San Clemente High School
700 Avenido Pico, San Clemente, CA, 92673-5681 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms San Clemente High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Orange County, CA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 3147 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 125 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 875 students
Grade 10 - 862 students
Grade 11 - 710 students
Grade 12 - 700 students
This School (CA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:25 1:20
Students by Ethnicity
This School (CA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 3% 11%
% Hispanic 16% 50%
% Black 1% 7%
% White 78% 28%
% Unknown 2 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School (CA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 8% 44%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 10%
% Migrant Students Enrolled 1% 3%
School Performance:
(CA) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Capistrano Unified School District
This School's Agency (CA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 59 4
Number of Students Managed 51,637 students 1,760 students
District Total Revenue $435,744,000 $14,612,000
District Expenditure $378,290,000 $15,326,000
District Revenue / Student $8,439 $7,880
District Expenditure / Student $7,326 $7,807
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
School Notes:
  • San Clemente High School is a high school located in southern Orange County, California in the town of San Clemente.
  • Located in a historic beach community famous for its climate and surf, San Clemente High’s current attendance boundaries include the City of San Clemente and portions of Capistrano Beach and San Juan Capistrano.
  • The school was opened in 1964, and the first graduating class was the class of 1965. In 1996, San Clemente High was noted as one of the few remaining “small town” high schools in Southern California. In 1999, the school nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • The school participates in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, California Scholarship Federation (CSF), National Merit Scholars, Early Childhood Education Academy, Business Pathway, Automotive Technology Academy, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program.
  • It offers the following Advanced Placement (AP) Courses: AP Economics (Macro and Micro), AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP European History, AP Art History, AP Spanish Language IV and V, AP French Language IV, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics.
  • It offers the following IB Courses: IB literature, IB Math Studies, IB Math Analysis, Theory of Knowledge (TOK), IB Latin American 20th Century, IB Music, IB Music Appreciation.
  • Departments: The school has a dance team (national champions), surf team (national champions), nationally-ranked athletic teams. Which include Wrestling, Football, Boys/Girls Waterpolo and Swimteam, Girls Soccer, Girls Basketball, Girls Volleyball, and Girls Golf. Academic Decathlon, MACYs Award-Winning Drama Department, Top 1.3% of High Schools nationwide, and a Top-Ranked music department, which includes Concert Band, Concert Orchestra, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Pete Jackson.
  • Notable alumni: Rian Johnson, screenwriter, Brick.
  • Masafumi Kawaguchi.
  • MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County Star Tessa Keller currently attends SCHS.
  • The 2006 independent film Brick was filmed on the school grounds.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (92673)
School Zip (92673) (CA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 15,280 people 33,115,272 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 52% 32%
Population Average Age 39 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.9 persons 2.9 persons
Median Household Income $92,073 $48,909
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.6 rooms 4.8 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 23 years old 39 years old
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1. Bridges Community Day School - 10 students - view location
2. Capistrano-laguna Beach Rop - n/a - view location
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