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San Marcos High School
- grade AOverall Grade
- Public
- 9-12
- San Marcos, CA
- Rating 3.97 out of 5 542 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade A
- College Prepgrade A
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade B+
- Health & Safetygrade A
- Administrationgrade A minus
- Sportsgrade A
- Foodgrade B
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade B minus
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AP Enrollment
30%
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- Cost of Livinggrade D minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Housinggrade C minus
Median Household Income
$78,797
National
$62,843Median Rent
$1,704
National
$1,062Median Home Value
$538,200
National
$217,500Culture & Safety
Health & Safety
grade A
Based on chronic student absenteeism, suspensions/expulsions, and survey responses on the school environment from students and parents.
Poll
- 91%
- of students agree that they feel safe at their school. 46 responses
Poll
- 80%
- of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there. 46 responses
Students
Diversity
grade A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
3,439
Free or Reduced Lunch
32%
- 88%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive. 49 responses
- 86%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy. 49 responses
- 90%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic. 49 responses
Teachers
- 72%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers give engaging lessons. 76 responses
- 75%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students. 76 responses
- 74%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom. 76 responses
Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade B+
Based on student and parent reviews of clubs and activities.
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
Expenses Per Student
$12,924 / year
National
$12,239- 90%
- of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in. 82 responses
- 49%
- of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need. 82 responses
- 71%
- of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations. 82 responses
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The school offers a multitude of fascinating subjects and has plenty of teachers who truly care about their students and are clearly there for more than a paycheck. However, there have been a couple of teachers over the course of Tammy stay there who consistently performed poorly, yet the school refused to fire them. It is not clear whether these teachers had tenure, but even if they did, it is alarming that they received tenure with how incompetent they were. Aside from a few bad eggs, however, the rest of the school experience was welcoming and a proper environment for learning. Also, the counselors are great!
At San marcos high-school it is a very safe place that offers many opportunities that can change your life and put you to the future you wnat to go too. There at the school gives you many choices to do what you want has the best academics I know! I'm in the fine arts department in orchestra and also plays tennis too and both of those are extremely fun and exciting and I love how many people are also in them too! One thing I would change is that the food there is not the best and could be better, but other than that I love the school!
San Marcos High School is in need of improvement fast! While there are many good quality teachers that care, the administration does not take the students' needs into account. Class sizes used to average about 32 students. The current class population is around 3,400 students. The administration is stuffing the classes with 45+ students per class and if they do not make this mark, they will cut the class entirely. A teacher with 95 enrollments was forced to only teach two sections and cut 5-6 students from the roster to have two overflowing classes. The school also offers grade inflation as an incentive for 11th grade CAASP testing scores to improve their low averages.