Is Knob Hill Elementary a good school?

Knob Hill Elementary ranks 1299 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Knob Hill Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 726 students attended Knob Hill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Knob Hill Elementary?

Students at Knob Hill Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 35% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Knob Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Knob Hill Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodland Park Middle High : Mission Hills High

Knob Hill Elementary

Summary:

Knob Hill Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Marcos, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 752 students. It is part of the San Marcos Unified School District, which is ranked 475 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Knob Hill Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools, with strong academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's students significantly outperform their peers in the San Marcos Unified School District and the state of California on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 62.05% of Knob Hill students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.53% for the district and 47.04% for the state. Knob Hill's student subgroups, including White, Multi-racial, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status, all perform exceptionally well, with many ranking in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools.

While Knob Hill Elementary experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic, its current rate of 22.0% is still lower than the 28.2% rate in the 2021-2022 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as San Marcos Elementary and Richland Elementary, Knob Hill demonstrates significantly stronger academic outcomes, outperforming these schools across all subject areas. Knob Hill's combination of academic excellence, equitable outcomes for student subgroups, and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates make it a standout elementary school in the region.

Detail:

Public K-5

1825 Knob Hill Rd.
San Marcos, CA 92069-3301

(760) 290-2080

District: San Marcos Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1299^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,651

Students who attend Knob Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodland Park Middle
High:	Mission Hills High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.0

Number of students: 726

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.9%

White:

34.6%

Two or more races:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Knob Hill Elementary ranks better than 77.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.7. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.9%), White (34.6%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Knob Hill Elementary is 23, which is the 5^th best among 12 elementary schools in the San Marcos Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Knob Hill Elementary employs 31.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Knob Hill Elementary is $7,651. 6 elementary schools in the San Marcos Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Knob Hill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Knob Hill Elementary 1299^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Knob Hill Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Marcos Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Marcos Unified 475^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Knob Hill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	79.78	900^th	4809	81.3%
2005	75.04	1123^rd	4822	76.7%
2006	81.90	878^th	4818	81.8%
2007	80.21	972^nd	5113	81.0%
2008	84.66	771^st	5113	84.9%
2009	85.72	724^th	5193	86.1%
2010	83.88	783^rd	5314	85.3%
2011	84.81	737^th	5377	86.3%
2012	81.66	939^th	5390	82.6%
2013	83.37	855^th	5530	84.5%
2015	76.50	1254^th	5611	77.7%
2016	83.64	977^th	5614	82.6%
2017	75.71	1305^th	5692	77.1%
2018	69.30	1601^st	5662	71.7%
2019	76.89	1302^nd	5789	77.5%
2022	73.52	1470^th	5883	75.0%
2023	75.20	1366^th	5874	76.7%
2024	76.70	1299^th	5862	77.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.96	242^nd	669	63.8%
2024	57.62	339^th	669	49.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.24	964^th	3246	70.3%
2019	60.94	786^th	3275	76.0%
2022	58.69	809^th	3311	75.6%
2023	25.50	2847^th	3250	12.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.81	392^nd	2420	83.8%
2024	61.09	698^th	2634	73.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.73	784^th	5084	84.6%
2019	71.99	1086^th	5173	79.0%
2022	63.64	1489^th	5264	71.7%
2023	64.89	1481^st	5374	72.4%
2024	63.88	1573^rd	5511	71.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.91	1667^th	5413	69.2%
2019	76.04	1261^st	5492	77.0%
2022	71.42	1464^th	5635	74.0%
2023	77.05	1213^th	5617	78.4%
2024	78.07	1168^th	5605	79.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.20	844^th	2128	60.3%
2019	70.97	488^th	2585	81.1%
2022	71.03	404^th	2227	81.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.58	1502^nd	5431	72.3%
2019	74.80	1305^th	5510	76.3%
2022	72.27	1421^st	5663	74.9%
2023	71.20	1451^st	5650	74.3%
2024	72.17	1404^th	5636	75.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.59	1258^th	4830	74.0%
2019	73.81	975^th	4963	80.4%
2022	67.59	1267^th	5084	75.1%
2023	71.36	1110^th	5098	78.2%
2024	66.81	1319^th	5102	74.1%

