El Camino High School - Oceanside, California/CA

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El Camino High School

400 Rancho Del Oro Dr., Oceanside, CA, 92057-8316 -

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Definition of Terms

El Camino High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

San Diego County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2853 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

131 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 781 students

Grade 10 - 783 students

Grade 11 - 675 students

Grade 12 - 614 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	13%	8%
% Hispanic	41%	39%
% Black	13%	9%
% White	32%	36%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

22%

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

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School District Name

Oceanside Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	28	7
Number of Students Managed	21,867 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$180,752,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$208,719,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,266	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$9,545	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Truck cab catches fire, snarling Route 67 traffic (San Diego Union-Tribune)
posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:11:48 am
The cab of a semitruck that had a flatbed trailer loaded with empty propane tanks caught fire late yesterday afternoon on the transition ramp from eastbound Interstate 8 to northbound state Route 67, snarling rush-hour traffic.
Man Believed Killed In Crash Fleeing Hit-And-Run ID'd (KGTV San Diego)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:51:20 pm
Authorities Tuesday released the name of a suspected hit-and-run driver who died after apparently losing control of his pickup truck while speeding away from the site of a weekend collision in Oceanside.
OCEANSIDE: Suspected hit-and-run driver identified (North County Times)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:50:02 pm
OCEANSIDE ---- Authorities released the name Tuesday of asuspected hit-and-run driver who died after apparently losingcontrol of his pickup while speeding away from the site of aweekend collision in Oceanside.
Name of hit-run suspect in Oceanside collision released (San Diego Union-Tribune)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:33:35 pm
Authorities today released the name of a suspected hit-and-run driver who died after apparently losing control of his pickup truck while speeding away from the site of a weekend collision in Oceanside.
Driver killed fleeing from hit-and-run crash (FOX 5 San Diego)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 07:17:01 pm
An autopsy was pending Monday for a suspected hit-and- run driver who apparently lost control of his pickup truck while speeding away from the site of a weekend collision in Oceanside.

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El Camino High School is one of two high schools of the Oceanside Unified School District, located at 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive in Oceanside, California. It was originally named "Oceanside High School East", and officially became El Camino High School in 1976. El Camino's Truax Theatre was built in the early 1980s and houses a large performance venue, an adjacent classroom with stage and large music and drama rooms. It also recently built a new Science and Technology Building and is undergoing constant construction to clean up the campus. El Camino maintains a close athletic rivalry with Oceanside High School. The ECHS mascot is the "Wildcat" and the school colors are brown and gold.
The school drew national media attention in June 2008 for staging a controversial fake car accident, telling students their classmates had died as part of an anti-drunk driving program called "Every 15 Minutes--Extreme". The hoax was orchestrated by counselor Lori Tauber. "I would rather see a couple people (disturbed), versus see a couple people dead," offers Tauber. However, the tactics have been criticized in the media, and by students, one of whom remarked, "You feel betrayed by your teachers and administrators, these people you trust,". At school assemblies, some students held up posters that read: "Death is real. Don't play with our emotions." The Chronicle Herald said "While their objective was laudable, school officials deliberately lied and, far worse, did so in an elaborate hoax. In trying to instill one important message, school officials undermined their credibility and weakened their authority by such an unconscionable stunt." while The Daily News Record said "Each day, driving under the influence kills a young American full of life and hope for the future. Plenty of frightening tragedy is in that truth. Manufacturing such trauma was stupid, insensitive and possibly dangerous, and we can only hope that a similar ill-conceived idea does not surface here."
Notable alumni
Dokie Williams
Ken Stills
J.C. Pearson
Bryant Westbrook
Michael Booker
Toniu Fonoti
Antwain Spann
Mike Kracalik
Noel Prefontaine
Ernest Spears - Defensive Back drafted in 1990 by New Orleans Saints.
Toussaint Tyler - Fullback/Running Back drafted in 1981 by New Orleans Saints.
Darron Norris - Running Back drafted by New England Patriots in 1989.
Lafo Malauulu - Wide Receiver played for San Jose State University and for the B.C. Lions of the CFL.
Denise Richards

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