📍 10410 Ashwood St., Lakeside, San Diego County, 92040
El Capitan High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lakeside, San Diego County. The school has 1,825 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carrie Gaeir. It is part of the Grossmont Union High school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
El Capitan High enrolls 1,825 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 976 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 618 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 59 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
952 of the school's 1,825 students (52%) 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 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.
El Capitan 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 1,825 students, El Capitan High is larger than the district average of about 1,098 students per school.