El Capitan High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lakeside, California

El Capitan High in Lakeside, California enrolled 1,810 students in 2024-25 with 82.7 full-time teachers, 21.9 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

1,825 students in 2022-23, 1,830 students in 2023-24, 1,810 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 80.3 to 82.7.

Students enrolled at El Capitan High by school year2022-23: 1,825, 2023-24: 1,830, 2024-25: 1,81005001k1.5k2k2022-231,8252023-241,8302024-251,810
Students enrolled at El Capitan High by school year2022-23: 1,825, 2023-24: 1,830, 2024-25: 1,81005001k1.5k2k2022-231,8252023-241,8302024-251,810
Students enrolled at El Capitan High by school year2022-23: 1,825, 2023-24: 1,830, 2024-25: 1,81005001k1.5k2k2022-231,8252023-241,8302024-251,810
Students enrolled at El Capitan High by school year2022-23: 1,825, 2023-24: 1,830, 2024-25: 1,81005001k1.5k2k2022-231,8252023-241,8302024-251,810
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,82580.322.7
2023-241,83017.1107.3
2024-251,81082.721.9

21.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Capitan High 21.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Capitan High 21.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Capitan High 21.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Capitan High 21.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Capitan High 21.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Capitan High 21.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Capitan High 21.9; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Capitan High 21.9state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

18 AP courses and one counselor per 360 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection El Capitan High enrolled 1,801 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 85 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses18
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 360 of the 1,801 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions85
  • Chronically absent28.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.4% of students were White, 38.4% Hispanic, 6.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White48.4%
  2. Hispanic38.4%
  3. Two or more races6.6%
  4. Asian3.2%
  5. Black1.6%
  6. American Indian1.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at El Capitan High scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math19%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

87% of the 380 students in El Capitan High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate87%83%86.2%
Students in the class3803,976495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Lakeside

2 public high schools in Lakeside report 2024-25 enrollment; El Capitan High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
El Capitan High1,81021.928.2%
River Valley Charter23119.520.8%

All public schools in Lakeside →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about El Capitan High

  1. River Valley CharterThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 231 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Santana HighThe next nearest public high school, 3.1 miles away: 1,621 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare El Capitan High with River Valley CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grossmont Union High spends per student$18,330 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,330
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaEl Capitan High is the number 385 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#385 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher21.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.21.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about El Capitan High

  1. How many students attend El Capitan High?
    1,810 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,825 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lakeside, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at El Capitan High?
    21.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is El Capitan High a Title I school?
    El Capitan High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at El Capitan High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at El Capitan High scored proficient or above: 19% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at El Capitan High?
    87% of the 380 students in El Capitan High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is El Capitan High in?
    Grossmont Union High, NCES district ID 0616230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061623002019 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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