El Camino High School (known locally as "El Camino", "elco", or "ECHS") is a four-year American public high schoolinSouth San Francisco, California. It is located directly across from the South San Francisco BART Station. It is part of the South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD). El Camino High School has received accreditation from KYLD 94.9 as the San Francisco Bay Area's "Most Spirited School In The Bay" in 2009 and 2011.
| El Camino High School | |
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1320 Old Mission Road , 94080
United States
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| Coordinates | 37°40′01″N 122°26′27″W / 37.667007°N 122.44091°W / 37.667007; -122.44091 |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | South San Francisco Unified School District |
| Principal | James Briano [1] |
| Staff | 57.83 (FTE)[2] |
| Number of students | 1,231 (2022–23)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.91[2] |
| Color(s) | El Camino Scarlet, Gunmetal |
| Mascot | Colt |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Yearbook | The Yearling |
| Website | elcamino |
El Camino High School is situated on a foothill of the San Bruno Mountain and consists of five different levels. The first level consists of a theater and a parking lot which, in 2012, was updated to contain a wide solar panel array, and a two-floor Science Building which opened in April 2014. The second level holds the majority of the school with the two-story Humanities Building, a courtyard with the Red Stage, cafeteria/teachers' lounge, a library, and the Counseling, Attendance and Main Offices. The third level holds a Math Building and a Performing Arts Building. The fourth level holds two gyms, pool, a Weightlifting Building and a few portables. A new track and athletic facility, which opened in 2013, is located on the fifth level.
The campus also has a memorial garden, large courtyard plaza, athletic facility (completion date 2017), and a large pool. It is notorious for its large number of stairs.
El Camino High School operates under a closed campus policy, prohibiting leaving the campus for lunch or meeting visitors and students during school hours.
| White | Latino | Asian | African | Pacific Islander | Native American | Two or More Races |
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| 7% | 35% | 49% | 1% | 1% | 0.1% | 1% |
According to U.S. News & World Report, 93% of El Camino's student body is "of color," with 17% of the student body coming from an economically disadvantaged household, determined by student eligibility for California's Reduced-price meal program.[3]
El Camino High School offers the recommended A-G courses based upon the University of California that illustrates the minimum level of academic preparation students ought to achieve in high school to undertake university level work.[4]
El Camino High School currently offers twelve Advanced Placement (starting from Sophomore year) and six Honors courses.
Advanced Placement Courses:
Honors Courses:
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (September 2016)
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