Grade Trends

Discovery Elementary

Grades K–5 Public District: San Marcos Unified

730 Applewilde Dr., San Marcos, CA 92078 Map

Math (met standard)
76%
+34 state 42% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
77%
+31 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
69%
+33 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
17%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
717
2024-25
Students per teacher
26.1
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 77% state 47% · 2025-26 78% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 78% state 42% · 2025-26 73% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 72% state 37% · 2025-26 80% state 49% · 2025-26 69% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 76% state 42% · 2025-26 77% state 46% · 2025-26 69% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 76% state 42% 77% state 46% 69% state 35%
2024-25 78% state 42% 80% state 46% 69% state 33%
2023-24 77% state 41% 73% state 45% 62% state 33%
2022-23 82% state 40% 83% state 44% 71% state 32%
2021-22 76% state 38% 78% state 45% 67% state 31%
2018-19 66% state 44% 80% state 50% 51% state 32%
2017-18 66% state 42% 74% state 49% —
2016-17 61% state 40% 66% state 45% —
2015-16 63% state 39% 74% state 45% —
2014-15 63% state 36% 65% state 41% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Grades K–5 Charter · High Tech Elementary North County District
0.8 mi
26%
−16 vs state
35%
−12 vs state
26%
−10 vs state
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Pivot Charter School - San Diego II
Grades K–12 Charter · Pivot Charter School - San Diego II District
1.1 mi
20%
−12 vs state
43%
−15 vs state
31%
−7 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 23% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2025-26 44% 90 Hispanic 44%
La Mirada Academy
Grades K–8 · San Marcos Unified
1.3 mi
19%
−21 vs state
30%
−18 vs state
20%
−16 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 27% in 2022-23 → 23% in 2025-26 77% 868 Hispanic 90%
San Marcos Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Marcos Unified
1.6 mi
21%
−21 vs state
27%
−19 vs state
11%
−24 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 24% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26 87% 546 Hispanic 95%
North Coastal Consortium Schools
Grades K–12 Special education · San Diego County Office of Education
1.8 mi
7%
27%
5%
12% Average of math, English and science: 5% in 2021-22 → 17% in 2024-25 37% 46 Hispanic 51%
San Elijo Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Marcos Unified
1.9 mi
70%
+28 vs state
78%
+31 vs state
58%
+23 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 64% in 2022-23 → 69% in 2025-26 16% 834 White 61%
Double Peak
Grades K–8 · San Marcos Unified
2.1 mi
71%
+31 vs state
75%
+27 vs state
55%
+20 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 60% in 2022-23 → 67% in 2025-26 21% 1,171 White 49%
Paloma Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Marcos Unified
2.2 mi
67%
+25 vs state
68%
+22 vs state
58%
+23 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 62% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2025-26 31% 758 Hispanic 37%
Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Marcos Unified
2.3 mi
52%
+10 vs state
54%
+8 vs state
40%
+4 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 38% in 2022-23 → 49% in 2025-26 69% 579 Hispanic 73%
Carrillo Elementary
Grades K–5 · San Marcos Unified
2.8 mi
66%
+24 vs state
67%
+21 vs state
46%
+11 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 68% in 2022-23 → 60% in 2025-26 23% 725 White 53%