San Marcos High School Overview

Overview

San Marcos High School encourages parent engagement through fundraising and volunteering opportunities, conferences, and social events. The school also offers a family empowerment program to foster healthy communication between students and parents. Students at San Marcos High School can participate in the Air Force Junior ROTC, and use the college and career center to search for internships, scholarships, and jobs. More than a dozen Advanced Placement courses are offered at San Marcos High.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded	Silver
National Rank
#871
State Rank
#179

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	2,211
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	60%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	37%
Full-Time Teachers	N/A

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level coursework (AP®/IB exams).

Academic Performance Index Evaluation	Achieves CA goal
College Readiness Index	35.3

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	07 – 12
Setting	Small City
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	No

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	5
Total Students	5,173
Academic Performance Index Evaluation	Does not achieve CA goal
College Readiness (district average)	33.9