San Elijo Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · San Marcos, California
San Elijo Middle in San Marcos, California enrolled 1,395 students in 2024-25 with 60.1 full-time teachers, 23.2 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,463 students in 2022-23, 1,482 students in 2023-24, 1,395 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.9 to 60.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,463 | 59.9 | 24.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,482 | 55.9 | 26.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,395 | 60.1 | 23.2 |
23.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 California middle schools
Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 499 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection San Elijo Middle enrolled 1,496 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 499 of the 1,496 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent16.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.7% of students were White, 23.9% Hispanic, 9.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White56.7%
- Hispanic23.9%
- Two or more races9.7%
- Asian8.0%
- Black1.1%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at San Elijo Middle scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 71% | 60% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 49% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in San Marcos
4 public middle schools in San Marcos report 2024-25 enrollment; San Elijo Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Elijo Middle | 1,395 | 23.2 | 16.2% |
| Woodland Park Middle | 1,184 | 22.8 | 35.2% |
| San Marcos Middle | 968 | 24.2 | 52.4% |
| High Tech Middle North County | 341 | 16.3 | 41.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about San Elijo Middle
- High Tech Middle North CountyThe nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 341 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- San Marcos MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 968 students, 24.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare San Elijo Middle with High Tech Middle North CountyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much San Marcos Unified spends per student$14,622 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,622
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaSan Elijo Middle is the number 33 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#33 of 1,363
- California schools by students per teacher23.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.23.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about San Elijo Middle
How many students attend San Elijo Middle?
1,395 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,463 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in San Marcos, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at San Elijo Middle?
23.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is San Elijo Middle a Title I school?
San Elijo Middle has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at San Elijo Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at San Elijo Middle scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is San Elijo Middle in?
San Marcos Unified, NCES district ID 0634880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063488011403 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.