📍 1600 N. Cuyamaca St., El Cajon, San Diego County, 92020
Chaparral High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in El Cajon, San Diego County. The school has 62 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Napoleon. It is part of the Grossmont Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 7.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
Chaparral High enrolls 62 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 73% male and 27% female. A teaching staff of 7.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 6.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 56% |
| White | 19 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
52 of the school's 62 students (84%) 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.
Chaparral High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Chaparral High is one of 15 schools in Grossmont Union High, based in El Cajon, California. The district serves 16,476 students district-wide and employs 741 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 62 students, Chaparral High is smaller than the district average of about 1,098 students per school.