📍 1 Mission Hills Ct., San Marcos, San Diego County, 92069
Mission Hills High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Marcos, San Diego County. The school has 2,893 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathan Baker. It is part of the San Marcos Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 107.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
Mission Hills High enrolls 2,893 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 107.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 8.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,582 | 55% |
| White | 869 | 30% |
| Asian | 252 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 126 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 54 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,277 of the school's 2,893 students (44%) 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.
Mission Hills High 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.
Mission Hills High 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 2,893 students, Mission Hills High is larger than the district average of about 993 students per school.