San Elijo Middle

Summary:

San Elijo Middle is a public middle school located in San Marcos, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,463 students. The school is part of the San Marcos Unified School District, which is ranked 475 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

San Elijo Middle consistently outperforms the San Marcos Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 30% of California middle schools for African American students, the top 15% for English Language Learners, and the top 15% for students with disabilities. Additionally, San Elijo Middle has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to many nearby schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Woodland Park Middle and San Marcos Middle, San Elijo Middle stands out as a high-performing school with consistently strong academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates. While the school is a model for other middle schools in the region, there may be opportunities to further improve performance for certain student subgroups, such as White and multi-racial students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1600 Schoolhouse Way
       San Marcos, CA  92078-1079


(760) 290-2800

District: San Marcos Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
449th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,252 Help


Students who attend San Elijo Middle usually attend:

High:    San Marcos High

Feeder schools for San Elijo Middle:

Elementary:    Carrillo Elementary
    Discovery Elementary
    La Costa Meadows Elementary
    San Elijo Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  24.4 Help
Number of students:  1,463

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.4%
Hispanic:
21.8%
Asian:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details San Elijo Middle ranks better than 83.8% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.44. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details San Elijo Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the San Marcos Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (60.4%), Hispanic (21.8%), Asian (8.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Elijo Middle is 24.4, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Elijo Middle is $6,252, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the San Marcos Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Elijo Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks San Elijo Middle 449th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See San Elijo Middle in the ranking list.)

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San Marcos Unified:

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


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Rank History for San Elijo Middle

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Rank History for all students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 74.24 399th 1999 80.0%
2008 80.82 270th 2005 86.5%
2009 88.59 130th 2063 93.7%
2010 88.53 124th 2179 94.3%
2011 88.69 121st 2236 94.6%
2012 88.39 122nd 2259 94.6%
2013 88.92 108th 2379 95.5%
2015 92.40 170th 2477 93.1%
2016 89.95 230th 2497 90.8%
2017 90.53 232nd 2508 90.7%
2018 94.17 141st 2480 94.3%
2019 91.79 222nd 2715 91.8%
2022 87.91 321st 2740 88.3%
2023 88.05 326th 2802 88.4%
2024 81.44 449th 2777 83.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 60.00 267th 665 59.8%
2023 65.75 241st 678 64.5%
2024 51.98 345th 699 50.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.56 70th 1364 94.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.73 235th 1538 84.7%
2024 72.81 252nd 1550 83.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.26 126th 2230 94.3%
2019 88.49 161st 2369 93.2%
2022 74.73 409th 2458 83.4%
2023 76.91 383rd 2549 85.0%
2024 87.85 221st 2575 91.4%
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Rank History for Female students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.76 133rd 2262 94.1%
2019 89.74 230th 2380 90.3%
2022 86.60 309th 2509 87.7%
2023 85.07 344th 2547 86.5%
2024 82.01 402nd 2546 84.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.40 70th 1369 94.9%
2019 84.14 143rd 1491 90.4%
2022 65.15 331st 1531 78.4%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 87.10 13th 193 93.3%
2024 81.93 30th 191 84.3%
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Rank History for Male students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.38 152nd 2273 93.3%
2019 92.10 201st 2407 91.6%
2022 87.32 312th 2527 87.7%
2023 88.80 281st 2558 89.0%
2024 78.32 464th 2547 81.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.26 129th 700 81.6%
2019 70.56 245th 745 67.1%
2022 79.02 128th 733 82.5%
2023 75.05 167th 718 76.7%
2024 66.06 289th 741 61.0%
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Rank History for African American students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.88 9th 600 98.5%
2019 92.42 27th 643 95.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.41 204th 2072 90.2%
2019 80.92 289th 2213 86.9%
2022 83.28 234th 2359 90.1%
2023 84.51 229th 2391 90.4%
2024 76.06 394th 2383 83.5%
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Rank History for White students at San Elijo Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.01 87th 1496 94.2%
2019 84.44 172nd 1602 89.3%
2022 73.66 350th 1555 77.5%
2023 73.90 351st 1552 77.4%
2024 64.38 508th 1535 66.9%
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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.

