El Capitan High School in Lakeside CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details El Capitan High ranks worse than 51.3% of high schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.29. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.1%), Hispanic (23.4%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Capitan High is 22. 7 high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare El Capitan High employs 75 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Capitan High is $12,074, which is the 6^th highest among 11 high schools in the Grossmont Union High School District.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

El Capitan High:

SchoolDigger ranks El Capitan High 662^nd of 1290 California public high schools. (See El Capitan High in the ranking list.)

Grossmont Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Grossmont Union High 247^th of 706 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for El Capitan High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.80	643^rd	1653	61.1%
2005	45.80	676^th	1901	64.4%
2006	44.95	740^th	1968	62.4%
2007	53.05	585^th	2063	71.6%
2008	51.24	652^nd	2117	69.2%
2009	57.15	543^rd	2238	75.7%
2010	53.38	665^th	2281	70.8%
2011	51.48	753^rd	2367	68.2%
2012	50.74	783^rd	2354	66.7%
2013	48.54	825^th	2426	66.0%
2015	53.12	915^th	1994	54.1%
2016	48.46	1034^th	2039	49.3%
2017	65.05	687^th	2021	66.0%
2018	65.25	704^th	2017	65.1%
2019	58.95	767^th	2133	64.0%
2021	46.29	662^nd	1290	48.7%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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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

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

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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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

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for El Capitan High

Year	Total 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 Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 767^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 662^nd of 1290 High schools	15.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Capitan High)	61.3	55	6.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Grossmont Union High)	56.1	60.3	4.3%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	59.2	2%
11th Grade Mathematics (El Capitan High)	31.4	19.9	11.5%
11th Grade Mathematics (Grossmont Union High)	32.7	30.7	2%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	34.4	2.1%
12th Grade Science (El Capitan High)	21.6	22.1	0.5%
12th Grade Science (Grossmont Union High)	22.3	24.3	2.1%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	27.5	1.9%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1659	1656	0.2%
African American	37	47	27%
American Indian	36	47	30.6%
Asian	30	52	73.3%
Hispanic	487	388	20.3%
Pacific Islander	4	8	100%
Two or More Races	87	69	20.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	53.1%	51.3%	1.8%

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