend Twin Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodland Park Middle
High:	Mission Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.7

Number of students: 706

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

White:

30.6%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Twin Oaks Elementary ranks better than 63.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.79. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.1%), White (30.6%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Twin Oaks Elementary is 22.7, which is the 4^th best among 12 elementary schools in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Twin Oaks Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Twin Oaks Elementary is $10,839, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the San Marcos Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Twin Oaks Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Twin Oaks Elementary 2157^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Twin Oaks Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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San Marcos Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marcos Unified 475^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Twin Oaks Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	71.20	1263^rd	4809	73.7%
2005	64.71	1557^th	4822	67.7%
2006	65.03	1540^th	4818	68.0%
2007	64.59	1617^th	5113	68.4%
2008	58.09	1944^th	5113	62.0%
2009	53.12	2294^th	5193	55.8%
2010	74.62	1253^rd	5314	76.4%
2011	78.11	1104^th	5377	79.5%
2012	80.67	990^th	5390	81.6%
2013	84.71	779^th	5530	85.9%
2015	60.17	1934^th	5611	65.5%
2016	60.17	1986^th	5614	64.6%
2017	59.12	2061^st	5692	63.8%
2018	52.00	2453^rd	5662	56.7%
2019	57.45	2189^th	5789	62.2%
2022	64.26	1838^th	5883	68.8%
2023	62.25	1934^th	5874	67.1%
2024	57.79	2157^th	5862	63.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.27	2110^th	3246	35.0%
2019	49.07	1302^nd	3275	60.2%
2022	57.20	878^th	3311	73.5%
2023	37.33	1992^nd	3250	38.7%
2024	19.31	3094^th	3160	2.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.13	772^nd	2420	68.1%
2024	34.03	1613^th	2634	38.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.36	2724^th	5084	46.4%
2019	39.97	3127^th	5173	39.6%
2022	46.28	2520^th	5264	52.1%
2023	47.52	2537^th	5374	52.8%
2024	45.91	2684^th	5511	51.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.04	2025^th	5413	62.6%
2019	60.44	1951^st	5492	64.5%
2022	60.62	1905^th	5635	66.2%
2023	64.63	1737^th	5617	69.1%
2024	58.39	2019^th	5605	64.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.40	975^th	2128	54.2%
2019	41.79	1235^th	2585	52.2%
2022	63.92	518^th	2227	76.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.44	2822^nd	5431	48.0%
2019	52.87	2322^nd	5510	57.9%
2022	67.32	1624^th	5663	71.3%
2023	57.08	2084^th	5650	63.1%
2024	55.70	2179^th	5636	61.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.34	2596^th	4830	46.3%
2019	47.09	2479^th	4963	50.1%
2022	55.12	1896^th	5084	62.7%
2023	49.71	2246^th	5098	55.9%
2024	43.65	2697^th	5102	47.1%

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Rank History for White students at Twin Oaks Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.46	1369^th	2737	50.0%
2019	68.83	873^rd	2834	69.2%
2022	67.62	892^nd	2726	67.3%
2023	66.12	926^th	2662	65.2%
2024	73.26	694^th	2647	73.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Twin Oaks Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1999	323	16	15	382	6	n/a	n/a	0	742
2000	364	28	16	398	9	n/a	n/a	0	815
2001	366	31	23	461	8	n/a	n/a	0	889
2002	358	26	37	483	7	n/a	n/a	0	911
2003	358	26	37	483	7	n/a	n/a	0	911
2004	328	17	37	514	8	n/a	n/a	0	904
2005	344	23	51	524	9	n/a	n/a	0	951
2006	322	15	65	523	8	n/a	n/a	0	933
2007	302	20	60	488	7	n/a	n/a	4	881
2008	296	23	52	483	13	n/a	n/a	0	867
2009	281	16	48	473	6	5	19	0	848
2010	298	16	44	422	5	4	5	0	794
2011	295	21	33	421	1	3	0	0	774
2012	279	14	28	399	0	3	2	0	725
2013	256	15	36	386	0	4	2	0	699
2014	214	13	35	394	0	4	4	0	664
2015	184	9	35	421	0	0	9	0	658
2016	180	10	39	421	2	0	7	0	659
2017	202	11	33	415	2	2	0	0	665
2018	208	10	36	415	0	1	0	0	670
2019	199	9	50	381	6	5	1	0	651
2020	210	2	32	384	0	2	32	1	663
2021	194	0	35	359	6	1	32	0	627
2022	215	4	37	366	2	4	38	3	669
2023	227	0	37	366	5	3	36	1	675
2024	216	4	30	410	0	4	40	2	706

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Twin Oaks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	742	33.6	22.1	54.2
2000	815	38.5	21.2	54
2001	889	45.4	19.6	56
2002	911	51.0	17.9	55.2
2003	911	51.0	17.9	55.2
2004	904	46.8	19.3	51.3
2005	951	45.2	21.0	50.8
2006	933	40.8	22.9	47.4
2007	881	42.8	20.6	46
2008	867	48.3	18.0	48
2009	848	41.2	16.9	53.5
2010	794	36.8	21.5	54.4
2011	774	n/a	n/a	54.9
2012	725	26.9	26.8	n/a
2013	699	28.5	24.5	55.8
2014	664	26.0	25.5	58.1
2015	658	29.0	22.6	53.8
2016	659	30.0	21.9	51.1
2017	665	29.0	22.9	55.9
2018	670	n/a	n/a	55.8
2019	651	n/a	n/a	49.6
2020	663	n/a	n/a	50.8
2021	627	30.5	20.5	36
2022	669	30.2	22.1	39.8
2023	675	30.0	22.5	41
2024	706	31.0	22.7	46.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Twin Oaks Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	742	33.6	22.1	54.2
2000	815	38.5	21.2	54
2001	889	45.4	19.6	56
2002	911	51.0	17.9	55.2
2003	911	51.0	17.9	55.2
2004	904	46.8	19.3	51.3
2005	951	45.2	21.0	50.8
2006	933	40.8	22.9	47.4
2007	881	42.8	20.6	46
2008	867	48.3	18.0	48
2009	848	41.2	16.9	53.5
2010	794	36.8	21.5	54.4
2011	774	n/a	n/a	54.9
2012	725	26.9	26.8	n/a
2013	699	28.5	24.5	55.8
2014	664	26.0	25.5	58.1
2015	658	29.0	22.6	53.8
2016	659	30.0	21.9	51.1
2017	665	29.0	22.9	55.9
2018	670	n/a	n/a	55.8
2019	651	n/a	n/a	49.6
2020	663	n/a	n/a	50.8
2021	627	30.5	20.5	36
2022	669	30.2	22.1	39.8
2023	675	30.0	22.5	41
2024	706	31.0	22.7	46.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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