Is El Capitan Elementary a good school?

El Capitan Elementary ranks 4354 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend El Capitan Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 317 students attended El Capitan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of El Capitan Elementary?

Students at El Capitan Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of El Capitan Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Capitan Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Delhi Middle High : Delhi High

El Capitan Elementary

Summary:

El Capitan Elementary is a public elementary school in Delhi, CA, serving 330 students in grades K-6 as part of the Delhi Unified School District.

While El Capitan Elementary provides education to a significant number of students, the school's performance data raises some concerns. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.1% in 2018-2019 to 35.5% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than nearby Schendel Elementary (24.7%) and Harmony Elementary (13.3%). Additionally, El Capitan's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is generally lower than state and district averages, with only 28.72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 22.8% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.04% and 35.54%, respectively.

The school's challenges extend beyond academic performance, as its student groups, such as female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, all perform below the state averages in their respective categories. Furthermore, El Capitan Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 95.35% in 2020-2021, which is significantly higher than the nearby Schendel Elementary (79.82%) and Harmony Elementary (76.42%). These findings suggest that the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may contribute to its lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public K-6

10115 Fifth St.
Delhi, CA 95315-9752

(209) 656-2010

District: Delhi Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4354^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend El Capitan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Delhi Middle
High:	Delhi High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 317

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

White:

3.8%

American Indian:

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details El Capitan Elementary ranks worse than 74.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Delhi Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.04. (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 El Capitan Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Delhi Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.6%), White (3.8%), American Indian (0.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Capitan Elementary is 19.8. 1 elementary schools in the Delhi Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare El Capitan Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Capitan Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks El Capitan Elementary 4354^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See El Capitan Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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Hispanic students:

Delhi Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Delhi Unified 1209^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for El Capitan Elementary

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Rank History for all students at El Capitan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	19.63	3958^th	4809	17.7%
2005	23.62	3718^th	4822	22.9%
2006	35.34	2974^th	4818	38.3%
2007	31.05	3492^nd	5113	31.7%
2008	29.74	3613^th	5113	29.3%
2009	38.24	3161^st	5193	39.1%
2010	41.94	3059^th	5314	42.4%
2011	43.56	2979^th	5377	44.6%
2012	31.27	3853^rd	5390	28.5%
2013	28.40	4175^th	5530	24.5%
2015	14.18	5191^st	5611	7.5%
2016	15.93	4965^th	5614	11.6%
2017	26.79	4101^st	5692	28.0%
2018	25.99	4158^th	5662	26.6%
2019	16.63	5103^rd	5789	11.9%
2021	15.14	1288^th	1417	9.1%
2022	27.13	4130^th	5883	29.8%
2023	28.06	4066^th	5874	30.8%
2024	25.04	4354^th	5862	25.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Capitan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.88	1940^th	3246	40.2%
2019	30.79	2427^th	3275	25.9%
2021	34.40	411^th	602	31.7%
2022	41.84	1692^nd	3311	48.9%
2023	33.88	2251^st	3250	30.7%
2024	45.17	1470^th	3160	53.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Capitan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.14	3545^th	5084	30.3%
2019	22.26	4403^rd	5173	14.9%
2021	23.72	933^rd	1110	15.9%
2022	39.83	3021^st	5264	42.6%
2023	39.28	3126^th	5374	41.8%
2024	32.51	3739^th	5511	32.2%

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Rank History for Female students at El Capitan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.76	3707^th	5413	31.5%
2019	20.16	4617^th	5492	15.9%
2021	16.25	1149^th	1267	9.3%
2022	26.96	4021^st	5635	28.6%
2023	32.45	3544^th	5617	36.9%
2024	27.13	4050^th	5605	27.7%

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Rank History for Male students at El Capitan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.77	4302^nd	5431	20.8%
2019	14.64	5080^th	5510	7.8%
2021	15.60	1143^rd	1272	10.1%
2022	29.67	3806^th	5663	32.8%
2023	25.37	4216^th	5650	25.4%
2024	25.26	4243^rd	5636	24.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Capitan Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.37	3392^nd	4830	29.8%
2019	23.54	4139^th	4963	16.6%
2022	36.57	3177^th	5084	37.5%
2023	34.24	3375^th	5098	33.8%
2024	32.96	3500^th	5102	31.4%

