Top 10 Elementary Schools in San Marcos, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in San Marcos based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 47.3% Exceeded Standard, compared to 11.6% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

#	School	County	Score	Exceeded	Met+	Absent	Susp.
1	Discovery Elementary San Marcos Unified	San Diego	71.7	54.4%	79.1%	9.0%	0.8%
2	Paloma Elementary San Marcos Unified	San Diego	66.1	45.5%	75.1%	13.7%	0.6%
3	Double Peak San Marcos Unified	San Diego	64.2	42.1%	70.4%	13.1%	0.9%
4	San Elijo Elementary San Marcos Unified	San Diego	63.8	42.2%	72.0%	10.2%	0.5%
5	Knob Hill Elementary San Marcos Unified	San Diego	58.3	31.7%	54.5%	9.9%	1.5%
6	Richland Elementary San Marcos Unified	San Diego	57.3	38.5%	65.6%	9.6%	0.4%
7	Twin Oaks Elementary San Marcos Unified	San Diego	52.5	19.2%	43.7%	10.9%	0.6%
8	Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego SBE - Baypoint Preparatory Academy San D	San Diego	41.2	19.9%	49.6%	16.8%	1.7%
9	La Mirada Academy San Marcos Unified	San Diego	38.3	6.1%	24.2%	19.2%	4.5%
10	San Marcos Elementary San Marcos Unified	San Diego	36.8	8.7%	21.7%	19.0%	0.0%

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in San Marcos, California

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