San Elijo Middle Test Scores
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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for San Elijo Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 663 26 112 196 7 n/a n/a 0 1004
2006 916 43 181 279 8 n/a n/a 0 1427
2007 625 42 137 259 7 n/a n/a 4 1074
2008 709 43 163 305 8 n/a n/a 0 1228
2009 820 53 139 273 12 14 13 0 1324
2010 829 53 139 283 11 11 9 0 1335
2011 896 56 156 289 8 11 23 0 1439
2012 939 48 164 296 12 13 27 0 1499
2013 1060 45 175 310 14 17 32 0 1653
2014 1137 43 185 332 14 15 22 0 1748
2015 1177 54 205 358 14 12 30 0 1850
2016 1253 56 204 396 11 11 50 0 1981
2017 1322 49 170 385 9 9 0 0 1944
2018 1329 37 155 401 4 7 0 0 1933
2019 1176 50 195 387 14 14 2 0 1838
2020 1102 17 143 362 3 5 93 1 1726
2021 961 0 136 343 18 6 98 0 1562
2022 910 15 133 324 2 6 105 1 1496
2023 884 0 121 319 20 4 114 1 1463

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 San Elijo Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 1004 36.9 27.2 15.3
2006 1427 50.1 28.5 15.9
2007 1074 35.8 30.0 19.7
2008 1228 47.5 25.9 19.3
2009 1324 44.2 27.5 18
2010 1335 45.1 29.5 18.5
2011 1439 n/a n/a 16.5
2012 1499 40.3 37.1 n/a
2013 1653 48.1 34.3 20.9
2014 1748 58.0 30.1 18.6
2015 1850 61.0 30.3 16.3
2016 1981 68.0 29.1 14.8
2017 1944 78.3 24.8 15.8
2018 1933 61.3 31.5 18.3
2019 1838 n/a n/a 18.7
2020 1726 n/a n/a 16.5
2021 1562 62.3 25.0 13.3
2022 1496 61.4 24.3 17.4
2023 1463 59.9 24.4 15.9

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 San Elijo Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 1004 36.9 27.2 15.3
2006 1427 50.1 28.5 15.9
2007 1074 35.8 30.0 19.7
2008 1228 47.5 25.9 19.3
2009 1324 44.2 27.5 18
2010 1335 45.1 29.5 18.5
2011 1439 n/a n/a 16.5
2012 1499 40.3 37.1 n/a
2013 1653 48.1 34.3 20.9
2014 1748 58.0 30.1 18.6
2015 1850 61.0 30.3 16.3
2016 1981 68.0 29.1 14.8
2017 1944 78.3 24.8 15.8
2018 1933 61.3 31.5 18.3
2019 1838 n/a n/a 18.7
2020 1726 n/a n/a 16.5
2021 1562 62.3 25.0 13.3
2022 1496 61.4 24.3 17.4
2023 1463 59.9 24.4 15.9

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for San Elijo Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,252

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on San Elijo Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 222nd of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 326th of 2802 Middle schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Elijo Middle)77.767.8
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)62.655.7
 6.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (San Elijo Middle)63.657.1
 6.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)47.942.8
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Elijo Middle)76.470.5
 5.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)65.258.4
 6.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (San Elijo Middle)65.253.6
 11.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)48.843.5
 5.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Elijo Middle)78.770.3
 8.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Marcos Unified)69.157.1
 12%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (San Elijo Middle)62.441.4
 21.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (San Marcos Unified)4836.6
 11.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (San Elijo Middle)51.752.9
 1.1%
   8th Grade Science (San Marcos Unified)42.240.1
 2.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18381463
 20.4%
African American500
 100%
American Indian1420
 42.9%
Asian195121
 37.9%
Hispanic387319
 17.6%
Pacific Islander144
 71.4%
White1176884
 24.8%
Two or More Races2114
 5600%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.7%15.9%
 2.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about San Elijo Middle

Students who attend San Elijo Middle usually go on to attend San Marcos High

San Elijo Middle ranks 449th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at San Elijo Middle are 60% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,463 students attended San Elijo Middle.


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