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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 El Capitan Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	140	4	7	250	1	n/a	n/a	0	402
1996	140	4	7	250	1	n/a	n/a	0	402
1997	134	6	11	271	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
1998	149	8	10	322	1	n/a	n/a	0	490
1999	123	3	11	226	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
2000	148	13	8	216	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
2001	139	6	2	229	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2002	120	15	5	288	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
2003	120	15	5	288	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
2004	90	11	19	339	1	n/a	n/a	0	460
2005	75	7	9	301	1	n/a	n/a	0	393
2006	69	2	6	286	2	n/a	n/a	1	366
2007	86	0	11	319	0	n/a	n/a	1	417
2008	83	1	15	376	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	475
2009	70	1	11	396	1	1	2	0	482
2010	70	1	11	419	4	0	0	0	505
2011	64	0	12	399	3	0	2	0	480
2012	48	0	10	412	2	2	2	0	476
2013	50	0	12	441	0	1	5	0	509
2014	47	0	7	395	0	1	5	0	455
2015	43	0	8	397	0	1	3	0	452
2016	28	1	5	279	0	1	3	0	317
2017	22	0	9	268	0	0	2	0	301
2018	17	0	5	277	0	0	1	0	300
2019	27	1	3	281	0	2	0	0	314
2020	24	0	5	345	0	0	2	0	376
2021	26	0	2	315	0	0	1	0	344
2022	20	2	2	323	0	0	1	0	348
2023	19	1	1	308	0	0	1	0	330
2024	12	0	1	300	2	0	2	0	317

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 El Capitan Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	402	15.0	26.8	86.3
1996	402	15.0	26.8	86.3
1997	423	16.0	26.4	94.8
1998	490	18.0	27.2	86.3
1999	363	16.0	22.7	74.1
2000	385	19.0	20.3	84.2
2001	376	18.0	20.9	68.4
2002	430	22.0	19.5	75.6
2003	430	22.0	19.5	75.6
2004	460	21.0	21.9	77.8
2005	393	19.0	20.7	75.8
2006	366	20.0	18.3	99.5
2007	417	21.0	19.9	87.5
2008	475	25.0	19.0	88.8
2009	482	24.0	19.3	90.7
2010	505	24.0	21.0	86.3
2011	480	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	476	21.0	22.6	76.1
2013	509	19.6	25.8	93.5
2014	455	20.0	22.7	92.1
2015	452	21.0	21.5	87.2
2016	317	18.0	17.6	83.9
2017	301	17.0	17.7	89
2018	300	15.0	20.0	87
2019	314	14.3	21.9	90.8
2020	376	n/a	n/a	93.1
2021	344	17.0	20.2	95.3
2022	348	17.6	19.6	87.1
2023	330	16.8	19.5	90.6
2024	317	16.0	19.8	90.5

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 El Capitan Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	402	15.0	26.8	86.3
1996	402	15.0	26.8	86.3
1997	423	16.0	26.4	94.8
1998	490	18.0	27.2	86.3
1999	363	16.0	22.7	74.1
2000	385	19.0	20.3	84.2
2001	376	18.0	20.9	68.4
2002	430	22.0	19.5	75.6
2003	430	22.0	19.5	75.6
2004	460	21.0	21.9	77.8
2005	393	19.0	20.7	75.8
2006	366	20.0	18.3	99.5
2007	417	21.0	19.9	87.5
2008	475	25.0	19.0	88.8
2009	482	24.0	19.3	90.7
2010	505	24.0	21.0	86.3
2011	480	n/a	n/a	93.1
2012	476	21.0	22.6	76.1
2013	509	19.6	25.8	93.5
2014	455	20.0	22.7	92.1
2015	452	21.0	21.5	87.2
2016	317	18.0	17.6	83.9
2017	301	17.0	17.7	89
2018	300	15.0	20.0	87
2019	314	14.3	21.9	90.8
2020	376	n/a	n/a	93.1
2021	344	17.0	20.2	95.3
2022	348	17.6	19.6	87.1
2023	330	16.8	19.5	90.6
2024	317	16.0	19.8	90.5

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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