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Does El Camino High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,053
High
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063753006342
El Camino High
1320 Mission Rd., South San Francisco, CA 94080 · (650) 877-8806 · San Mateo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,053 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
264 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 281 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 279 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 271 | 26% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
74.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.0pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.3% | 31.7% | 12.1% | 14.0% |
| Math | 18.5% | 21.9% | 21.5% | 38.1% |
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 | 74.0% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.9% | 37.7% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.9% | 30.5% |
| 2020-21 | 63.3% | 47.5% |
| 2018-19 | 67.9% | 41.6% |
| 2017-18 | 60.2% | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 58.6% | 30.7% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 High
El Camino High's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino High this school | 1,053 | 25.1% | 56.3% |
| Adrian Wilcox High Santa Clara | 1,614 | 26.0% | 54.2% |
| Mills High Millbrae | 1,115 | 20.3% | 69.2% |
| Walnut High Walnut | 2,148 | 23.6% | 70.7% |
| Legacy Magnet Academy Tustin | 964 | 32.5% | 78.5% |
| Piedmont Hills High San Jose | 1,918 | 30.1% | 64.9% |
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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #232 of 1,052 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #263 of 1,056 ▲ 20 | #10 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #183 of 1,056 ▲ 1 | #5 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #86 of 1,044 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,053 | #749 of 2,093 | #14 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #258 of 1,352 | #6 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #342 of 1,351 | #11 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.1% | #1,441 of 1,575 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #232 of 802 | #5 of 14 |
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
1,053
-178 (-14%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,475
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 1,053 | 59.8 | 17.6:1 | 25% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 1,088 | 60.2 | 18.1:1 | 24% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 1,173 | 62.3 | 18.8:1 | 25% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 1,231 | 59 | 20.9:1 | 25% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 1,277 | 58.4 | 21.9:1 | 30% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 1,387 | 56 | 24.8:1 | 25% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 1,490 | N/A | N/A | 26% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 1,432 | 60 | 23.9:1 | 10% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 1,475 | 60 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Camino High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,277 to 1,053); teachers up 2% (58.4 to 59.8).
About El Camino High
El Camino High is a medium-sized high school in South San Francisco, California, administered by South San Francisco Unified. A federal count lists 1,053 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 26% above that.
El Camino High falls under South San Francisco Unified, which has 15 schools enrolling 7,644 students.
The most common group at El Camino High is Asian students, at 48%. Enrollment also includes 38% Hispanic, 6% White, and 6% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 16 points above the 31% share among San Mateo County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 17.6:1 comes from the school's 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California fairly closely. The lunch program counts 25% of students at El Camino High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 34% for public schools in San Mateo County.
allk12 grades El Camino High a B. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
El Camino High scores 56.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.8%.
San Mateo County has about 742,340 residents, and the median household income is $158,855, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides El Camino High, San Mateo County has 175 other public schools.
Nearby, Sunshine Gardens Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. El Camino High's average proficiency of 56.3% compares with 39.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns El Camino High the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at El Camino High dropped 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,231 to 1,053 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.9:1 to 17.6:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at El Camino High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South San Francisco Unified
- South San Francisco HighHigh · 1,239 students
- Alta Loma MiddleMiddle · 652 students
- Buri Buri ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Parkway Heights MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Monte Verde ElementaryElementary · 517 students
- Westborough MiddleMiddle · 498 students
Other schools in South San Francisco
- South San Francisco HighHigh · 1,239 students
- Alta Loma MiddleMiddle · 652 students
- Buri Buri ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Parkway Heights MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- Westborough MiddleMiddle · 498 students
- Spruce ElementaryElementary · 384 students
Other El Camino High schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named El Camino High. El Camino High is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- El Camino HighOceanside, CA · 2,463 students
- El Camino HighVentura, CA · 221 students
- El Camino HighRohnert Park, CA · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Sunshine Gardens Elementary0.3 mi · 329
- Alta Loma Middle0.5 mi · 652
- Buri Buri Elementary0.6 mi · 584
- Parkway Heights Middle0.9 mi · 573
- Baden High (Continuation)1.1 mi · 130
- Los Cerritos Elementary1.3 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About El Camino HighWhat is the total enrollment at El Camino High?
El Camino High enrolls approximately 1,053 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does El Camino High serve?
El Camino High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Camino High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Camino High is approximately 17.6:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Camino High?
At El Camino High, the student body is approximately 6% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 48% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is El Camino High public or private?
El Camino High is a public K-12 school, overseen by South San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.