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Which teacher or staff member at El Camino Fundamental High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,226
High
DISTRICT 827 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN UNIFIED·NCES 063462005776
El Camino Fundamental High
4300 El Camino Ave., Sacramento, CA 95821 · (916) 971-7430 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,226 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
669 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 316 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 346 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 292 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 272 | 22% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.0pp since 2014
Math
17.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.8% | 35.2% | 23.3% | 23.7% |
| Math | 6.6% | 11.1% | 21.8% | 60.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 52.2% | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 53.1% | 16.4% |
| 2020-21 | 64.3% | 37.3% |
| 2018-19 | 55.4% | 24.1% |
| 2017-18 | 56.7% | 39.8% |
| 2016-17 | 60.8% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 33.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like El Camino Fundamental High
El Camino Fundamental High's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Fundamental High this school | 1,226 | 54.6% | 33.5% |
| Canyon Hills High San Diego | 1,183 | 58.5% | 39.9% |
| Burroughs High Ridgecrest | 1,536 | 52.9% | 44.5% |
| Mesa Verde High Citrus Heights | 894 | 57.7% | 19.5% |
| Center High Antelope | 1,312 | 52.5% | 43.8% |
| Taft Charter High Woodland Hills | 2,221 | 56.6% | 51.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where El Camino Fundamental High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #693 of 1,052 | #24 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #748 of 1,056 ▼ 75 | #30 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #637 of 1,056 ▲ 124 | #21 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #619 of 1,044 | #24 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,226 | #679 of 2,093 | #28 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #903 of 1,352 | #33 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #97 of 1,351 | #25 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #1,121 of 1,575 | #45 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #496 of 802 | #13 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,226
-38 (-3%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,689
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 23.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,226 | 55.1 | 22.3:1 | 55% (669) |
| 2023-24 | 1,296 | 55.9 | 23.2:1 | 49% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 1,246 | 54.4 | 22.9:1 | 50% (621) |
| 2020-21 | 1,264 | 53 | 23.9:1 | 42% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 1,346 | 58.4 | 23.0:1 | 49% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 1,531 | 61 | 25.1:1 | 45% (696) |
| 2010-11 | 1,720 | N/A | N/A | 33% (576) |
| 2000-01 | 1,614 | 65 | 24.8:1 | 8% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 1,689 | 64 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Camino Fundamental High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,346 to 1,226); teachers down 6% (58.4 to 55.1).
About El Camino Fundamental High
El Camino Fundamental High is a medium-sized high school located in Sacramento, California. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,226 students. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
San Juan Unified enrolls 39,171 students in 67 schools, including El Camino Fundamental High.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at El Camino Fundamental High. The largest is White students, at 37%. The remaining students are 36% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 8% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 22.3:1, with 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 4.1 students per teacher above the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%.
allk12 grades El Camino Fundamental High a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at El Camino Fundamental High are 14.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.5% actual, 47.6% predicted).
Across Sacramento County, the median household income is $92,175, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Sacramento County has 387 public schools and roughly 259,342 students.
The shortest distance from El Camino Fundamental High to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to San Juan Choices Charter. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 33.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when El Camino Fundamental High had 1,264 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,226. The school's ratio fell from 23.9:1 to 22.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for El Camino Fundamental High covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Unified
- Bella Vista HighHigh · 1,939 students
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- Casa Roble Fundamental HighHigh · 1,150 students
- Arden MiddleMiddle · 1,010 students
Other schools in Sacramento
- Highlands Community CharterCombined · 11,713 students
- C. K. McClatchy HighHigh · 2,569 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Inderkum HighHigh · 2,194 students
- Grant Union HighHigh · 1,987 students
- Rio Americano HighHigh · 1,891 students
Nearby schools
- San Juan Choices Charter0.4 mi · 246
- Del Paso Manor Elementary0.4 mi · 734
- Mission Avenue Open Elementary0.7 mi · 415
- Starr King K-80.8 mi · 885
- Ralph Richardson Center0.8 mi · 54
- Visions In Education0.9 mi · 7,460
Frequently asked questions
About El Camino Fundamental HighHow many students attend El Camino Fundamental High?
El Camino Fundamental High enrolls approximately 1,226 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does El Camino Fundamental High serve?
El Camino Fundamental High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Camino Fundamental High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Camino Fundamental High is approximately 22.3:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Camino Fundamental High?
At El Camino Fundamental High, the student body is approximately 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is El Camino Fundamental High in?
El Camino Fundamental High is part of San Juan Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.