San Elijo Hills is located within the San Marcos Unified School District (SMUSD), with ten of its schools having received the California Distinguished Schools designation. San Elijo Hills has brought two new schools to the district- San Elijo Elementary School and San Elijo Middle School. Both schools are located right in the heart of the community in the Towncenter.

Area high school students currently attend San Marcos High School. This school, a comprehensive 9-12 grade school, became a California Distinguished School in May, 1996 and received a Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation in 1997. There is a full roster of academic and elective courses, including an Advanced Placement and Honors program. Students may participate in a myriad of extracurricular activities. Student attendance rates among the best in the country.

Find out more about the San Marcos School District
at http://www.smusd.org