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Rank History for White students at Knob Hill Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.24	1193^rd	2737	56.4%
2019	69.97	822^nd	2834	71.0%
2022	68.88	858^th	2726	68.5%
2023	73.69	667^th	2662	74.9%
2024	75.65	610^th	2647	77.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Knob Hill Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	382	10	15	265	3	n/a	n/a	0	675
1990	444	11	21	314	9	n/a	n/a	0	799
1991	483	11	21	306	7	n/a	n/a	0	828
1992	507	20	28	343	10	n/a	n/a	0	908
1993	493	28	28	382	3	n/a	n/a	0	934
1994	529	38	32	379	8	n/a	n/a	0	986
1995	553	38	38	396	12	n/a	n/a	0	1037
1996	553	38	38	396	12	n/a	n/a	0	1037
1997	533	47	47	488	15	n/a	n/a	0	1130
1998	475	39	40	589	13	n/a	n/a	0	1156
1999	420	22	28	344	14	n/a	n/a	0	828
2000	427	38	38	420	16	n/a	n/a	0	939
2001	421	32	32	375	19	n/a	n/a	0	879
2002	336	43	42	428	15	n/a	n/a	0	864
2003	336	43	42	428	15	n/a	n/a	0	864
2004	358	36	36	346	11	n/a	n/a	0	787
2005	346	33	45	351	8	n/a	n/a	0	783
2006	312	36	50	428	12	n/a	n/a	1	839
2007	295	29	58	438	6	n/a	n/a	0	826
2008	314	32	58	451	3	n/a	n/a	0	858
2009	303	32	66	453	4	8	0	0	866
2010	292	36	59	447	8	11	0	0	853
2011	295	33	61	433	5	8	1	0	836
2012	293	27	65	433	4	8	9	0	839
2013	310	29	64	414	3	9	18	0	847
2014	345	19	62	428	1	6	15	0	876
2015	317	24	58	419	0	7	22	0	847
2016	335	16	68	426	0	6	22	0	873
2017	359	23	59	397	2	6	0	0	846
2018	347	15	61	405	1	4	0	0	833
2019	322	33	96	374	4	6	0	0	835
2020	303	15	59	378	0	8	63	0	826
2021	274	2	61	360	13	5	59	0	774
2022	266	8	57	355	4	5	61	0	756
2023	265	0	65	344	3	3	71	1	752
2024	251	1	70	326	0	6	72	0	726

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Knob Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	675	26.4	25.5	n/a
1990	799	30.8	25.9	n/a
1991	828	31.8	26.0	n/a
1992	908	32.3	28.1	83.1
1993	934	34.0	27.5	53.2
1994	986	36.5	27.0	58.2
1995	1037	37.0	28.0	53.5
1996	1037	37.0	28.0	53.5
1997	1130	44.5	25.4	56.1
1998	1156	46.0	25.1	58.7
1999	828	37.0	22.4	45.2
2000	939	44.0	21.3	49.2
2001	879	39.9	22.0	46.9
2002	864	44.4	19.5	48.4
2003	864	44.4	19.5	48.4
2004	787	37.8	20.8	37.7
2005	783	35.8	21.9	37.2
2006	839	36.8	22.8	36.9
2007	826	37.4	22.1	41.2
2008	858	42.8	20.0	41.6
2009	866	40.3	19.5	42.6
2010	853	32.9	25.9	47.8
2011	836	n/a	n/a	50.6
2012	839	30.0	27.9	n/a
2013	847	29.0	29.2	53.6
2014	876	31.0	28.2	50.8
2015	847	32.0	26.4	46.4
2016	873	34.0	25.6	39.1
2017	846	34.0	24.8	40.5
2018	833	n/a	n/a	43.8
2019	835	n/a	n/a	43.1
2020	826	n/a	n/a	40.8
2021	774	32.5	23.8	26.2
2022	756	31.0	24.3	37.6
2023	752	31.3	24.0	38.3
2024	726	31.5	23.0	35.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Knob Hill Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	675	26.4	25.5	n/a
1990	799	30.8	25.9	n/a
1991	828	31.8	26.0	n/a
1992	908	32.3	28.1	83.1
1993	934	34.0	27.5	53.2
1994	986	36.5	27.0	58.2
1995	1037	37.0	28.0	53.5
1996	1037	37.0	28.0	53.5
1997	1130	44.5	25.4	56.1
1998	1156	46.0	25.1	58.7
1999	828	37.0	22.4	45.2
2000	939	44.0	21.3	49.2
2001	879	39.9	22.0	46.9
2002	864	44.4	19.5	48.4
2003	864	44.4	19.5	48.4
2004	787	37.8	20.8	37.7
2005	783	35.8	21.9	37.2
2006	839	36.8	22.8	36.9
2007	826	37.4	22.1	41.2
2008	858	42.8	20.0	41.6
2009	866	40.3	19.5	42.6
2010	853	32.9	25.9	47.8
2011	836	n/a	n/a	50.6
2012	839	30.0	27.9	n/a
2013	847	29.0	29.2	53.6
2014	876	31.0	28.2	50.8
2015	847	32.0	26.4	46.4
2016	873	34.0	25.6	39.1
2017	846	34.0	24.8	40.5
2018	833	n/a	n/a	43.8
2019	835	n/a	n/a	43.1
2020	826	n/a	n/a	40.8
2021	774	32.5	23.8	26.2
2022	756	31.0	24.3	37.6
2023	752	31.3	24.0	38.3
2024	726	31.5	23.0	35.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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