📍 4443 W. Weldon Ave., Fresno, Fresno County, 93722
El Capitan Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fresno, Fresno County. The school has 699 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patricia Mccurley. It is part of the Central Unified school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
El Capitan Middle enrolls 699 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Asian and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 492 | 70% |
| Asian | 99 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 7.4% |
| White | 45 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
602 of the school's 699 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
El Capitan Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Capitan Middle is one of 25 schools in Central Unified, based in Fresno, California. The district serves 15,962 students district-wide and employs 676 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 699 students, El Capitan Middle is close to the district average of about 638 students per school.