El Capitan High

Summary:

El Capitan High is a public high school located in Lakeside, California, serving 1,825 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Grossmont Union High School District.

El Capitan High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, currently placing in the top 27% of California high schools for 2023-2024. The school's performance varies among different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students and Hispanic students performing better than Asian and multi-racial students. El Capitan High's graduation rate has ranged from 79.1% to 89.8%, and its dropout rate has varied from 5.8% to 12.4%. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 16.2% in 2017-2018 to 27.3% in 2022-2023. Academically, El Capitan High's performance is on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Science, but lags behind in Mathematics.

Compared to other high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District, El Capitan High generally performs better than El Cajon Valley High but trails behind Santana High, which is ranked higher and has stronger academic performance. Additionally, the nearby River Valley Charter school significantly outperforms El Capitan High in both academic achievement and student engagement. These comparisons highlight opportunities for El Capitan High to improve in areas such as academic rigor, student engagement, and support for special populations.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 10410 Ashwood St.
       Lakeside, CA  92040-2406


(619) 938-9100

District: Grossmont Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
628th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,074 Help


Feeder schools for El Capitan High:

Elementary:    Blossom Valley Elementary
    Lakeside Farms Elementary
    Lakeview Elementary
    Lemon Crest Elementary
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Middle:    Lakeside Middle
    Tierra del Sol Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  107.3 Help
Number of students:  1,830

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.1%
Hispanic:
37.7%
Two or more races:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details El Capitan High ranks better than 73% of high schools in California. It also ranks 6th among 13 ranked high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.39. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at El Capitan High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.1%), Hispanic (37.7%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Capitan High is 107.3, which is the 7th best among 13 high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Capitan High is $12,074, which is the 6th highest among 13 high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Capitan High:

SchoolDigger ranks El Capitan High 628th of 2323 California public high schools. (See El Capitan High in the ranking list.)

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Grossmont Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Grossmont Union High 660th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for El Capitan High

