El Capitan High School

I am proud to have my boy graduating from El Cap this June. He has excelled in the arts and regular classes because this is the only School in our aera that offers them. Sincerly a Proud Parent
--Submitted by a parent

If your a football fan then this is the school for you, because that is the key at this school. Annie the finanace clerk is warm and friendly, Mrs. Barnett AVID Advisor wll get the answer to any questions you have regarding your childs education- more teachers like Mrs. Barnett are needed to be there for the student. Parents be involved, the adminstration staff will be here to help.
--Submitted by a parent

I had 3 children attend and graduate from El Cap. I found the admin. staff excellent. They went far beyond my expectations. All 3 kids are very successful and I believe it's in part to the dedication of the staff. J. Herman is the best academic advisor around. My kids all loved Annie the Finance Clerk. Mr. Coulsby is just about the best teacher and mentor that you could ask for. I liked the smaller size of the school and feel I made a good choice when selecting El Capitan as my students high school.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of several students at this school. The administrative staff's ineffective leadership has impacted the academics, which are below average as the test scores indicate. The support staff is perceived as unfriendly and parent involvement is not readily welcomed. The safety of the students is not a high priority and often students are unsupervised at extracurricular activities. I have encountered many inappropriate behaviors on campus, not the least of which are foul language and PDA. On a positive note, I have found most teachers to be caring and easy to communicate with.
--Submitted by a parent

The school is not engaging. It isn't safe and lacks basic respect for students and parents from administration to the students. That's a reflection of the leadership from the principal on down and I'm not sure what the Mission is, except to promote sports. We have moved our student to a school we believe is safer, respectful and will prepare her for the challenges of college

Best high school the US!
--Submitted by a student

I think the school lacks teamwork and goal setting from the leadership down.
--Submitted by a parent

I went to El Cap a few years back. It was a great school. The teachers are all great and really fun. Its kids mostly fit into the east county mold,laid back and chill. I still live in East County and would love for my children to attend El Cap one day!
--Submitted by a former student

El cap is a good school. We have good teachers and nice enough students. This year we got a good football team 5-0, drumline who won 1st in 1st comp, league champ field hockey team and other great teams go ec!
--Submitted by thomas buchanan, a student

My experience is good so far. I have a 10th grader there. We're an East County family for 20 years, and MexicanAmericans -the kind that barely speak Spanish but look like we do:-) It's our 1st year in Lakeside and her 1st year at El Cap; she went to TDS in 7th & 8th and knows a lot of people. She loves all her teachers, holds a 3.5 GPA, has 2 honors classes & involved in 3 clubs. I think, it's attitude more than anything, teacher and student. She wants to learn. There are plenty of students that don't want to be at school or feel they need to work instead, for various reasons. Lakeside is a community friendly to low-income populations. Diversity is good for Lakeside. Diversity brings challenges. El Cap has +/- but it's good, making improvements regularly. Most faculty do care & are longtimers.
--Submitted by a parent