El Camino High School (South San Francisco)
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1320 Old Mission Road South San Francisco, CA 94080 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′01″N 122°26′27″W / 37.667007°N 122.44091°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1961 |
| School district | SSFUSD |
| Principal | Daniel Lunt |
| Staff | 66 (2007) |
| Number of students | 1,447 (2012) |
| Color(s) | El Camino Scarlet, Gunmetal |
| Mascot | Colts |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Yearbook | The Yearling |
| Website | echs |
El Camino High School (known locally as "El Camino" or "elco") is a four-year American public high school in South 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's ranks consistently at the top of its many athletic leagues.
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. The second level holds the majority of the school with the two-story Academic Building, a courtyard with the Red Stage, cafeteria/teachers' lounge and the Counseling, Attendance and Main Offices as well as a library. The third level holds a Science 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. A new two-floor Science Building opened in April 2014.
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 in order to ensure students' safety.
According to US News and World Report, 92% 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.
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.
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