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Charter · Grades K–5 · 438 students
Discovery Elementary
730 Applewilde Dr., San Marcos, CA 92078
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
717
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
26.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
San Marcos Unified
San Diego County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Discovery Elementary
Discovery Elementary is a public elementary school in San Marcos, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of San Marcos Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in San Diego County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 717 students were enrolled, with about 26.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 717 students
- Students per teacher
- 26.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- San Marcos Unified
- County
- San Diego County
- NCES school ID
- 063488007353
Schools near Discovery Elementary
All 23 schools in San Marcos →
La Mirada Academy
Public · Grades K–8 · 868 students
San Marcos Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 546 students
San Elijo Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 834 students
Double Peak
Public · Grades K–8 · 1,171 students
Paloma Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 758 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.