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Discovery Elementary

Regular School · San Marcos, CA

Discovery Elementary is a regular school school in San Marcos, California, serving grades KG–05 with 717 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 26.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
717
Teachers (FTE)
27.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
26.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 321 45%
Hispanic/Latino 175 24%
Asian 141 20%
Two or more races 73 10%
Black or African American 7 1%
Total enrollment 717 343M / 374F

English Language Learners: 57 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency . 33.9% —
Reading Proficiency . 48.7% —
Science Proficiency . — —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.44 grade levels
Math
-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
14 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
52
7.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 717 100%

Contact & Location

730 Applewilde Dr.

San Marcos, CA 92078

Phone: (760)290-2077

http://www.smusd.org

District

San Marcos Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,634

District enrollment: 19,509

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

063488007353

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD