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San Elijo Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1600 Schhouse Way
San Marcos, CA 92078
Phone
(760) 290-2800
District
SAN MARCOS UNIFIED
County
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1496
Classroom Teachers
61

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.2% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

San Elijo Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
62%
39%
70%
45%
53%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
67%
40%
76%
49%
58%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
58%
38%
69%
46%
46%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 504 33.7%
Grade 7 456 30.5%
Grade 8 536 35.8%
Total 1496 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.5% 41.5% 22.7%
Black 1.1% 1.2% 5.4%
Hispanic 23.3% 48.2% 58.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.6% 8.3% 12.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.8% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 17.4% 36.3% 57.6%
Free lunch eligible 11.4% 25.3% 50.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 11.0% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 126,175 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,083.4 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 42,088 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 43.1% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.0% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.2% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,012 $166,962,068 59.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $14,170,520 5.0%
Staff $374 $7,793,786 2.8%
General Administration $106 $2,208,934 0.8%
School Administration $681 $14,191,359 5.0%
Operation $1,143 $23,818,977 8.4%
Transportation $245 $5,105,555 1.8%
Other $447 $9,315,033 3.3%
Total Support $3,677 $76,625,003 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,890 $39,385,710 13.9%
Total Expenditures $13,578 $282,951,942 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,443 $49,757,893,850 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $924 $5,448,154,552 5.3%
Staff $874 $5,153,341,847 5.0%
General Administration $228 $1,344,982,098 1.3%
School Administration $939 $5,530,709,253 5.3%
Operation $1,330 $7,835,832,768 7.6%
Transportation $297 $1,752,376,286 1.7%
Other $706 $4,162,206,192 4.0%
Total Support $5,299 $31,228,266,126 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,859 $22,743,739,970 21.9%
Total Expenditures $17,602 $103,729,621,761 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%