El Capitan High School (California)


El Capitan High School is a public high school in Lakeside, California, United States, a census-designated place in San Diego, and serves students in grades nine through twelve. Opened in 1959, El Capitan is the fifth of twelve high schools to be constructed in the Grossmont Union High School District. El Capitan High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

History

As of 2008, El Capitan High School is the only high school in the Grossmont Union High School District to feature an agriculture program. In September 2018, construction began on an $11 million event center that included an event space, lobby and concession areas, band room, practice room, dance studio, and drama classroom. The construction of the event center was completed in December 2019.

Rankings

For the 2017–2018 school year, El Capitan High School ranked 9th out of 17 ranked high schools in the district, 13th out of 134 in the San Diego metropolitan area, 801st out of 1,612 in the state of California, and 5,997th out of 17,792 in the United States according to the U.S. News & World Report. For their 2021 rankings, Niche ranked the school 437th among 2,572 California high schools.

Athletics

The school fields teams in the following sports:
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  • Girls & Boys High school basketball
  • Girls Water Polo
  • High school soccer
  • Scholastic wrestling
  • Competitive cheerleader
  • Boys Tennis
  • Boys Volleyball
  • Girls & Boys Swimming
  • Boys Golf
  • Boys Baseball
  • Softball
  • Track and field
  • Gymnastics
  • lacrosse

    • Notable alumni