El Camino High

Summary:

El Camino High is a public high school in South San Francisco, California, serving 1,173 students in grades 9-12 and part of the South San Francisco Unified School District.

El Camino High consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 15% of California high schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive four-year graduation rate of up to 98.6%, significantly outpacing the state and district averages. El Camino High students also demonstrate strong performance on standardized tests, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state. The school's success extends to diverse student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While El Camino High outperforms the nearby South San Francisco High School in most academic metrics, it faces competition from high-performing charter schools like Summit Public School: Shasta, which also serves the local community. Additionally, El Camino High has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.4% to 23.3% in recent years, which could be an area for further investigation and improvement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1320 Mission Rd.
       South San Francisco, CA  94080-1214


(650) 877-8806

District: South San Francisco Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
287th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,776 Help


Feeder schools for El Camino High:

Elementary:    Buri Buri Elementary
    Junipero Serra Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  1,088

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
48.0%
Hispanic:
38.1%
White:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details El Camino High ranks better than 87.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the South San Francisco Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.72. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at El Camino 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: Asian (48%), Hispanic (38.1%), White (6.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Camino High is 18, which is the 2nd best among 3 high schools in the South San Francisco Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Camino High is $5,776. 2 high schools in the South San Francisco Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Camino High:

SchoolDigger ranks El Camino High 287th of 2323 California public high schools. (See El Camino High in the ranking list.)

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South San Francisco Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks South San Francisco Unified 650th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for El Camino High

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Rank History for all students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.45 302nd 1653 81.7%
2005 57.65 453rd 1901 76.2%
2006 64.61 375th 1968 80.9%
2007 55.53 538th 2063 73.9%
2008 57.72 509th 2117 76.0%
2009 66.71 311th 2238 86.1%
2010 70.38 280th 2281 87.7%
2011 65.53 384th 2367 83.8%
2012 61.02 514th 2354 78.2%
2013 54.13 674th 2426 72.2%
2015 77.65 408th 1994 79.5%
2016 70.03 564th 2039 72.3%
2017 64.29 697th 2021 65.5%
2018 74.14 510th 2017 74.7%
2019 74.08 470th 2133 78.0%
2021 80.36 247th 1290 80.9%
2022 74.75 456th 2123 78.5%
2023 79.09 338th 2348 85.6%
2024 82.72 287th 2323 87.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.91 242nd 366 33.9%
2019 38.77 278th 422 34.1%
2022 29.85 390th 515 24.3%
2023 65.22 214th 786 72.8%
2024 69.80 177th 804 78.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.37 109th 938 88.4%
2019 50.04 284th 941 69.8%
2024 70.04 88th 1350 93.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.41 564th 1547 63.5%
2024 37.05 778th 1534 49.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.90 482nd 1862 74.1%
2019 66.17 535th 1937 72.4%
2021 57.07 438th 1126 61.1%
2022 69.10 460th 1943 76.3%
2023 84.06 232nd 2247 89.7%
2024 77.29 313th 2235 86.0%
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Rank History for Female students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.59 408th 1760 76.8%
2019 71.72 437th 1833 76.2%
2021 82.76 163rd 1054 84.5%
2022 68.78 478th 1858 74.3%
2023 81.75 270th 2118 87.3%
2024 84.72 228th 2098 89.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.72 470th 1052 55.3%
2019 56.76 322nd 1117 71.2%
2021 44.11 254th 555 54.2%
2022 32.73 749th 1161 35.5%
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Rank History for Male students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.40 620th 1834 66.2%
2019 69.60 489th 1880 74.0%
2021 75.11 261st 1122 76.7%
2022 75.62 403rd 1916 79.0%
2023 73.48 412th 2207 81.3%
2024 77.10 352nd 2172 83.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.77 299th 581 48.5%
2019 53.19 310th 582 46.7%
2022 56.69 283rd 581 51.3%
2023 69.28 237th 731 67.6%
2024 86.01 52nd 712 92.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.21 863rd 1742 50.5%
2019 63.98 554th 1814 69.5%
2022 60.38 606th 1861 67.4%
2023 71.06 400th 2142 81.3%
2024 66.96 455th 2125 78.6%
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Rank History for White students at El Camino High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.41 692nd 1173 41.0%
2019 47.05 659th 1222 46.1%
2022 31.88 834th 1204 30.7%
2023 44.79 678th 1434 52.7%
2024 71.63 281st 1406 80.0%
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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 Camino High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 723 52 453 302 3 n/a n/a 0 1533
1989 637 53 458 289 2 n/a n/a 0 1439
1990 589 51 476 268 2 n/a n/a 0 1386
1991 591 58 529 296 1 n/a n/a 0 1475
1992 557 61 569 298 2 n/a n/a 0 1487
1993 556 52 622 292 2 n/a n/a 0 1524
1994 492 50 623 315 2 n/a n/a 0 1482
1995 422 51 650 316 0 n/a n/a 0 1439
1996 422 51 650 316 0 n/a n/a 0 1439
1997 408 54 676 335 2 n/a n/a 0 1475
1998 383 55 699 313 3 n/a n/a 0 1453
1999 393 40 734 341 4 n/a n/a 0 1512
2000 398 38 720 313 3 n/a n/a 0 1472
2001 366 46 704 313 3 n/a n/a 0 1432
2002 323 50 654 325 4 n/a n/a 0 1356
2003 323 50 654 325 4 n/a n/a 0 1356
2004 306 60 667 316 4 n/a n/a 0 1353
2005 331 70 732 340 5 n/a n/a 2 1480
2006 331 60 758 335 4 n/a n/a 2 1490
2007 302 60 791 370 3 n/a n/a 4 1530
2008 300 56 765 381 6 n/a n/a 0 1508
2009 280 51 744 400 7 37 1 0 1520
2010 153 34 645 465 1 22 163 0 1483
2011 166 32 576 483 0 16 217 0 1490
2012 133 34 483 512 1 14 302 0 1479
2013 121 36 399 528 0 11 347 0 1442
2014 117 37 418 519 1 11 383 0 1486
2015 122 24 675 493 2 9 105 0 1430
2016 128 20 672 460 2 12 93 0 1387
2017 127 18 651 457 1 13 90 0 1357
2018 122 13 632 405 1 17 87 0 1277
2019 114 11 616 422 1 12 91 0 1267
2020 103 12 594 436 2 18 89 0 1254
2021 92 12 600 426 1 16 84 0 1231
2022 91 12 574 444 4 15 73 0 1213
2023 92 9 560 436 3 16 57 0 1173
2024 70 7 522 414 4 10 61 0 1088

