San Marcos Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.7% |
| Met Standard | 13.0% |
| Below Standard | 78.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for San Marcos Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.7% of students exceeded standard while 13.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.4 points below the San Marcos Unified district average of 33.1%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 29.1% exceeded — 20.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 2.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 4.7% | 12.9% | 17.6% |
| 4th | 96 | 8.3% | 9.4% | 17.7% |
| 5th | 94 | 9.6% | 19.1% | 28.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 10.6% | 20.0% | 30.6% |
| 4th | 96 | 9.4% | 11.5% | 20.8% |
| 5th | 94 | 9.6% | 5.3% | 14.9% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.0