El Capitan High School
10410 Ashwood Street, Lakeside, CA 92040View on map
- Public
- Lakeside
- 501 seniors
- 1,803 students
El Capitan High School is a public high school in Lakeside (Grossmont Union High) with 501 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 81 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
73%
59 of 81 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
59 of 501 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
81 of 501 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
7 of 49 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
8.3%
3 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
El Capitan High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
14%
7 of 49 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.98)
- Berkeley5 pts lower
8%
3 of 36 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)
- Irvine10 pts lower
13%
5 of 40 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.92)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
16 of 63 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
30%
14 of 47 admitted
This school30%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)
- Davis22 pts higher
59%
19 of 32 admitted
This school59%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Cruz13 pts higher
85%
28 of 33 admitted
This school85%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.91)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
22 of 23 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.99)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
21 of 22 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.88)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
El Capitan High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts higher
37%
17 of 46 admitted
This school37%Overall30%
- San Diego25 pts higher
60%
58 of 97 admitted
This school60%Overall34%
- Long Beach4 pts higher
51%
23 of 45 admitted
This school51%Overall47%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
94%
32 of 34 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
93%
40 of 43 admitted
This school93%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (336 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
64%
216 of 336 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
41 graduates
Community college
45%
151 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 1% |
| CSU | 36 | 11% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 21 | 6% |
| Community college | 151 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 120 | 36% |
| Enrolled in college | 216 | 64% |
| Total | 336 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
38
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
28% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
32%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
133 of 412 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
11%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
51 of 448 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 6 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 17 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 55%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
- Low-income students 53%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 42%County median 65%