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San Marcos Unified Schools
San Marcos Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (San Marcos). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
San Marcos Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
Every school in San Marcos Unified
High schools (4)
- Foothills High, San Marcos
- Mission Hills High, San Marcos
- San Marcos High, San Marcos
- Twin Oaks High, San Marcos
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- San Elijo Middle, San Marcos
- San Marcos Middle, San Marcos
- Woodland Park Middle, San Marcos
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- Carrillo Elementary, Carlsbad
- Discovery Elementary, San Marcos
- Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary, Vista
- Knob Hill Elementary, San Marcos
- La Costa Meadows Elementary, Carlsbad
- Paloma Elementary, San Marcos
- Richland Elementary, San Marcos
- San Elijo Elementary, San Marcos
- San Marcos Elementary, San Marcos
- Twin Oaks Elementary, San Marcos
Other schools and academies (2)
- Double Peak, San Marcos
- La Mirada Academy, San Marcos
Where San Marcos Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- San Marcos (16)
- Carlsbad (2)
- Vista (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Diego County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 19,374 students with 794 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,607 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0634880
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Escondido Union (24 schools, 5 mi)
- Vista Unified (28 schools, 5 mi)
- Escondido Union High (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Encinitas Union Elementary (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Carlsbad Unified (16 schools, 8 mi)
- San Dieguito Union High (10 schools, 10 mi)
- Solana Beach Elementary (7 schools, 11 mi)
- Bonsall Unified (5 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about San Marcos Unified
How many schools are in San Marcos Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in San Marcos Unified, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does San Marcos Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: San Marcos, Carlsbad, Vista.
How many students attend San Marcos Unified?
19,374 students were enrolled in San Marcos Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 24.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is San Marcos Unified?
San Marcos Unified is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in San Marcos. Its boundary covers about 41.6 sq mi.