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Rank History for all students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.80 643rd 1653 61.1%
2005 45.80 676th 1901 64.4%
2006 44.95 740th 1968 62.4%
2007 53.05 585th 2063 71.6%
2008 51.24 652nd 2117 69.2%
2009 57.15 543rd 2238 75.7%
2010 53.38 665th 2281 70.8%
2011 51.48 753rd 2367 68.2%
2012 50.74 783rd 2354 66.7%
2013 48.54 825th 2426 66.0%
2015 53.12 915th 1994 54.1%
2016 48.46 1034th 2039 49.3%
2017 65.05 687th 2021 66.0%
2018 65.25 704th 2017 65.1%
2019 58.95 767th 2133 64.0%
2021 46.29 662nd 1290 48.7%
2022 65.48 618th 2123 70.9%
2023 55.10 758th 2348 67.7%
2024 60.39 628th 2323 73.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.33 179th 366 51.1%
2019 36.64 288th 422 31.8%
2022 50.01 264th 515 48.7%
2023 17.84 613th 786 22.0%
2024 41.79 412th 804 48.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.62 167th 1044 84.0%
2023 36.68 559th 1323 57.7%
2024 44.42 357th 1350 73.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.75 897th 1547 42.0%
2024 30.94 948th 1534 38.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.80 811th 1862 56.4%
2019 57.51 735th 1937 62.1%
2021 42.97 656th 1126 41.7%
2022 55.02 743rd 1943 61.8%
2023 55.06 744th 2247 66.9%
2024 52.50 796th 2235 64.4%
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Rank History for Female students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.66 607th 1760 65.5%
2019 62.39 599th 1833 67.3%
2021 33.83 722nd 1054 31.5%
2022 59.68 624th 1858 66.4%
2023 53.50 748th 2118 64.7%
2024 64.97 517th 2098 75.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.04 358th 1052 66.0%
2019 44.21 493rd 1117 55.9%
2021 55.89 164th 555 70.5%
2022 50.69 380th 1161 67.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.08 223rd 233 4.3%
2024 37.91 139th 234 40.6%
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Rank History for Male students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.12 756th 1834 58.8%
2019 48.04 908th 1880 51.7%
2021 52.06 485th 1122 56.8%
2022 66.62 537th 1916 72.0%
2023 53.93 725th 2207 67.1%
2024 53.34 727th 2172 66.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.03 685th 731 6.3%
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Rank History for African American students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.15 137th 582 76.5%
2022 54.68 187th 522 64.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.10 887th 1742 49.1%
2019 54.92 756th 1814 58.3%
2022 52.95 768th 1861 58.7%
2023 49.56 862nd 2142 59.8%
2024 61.76 562nd 2125 73.6%
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Rank History for White students at El Capitan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.75 572nd 1173 51.2%
2019 38.79 775th 1222 36.6%
2022 47.57 625th 1204 48.1%
2023 42.19 717th 1434 50.0%
2024 42.81 705th 1406 49.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for El Capitan High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1863 13 16 109 19 n/a n/a 0 2020
1989 1750 12 20 113 25 n/a n/a 0 1920
1990 1634 11 26 145 31 n/a n/a 0 1847
1991 1483 12 38 184 56 n/a n/a 0 1773
1992 1513 8 30 175 55 n/a n/a 0 1781
1993 1579 7 33 197 53 n/a n/a 0 1869
1994 1623 8 26 196 43 n/a n/a 0 1896
1995 1665 13 37 259 46 n/a n/a 0 2020
1996 1665 13 37 259 46 n/a n/a 0 2020
1997 1758 12 35 253 47 n/a n/a 0 2105
1998 1800 11 34 255 45 n/a n/a 0 2145
1999 1895 13 34 231 54 n/a n/a 0 2227
2000 1827 16 26 236 52 n/a n/a 70 2227
2001 1814 8 28 223 52 n/a n/a 51 2176
2002 1758 11 22 232 59 n/a n/a 28 2110
2003 1758 11 22 232 59 n/a n/a 28 2110
2004 1675 21 30 238 62 n/a n/a 0 2026
2005 1341 10 24 191 47 n/a n/a 340 1953
2006 1481 27 45 282 63 n/a n/a 40 1938
2007 1402 29 41 299 70 n/a n/a 45 1886
2008 1350 26 50 348 67 n/a n/a 0 1841
2009 1239 17 18 314 45 4 241 0 1878
2010 1347 29 21 372 66 12 40 0 1887
2011 1193 18 10 393 45 8 95 0 1762
2012 1160 15 13 387 41 8 89 0 1713
2013 1112 16 15 383 34 4 113 0 1677
2014 1033 20 15 388 29 3 125 0 1613
2015 1047 22 16 415 25 3 121 0 1649
2016 958 27 19 456 31 3 97 0 1591
2017 946 28 22 479 32 4 89 0 1600
2018 929 32 22 549 30 5 108 0 1675
2019 978 37 30 487 36 4 87 0 1659
2020 1019 46 41 413 46 4 80 0 1649
2021 1045 47 52 388 47 8 69 0 1656
2022 1057 42 55 507 47 6 95 0 1809
2023 976 33 59 618 36 3 100 0 1825
2024 917 28 47 690 30 2 116 0 1830

