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El Camino High

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El Camino High ranks 261 st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 88% of California high schools

Summary

El Camino High is a well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,050 students in the South San Francisco Unified school district, consistently ranking among the top public schools in the region.

The school excels in several key areas, boasting an exceptional 97.4% graduation rate and a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.4%, both of which are significantly better than district and state averages. Academically, its students perform remarkably well in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates far exceeding those at neighboring schools like South San Francisco High and Westmoor High. The school has shown a clear and consistent pattern of improvement over the last decade, achieving strong outcomes with mid-range per-student spending compared to other local schools.

While overall performance is high, mathematics proficiency is an area for growth, as it is closer to the state average. The school also shows a performance gap between female and male students and has room to improve outcomes for students in special education. Compared to other schools in the area, El Camino High serves a student population with a lower rate of economic disadvantage, which is one differentiating factor. Its post-pandemic recovery in student attendance has been notably successful, and it stands as the clear academic leader within its own district.

1,053

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,433

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(650) 877-8806

District: South San Francisco Unified

Feeder schools for El Camino High:

Elementary:	Buri Buri Elementary
	Junipero Serra Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.7%

Hispanic:

37.9%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg43%

California avg41%

261^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the South San Francisco Unified

675^th of 1,543South San Francisco Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	261 of 2162	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	260 of 2159	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	315 of 2170	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	456 of 2123	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	247 of 1290	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	470 of 2133	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	510 of 2017	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.3	697 of 2021	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.0	564 of 2039	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	77.7	408 of 1994	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	54.1	674 of 2426	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	61.0	514 of 2354	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.5	384 of 2367	83.8%	★★★★☆
2010	70.4	280 of 2281	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	66.7	311 of 2238	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	57.7	509 of 2117	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	55.5	538 of 2063	73.9%	★★★★☆
2006	64.6	375 of 1968	80.9%	★★★★☆
2005	57.6	453 of 1901	76.2%	★★★★☆
2004	62.5	302 of 1653	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	37 of 585	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	43 of 573	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	198 of 591	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	283 of 581	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	310 of 582	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	299 of 581	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	749 of 1161	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	254 of 555	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	322 of 1117	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	470 of 1052	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	62 of 1085	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	50.0	284 of 941	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	109 of 938	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	181 of 1906	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	197 of 1915	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	234 of 1915	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	478 of 1858	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	163 of 1054	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	437 of 1833	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	408 of 1760	76.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	454 of 1900	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	428 of 1902	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	353 of 1917	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	606 of 1861	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	554 of 1814	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	863 of 1742	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	465 of 2013	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	314 of 2026	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	183 of 2030	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	69.1	460 of 1943	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	438 of 1126	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	535 of 1937	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	482 of 1862	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	362 of 1942	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	331 of 1948	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	384 of 1963	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	403 of 1916	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	261 of 1122	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	489 of 1880	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	620 of 1834	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	273 of 577	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	171 of 541	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.9	390 of 515	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	278 of 422	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	242 of 366	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	562 of 1252	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	634 of 1216	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	430 of 1197	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	411 of 1155	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	270 of 1173	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	632 of 1193	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	834 of 1204	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	659 of 1222	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	692 of 1173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Camino High	Public	9-12	1320 Mission Rd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8806	1,053	60	17.6	25.1%	65 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	399 (37.9%)	502 (47.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	64 (6.1%)	87.2	261^st of 2162 public high schools	87.9%		88.1	260^th of 2159 public high schools	88.0%	1		48.0	48.0	74.0	74.0	40.4	40.4	$20,433	$1,465	$18,968
Baden High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	825 Southwood Dr.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8769	130	10	12.4	46.9%	13 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (67.7%)	20 (15.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	11	1965^th of 2162 public high schools	9.1%		16.6	1771^st of 2159 public high schools	18.0%	194		0.0	0.0	13.0	13.0	2.3	2.3	$25,562	$1,975	$23,587
Community Day	Public	6-12	201 West Orange Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 616-3882	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South San Francisco High	Public	9-12	400 B St.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8754	1,239	68	18.2	41.8%	60 (4.8%)	16 (1.3%)	777 (62.7%)	320 (25.8%)	4 (0.3%)	15 (1.2%)	47 (3.8%)	64.1	710^th of 2162 public high schools	67.2%		70.5	558^th of 2159 public high schools	74.2%	152		27.2	27.2	58.9	58.9	26.5	26.5	$21,111	$2,310	$18,801
Summit Public School: Shasta	Public, Charter	9-12	905 Campus Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Summit Public School: Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 799-4719	458	17	26.8	32.8%	16 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	128 (27.9%)	262 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (10.0%)	88.9	219^th of 2162 public high schools	89.9%		91.8	183^rd of 2159 public high schools	91.5%	36		40.0	40.0	75.5	75.5	49.1	49.1	$14,683	$464	$14,219
Thornton High	Public	9-12	115 First Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7840	89	8	11.5	52.8%	10 (11.2%)	2 (2.2%)	55 (61.8%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	16	1769^th of 2162 public high schools	18.2%		20	1704^th of 2159 public high schools	21.1%	65	4.0	15.0	8.9	14.7	14.7	2.7	2.7	$23,115	$1,229	$21,886
Jefferson High	Public	9-12	6996 Mission St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7700	1,072	55	19.4	41.1%	41 (3.8%)	23 (2.1%)	544 (50.7%)	402 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	40 (3.7%)	45.5	1131^st of 2162 public high schools	47.7%		40.3	1231^st of 2159 public high schools	43.0%	100	25.7	19.1	25.2	46.5	46.5	20.2	20.2	$20,792	$1,702	$19,090
Westmoor High	Public	9-12	131 Westmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7400	1,278	64	19.8	40.8%	84 (6.6%)	9 (0.7%)	376 (29.4%)	736 (57.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.9%)	80.8	396^th of 2162 public high schools	81.7%		81.6	383^rd of 2159 public high schools	82.3%	13		40.9	40.9	65.4	65.4	37.8	37.8	$20,340	$1,469	$18,871
Oceana High	Public	9-12	401 Paloma Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7300	471	28	16.9	18.7%	106 (22.5%)	7 (1.5%)	117 (24.8%)	177 (37.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	86.5	274^th of 2162 public high schools	87.3%		81.2	392^nd of 2159 public high schools	81.8%	118	55.3	26.7	51.7	67.3	67.3	50.0	50.0	$24,405	$2,261	$22,144
Balboa High	Public	9-12	1000 Cayuga Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4090	1,238	62	20.0	63.7%	44 (3.6%)	70 (5.7%)	428 (34.6%)	611 (49.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.4%)	67 (5.4%)	80.4	400^th of 2162 public high schools	81.5%		84.3	338^th of 2159 public high schools	84.3%	62	42.1		40.5	65.7	65.7	45.8	45.8	$23,679	$2,580	$21,099

Frequently Asked Questions about El Camino High

What is the racial makeup of El Camino High?

Students at El Camino High are 48% Asian, 38% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into El Camino High?

El Camino High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buri Buri Elementary
Elementary : Junipero Serra Elementary

What district is El Camino High in?

South San Francisco Unified

How many students attend El Camino High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,053 students attended El Camino High.

Is El Camino High a good school?

El Camino High ranks 261^st of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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