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 Camino High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1533 62.4 24.5 n/a
1989 1439 64.9 22.1 n/a
1990 1386 58.6 23.6 n/a
1991 1475 60.7 24.2 n/a
1992 1487 61.7 24.1 9.1
1993 1524 61.0 25.0 8.4
1994 1482 58.5 25.3 9.1
1995 1439 57.0 25.2 15.5
1996 1439 57.0 25.2 15.5
1997 1475 58.6 25.2 15
1998 1453 58.2 25.0 16.5
1999 1512 58.4 25.9 6.2
2000 1472 61.2 24.1 11.8
2001 1432 60.4 23.7 10.3
2002 1356 60.6 22.4 10.1
2003 1356 60.6 22.4 10.1
2004 1353 61.0 22.2 10.9
2005 1480 63.8 23.2 11.2
2006 1490 65.0 22.9 12.8
2007 1530 64.4 23.8 n/a
2008 1508 72.6 20.8 17.7
2009 1520 62.7 21.3 20.7
2010 1483 63.8 23.2 21.2
2011 1490 n/a n/a 26.2
2012 1479 59.2 24.9 n/a
2013 1442 60.3 23.9 26.4
2014 1486 59.6 24.9 17.2
2015 1430 60.0 23.8 22.7
2016 1387 57.0 24.3 24.5
2017 1357 57.2 23.7 22.4
2018 1277 58.4 21.8 29.5
2019 1267 57.8 21.9 28.5
2020 1254 n/a n/a 28.1
2021 1231 59.3 20.7 24.9
2022 1213 63.9 18.9 24.6
2023 1173 62.2 18.8 24.7
2024 1088 60.2 18.0 24.4

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 Camino High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1533 62.4 24.5 n/a
1989 1439 64.9 22.1 n/a
1990 1386 58.6 23.6 n/a
1991 1475 60.7 24.2 n/a
1992 1487 61.7 24.1 9.1
1993 1524 61.0 25.0 8.4
1994 1482 58.5 25.3 9.1
1995 1439 57.0 25.2 15.5
1996 1439 57.0 25.2 15.5
1997 1475 58.6 25.2 15
1998 1453 58.2 25.0 16.5
1999 1512 58.4 25.9 6.2
2000 1472 61.2 24.1 11.8
2001 1432 60.4 23.7 10.3
2002 1356 60.6 22.4 10.1
2003 1356 60.6 22.4 10.1
2004 1353 61.0 22.2 10.9
2005 1480 63.8 23.2 11.2
2006 1490 65.0 22.9 12.8
2007 1530 64.4 23.8 n/a
2008 1508 72.6 20.8 17.7
2009 1520 62.7 21.3 20.7
2010 1483 63.8 23.2 21.2
2011 1490 n/a n/a 26.2
2012 1479 59.2 24.9 n/a
2013 1442 60.3 23.9 26.4
2014 1486 59.6 24.9 17.2
2015 1430 60.0 23.8 22.7
2016 1387 57.0 24.3 24.5
2017 1357 57.2 23.7 22.4
2018 1277 58.4 21.8 29.5
2019 1267 57.8 21.9 28.5
2020 1254 n/a n/a 28.1
2021 1231 59.3 20.7 24.9
2022 1213 63.9 18.9 24.6
2023 1173 62.2 18.8 24.7
2024 1088 60.2 18.0 24.4

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 Camino High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,776

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

Impact of COVID-19 on El Camino High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 470th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 338th of 2348 High schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Camino High)67.978.1
 10.2%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (South San Francisco Unified)5764.8
 7.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (El Camino High)41.638
 3.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (South San Francisco Unified)31.829.7
 2.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (El Camino High)24.535.1
 10.6%
   12th Grade Science (South San Francisco Unified)22.831.2
 8.4%
   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 Students12671173
 7.4%
African American119
 18.2%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian616560
 9.1%
Hispanic422436
 3.3%
Pacific Islander1216
 33.3%
White11492
 19.3%
Two or More Races9157
 37.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.5%24.7%
 3.8%


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El Camino High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buri Buri Elementary
Elementary : Junipero Serra Elementary

El Camino High ranks 287th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at El Camino High are 48% Asian, 38% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,088 students attended El Camino High.


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