River Valley Charter
Charter · Grades 7–12 · 231 students
El Capitan High
10410 Ashwood St., Lakeside, CA 92040
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,810
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Grossmont Union High
San Diego County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,321 California high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About El Capitan High
El Capitan High is a public high school in Lakeside, California, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Grossmont Union High. The school is located in a large suburb in San Diego County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,810 students were enrolled, with about 21.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,321 California high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,810 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 18
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Grossmont Union High
- County
- San Diego County
- NCES school ID
- 061623002019
Schools near El Capitan High
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.