📍 650 W. Mission Rd., San Marcos, San Diego County, 92069
San Marcos Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Marcos, San Diego County. The school has 931 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nicole Scott. It is part of the San Marcos Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
San Marcos Middle enrolls 931 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 6.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 668 | 72% |
| White | 152 | 16% |
| Asian | 58 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
574 of the school's 931 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
San Marcos Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
San Marcos Middle is one of 19 schools in San Marcos Unified, based in San Marcos, California. The district serves 18,860 students district-wide and employs 809 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 931 students, San Marcos Middle is close to the district average of about 993 students per school.