San Elijo Middle School is one of the three middle schools in San Marcos, California

San Marcos, California

San Marcos is a suburb of San Diego in the North County section of San Diego County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 83,781. Outside the San Diego region, it is best known as the home of California State University, San Marcos...

 in the United States. It is a part of the San Marcos Unified School District

San Marcos Unified School District

San Marcos Unified School District is a public school district in northern San Diego County, California.The San Marcos Unified School District is one of the largest school districts in San Diego County and includes 19 schools with diverse educational programs for kindergarten through adult...

. Doug Hall is the principal with Gary Debora and Virginia Kim as assistant principals. The Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

The Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas...

is the mascot. The school is a California Distinguished School. The school has many programs that are comparable to private schools.