📍 1600 Schhouse Way, San Marcos, San Diego County, 92078
San Elijo Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Marcos, San Diego County. The school has 1,463 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patricia Storey. It is part of the San Marcos Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
San Elijo Middle enrolls 1,463 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 884 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 319 | 22% |
| Asian | 121 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 114 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 1,463 students (16%) 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 Elijo Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
San Elijo 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 1,463 students, San Elijo Middle is larger than the district average of about 993 students per school.