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El Capitan High

Virtual

Regular School · Merced, CA

El Capitan High is a regular school school in Merced, California, serving grades 09–12 with 1,793 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.2:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,793
Teachers (FTE)
84.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 1,173 65%
White 243 14%
Asian 226 13%
Black or African American 89 5%
Two or more races 47 3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 7 0%
Not Specified 5 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Total enrollment 1,793 915M / 873F

English Language Learners: 157 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 23.0% -10.9pp 33.9% 383
Reading Proficiency 51.0% +2.3pp 48.7% 384
Science Proficiency 26.0% 396
4-Year Graduation Rate 96.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (9)
221 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
217 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
58
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
57
3.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,793 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 2247

Merced, CA 95344

Phone: (209)384-5500

http://echs.muhsd.org

District

Merced Union High

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,977

District enrollment: 11,226

NCES ID

062466013098

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD