# San Marcos Unified

San Marcos Unified is a unified district in San Diego County, California. Reading proficiency is 57.3%, -1.7 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 46.5%, -0.7 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/san-marcos-unified |
| County | San Diego |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 21 |
| Students | 18,927 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $16,361 |
| Low-Income Students | 7,157 (37.9%) |
| English Learners | 2,043 (10.8%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 59.0% | 9,876 |
| 2024 | 56.5% | 9,720 |
| 2025 | 57.3% | 9,618 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 47.2% | 9,858 |
| 2024 | 46.2% | 9,774 |
| 2025 | 46.5% | 9,615 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.5% | 72.5% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | 68.9% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | 70.7% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 28.7% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | 59.4% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | 60.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 13.1% | 67.2% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | 64.7% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | 64.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.7% | 55.4% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | 54.2% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | 53.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrés Martín | Board Vice President | andres.martin@smusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Heidi Herrick | Board Clerk | heidi.herrick@smusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Lena Lauer Meum | Board Member | lena.meum@smusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Sarah Ahmad | Board Member | sarah.ahmad@smusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Stacy Carlson | Board President | stacy.carlson@smusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Discovery Elementary | San Marcos | 80.1% | 78.2% | 79.1% | -3.3 | -3.4 |
| 2 | Paloma Elementary | San Marcos | 76.9% | 73.2% | 75.1% | +7.1 | +5.4 |
| 3 | San Elijo Elementary | San Marcos | 73.6% | 70.2% | 71.9% | +1.4 | +2.7 |
| 4 | La Costa Meadows Elementary | Carlsbad | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.4% | -0.7 | -1.9 |
| 5 | Carrillo Elementary | Carlsbad | 70.7% | 71.0% | 70.9% | -1.9 | -2.2 |
| 6 | Double Peak | San Marcos | 72.2% | 68.1% | 70.1% | +3.8 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Richland Elementary | San Marcos | 67.5% | 64.0% | 65.8% | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| 8 | San Elijo Middle | San Marcos | 67.1% | 49.4% | 58.2% | -2.4 | -1.7 |
| 9 | Knob Hill Elementary | San Marcos | 59.2% | 49.7% | 54.4% | -2.6 | -3.5 |
| 10 | Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary | Vista | 43.3% | 49.3% | 46.3% | +0.4 | -0.3 |
| 11 | Woodland Park Middle | San Marcos | 53.6% | 38.9% | 46.3% | -2.3 | +1.5 |
| 12 | Twin Oaks Elementary | San Marcos | 45.4% | 42.5% | 43.9% | -1.4 | -5.1 |
| 13 | Mission Hills High | San Marcos | 58.0% | 27.0% | 42.5% | +1.4 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Bayshore Preparatory Charter | San Marcos | 54.0% | 27.0% | 40.5% | -6.0 | -8.0 |
| 15 | San Marcos High | San Marcos | 49.0% | 30.7% | 39.8% | -13.3 | -5.5 |
| 16 | San Marcos Middle | San Marcos | 45.2% | 32.2% | 38.7% | +0.3 | -0.7 |
| 17 | Pivot Charter School - San Diego II | San Marcos | 42.1% | 21.4% | 31.8% | +15.9 | +11.9 |
| 18 | Foothills High | San Marcos | 42.5% | 8.7% | 25.6% | -7.5 | -2.7 |
| 19 | La Mirada Academy | San Marcos | 28.7% | 17.8% | 23.3% | -5.8 | -7.3 |
| 20 | San Marcos Elementary | San Marcos | 21.4% | 21.8% | 21.6% | -10.1 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Twin Oaks High | San Marcos | 9.7% | 1.4% | 5.5% | -1.9 | +1.4 |