How does Mission Hills High compare to other high schools in San Marcos?

Mission Hills High has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.3/100, placing it at the 80th percentile statewide. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,250 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mission Hills High?

18.1% of students at Mission Hills High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 42.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mission Hills High?

13.2% of students at Mission Hills High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Mission Hills High

High School

San Marcos Unified San MarcosSan Diego County92069

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Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

2,834 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

46%

Teachers

104 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

93.4%

AP Exam Prepared

71.6%

A-G Completion

70.4%

College-Going Rate

79.8%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-14.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

21.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 243 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic55.9%

White27.4%

Asian4.9%

Black1.1%

Other10.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mission Hills High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.1%
Met Standard	24.5%
Below Standard	57.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for Mission Hills High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.5% met it. That exceeded rate is 2.6 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 10.0 points below the San Marcos Unified district average of 28.1%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 17.4 points higher (vs 0.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 93.4% — above the state target. 70.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 79.8% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

42.5%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

13.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,250

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	627	28.7%	29.4%	21.2%	20.7%	58.0%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	623	7.4%	19.6%	24.9%	48.1%	27.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary

44.752nd pctile

La Mirada Academy

41.141st pctile

San Marcos Elementary

Also serves area

Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary

44.752nd pctile

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Middle

Also serves area

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High School

Mission Hills High

62.380th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.