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2020 78.9 25.6 n/a
1989 1920 72.9 26.3 n/a
1990 1847 68.5 26.9 n/a
1991 1773 65.4 27.1 n/a
1992 1781 66.5 26.7 7.9
1993 1869 67.5 27.7 10.2
1994 1896 69.4 27.3 8.5
1995 2020 73.9 27.3 15.7
1996 2020 73.9 27.3 15.7
1997 2105 80.4 26.2 15.8
1998 2145 80.8 26.5 17.8
1999 2227 75.6 29.5 13
2000 2227 86.7 25.7 11.9
2001 2176 90.3 24.1 12.5
2002 2110 85.6 24.6 11.5
2003 2110 85.6 24.6 11.5
2004 2026 97.4 20.8 12.6
2005 1953 91.0 21.5 14.7
2006 1938 80.8 24.0 13
2007 1886 81.9 23.0 18.3
2008 1841 90.2 20.4 24
2009 1878 89.5 19.0 26.2
2010 1887 71.0 26.5 24.2
2011 1762 n/a n/a 16.6
2012 1713 68.8 24.8 n/a
2013 1677 69.7 24.0 35.9
2014 1613 67.1 24.0 45.7
2015 1649 72.0 22.9 46.5
2016 1591 73.0 21.7 53.9
2017 1600 74.3 21.5 49.4
2018 1675 71.9 23.2 49.5
2019 1659 70.9 23.3 53.1
2020 1649 n/a n/a 49.8
2021 1656 75.0 22.0 51.3
2022 1809 76.5 23.6 51.9
2023 1825 80.3 22.7 52.2
2024 1830 17.0 107.3 56.2

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2020 78.9 25.6 n/a
1989 1920 72.9 26.3 n/a
1990 1847 68.5 26.9 n/a
1991 1773 65.4 27.1 n/a
1992 1781 66.5 26.7 7.9
1993 1869 67.5 27.7 10.2
1994 1896 69.4 27.3 8.5
1995 2020 73.9 27.3 15.7
1996 2020 73.9 27.3 15.7
1997 2105 80.4 26.2 15.8
1998 2145 80.8 26.5 17.8
1999 2227 75.6 29.5 13
2000 2227 86.7 25.7 11.9
2001 2176 90.3 24.1 12.5
2002 2110 85.6 24.6 11.5
2003 2110 85.6 24.6 11.5
2004 2026 97.4 20.8 12.6
2005 1953 91.0 21.5 14.7
2006 1938 80.8 24.0 13
2007 1886 81.9 23.0 18.3
2008 1841 90.2 20.4 24
2009 1878 89.5 19.0 26.2
2010 1887 71.0 26.5 24.2
2011 1762 n/a n/a 16.6
2012 1713 68.8 24.8 n/a
2013 1677 69.7 24.0 35.9
2014 1613 67.1 24.0 45.7
2015 1649 72.0 22.9 46.5
2016 1591 73.0 21.7 53.9
2017 1600 74.3 21.5 49.4
2018 1675 71.9 23.2 49.5
2019 1659 70.9 23.3 53.1
2020 1649 n/a n/a 49.8
2021 1656 75.0 22.0 51.3
2022 1809 76.5 23.6 51.9
2023 1825 80.3 22.7 52.2
2024 1830 17.0 107.3 56.2

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for El Capitan High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,074

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on El Capitan High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 767th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 758th of 2348 High schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Capitan High)61.354.1
 7.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grossmont Union High)56.152.2
 3.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (El Capitan High)31.419.6
 11.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Grossmont Union High)32.725.9
 6.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (El Capitan High)25.333.3
 8.1%
   11th Grade Science (Grossmont Union High)27.626.6
 1%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (El Capitan High)21.616
 5.6%
   12th Grade Science (Grossmont Union High)22.313.8
 8.5%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16591825
 10%
African American3733
 10.8%
American Indian3636
Asian3059
 96.7%
Hispanic487618
 26.9%
Pacific Islander43
 25%
White978976
 0.2%
Two or More Races87100
 14.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.1%52.2%
 0.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about El Capitan High

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,830 students attended El Capitan High.

Students at El Capitan High are 50% White, 38% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% African American.

El Capitan High ranks 628th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

El Capitan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blossom Valley Elementary
Elementary : Lakeside Farms Elementary
Elementary : Lakeview Elementary
Elementary : Lemon Crest Elementary
Elementary : Lindo Park Elementary
Middle : Lakeside Middle
Middle : Tierra del Sol Middle


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