Located on West Weldon Avenue, El Capitan Middle School is the smallest middle school in the Central Unified School District. The school serves students in grades 7 and 8. El Capitan Middle School feeds into Central East High School.
El Capitan provides students with an impressive selection of eighth grade electives, including home economics, focused on cooking, nutrition, and meal planning. Visual art students can explore drawing, painting, design, sculpture, and puppetry.
Performing arts electives include beginning through advanced band, all requiring after school practice and performances. Theatre students participate in a variety of activities, including improv, pantomime, storytelling, and voice projection.
Students enrolled in the leadership elective help plan and lead student activities. Additional electives include yearbook, video production, woodshop, industrial arts, modern dance, and Spanish.
Students with plans to attend university or college will benefit from the school’s AVID program, where they will learn skills and strategies from note-taking and studying to time-management, test taking, and textbook reading, and research. Admission to the program, which also includes PSAT and college entrance/placement exam preparation, is by application. The AVID program is designed to increase eligibility for admission to the University of California, California State University, and private four-year universities and colleges.
El Capitan Middle School
Public Middle School
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Grade 7-8
4443 W Weldon Ave,
Fresno, CA
Central Unified School District
School Details
Head of School
Jeff Wimp
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Math Proficiency
19%
Reading Proficiency
35%
Niche Grade
B-
B+
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Reading Proficiency
35%
Math Proficiency
19%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Teachers
34
Full Time Teachers
34
Teachers in First or Second Year
7.4%
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
Math
6.8%
State Average
17.9%
Science
2.8%
State Average
9.9%
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
698:1
Student Diversity
Female
51.4%
Male
48.6%
Hispanic
70.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
14.2%
Black
7.4%
White
6.4%
Two or more races
1.3%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
GreatSchools Reviews
8/17/2023
First year here and already Lovin it. Better that most schools in area and high disagree with the school score.
9/4/2022
School is out dated and have are very low academy. Seems like the there is no investment in the kid/School. Take a drive and see for yourself
8/17/2013
I loved attending this school this last year. They brought in a new principal in the spring and he rocked. He was always out talking to us and made us feel good about the school. The teachers seemed happier too when he came.
8/4/2013
I attended both years at El Capitan and they were both amazing. The kids are really nice. The teachers are amazing. All the staff are nice. Overall its a great school
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Map
Attendance Zone
About West Fresno
List Price Range
$110K - $3.8M
Homes For Sale
51
Average Home Value
$376,141
Median Lot Size
6,098 Sq Ft
% Renters
42%
Household Income
$78,838
% of College Grads
15.6%
Median Age
33
Average House Size
1,595 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
19.5%
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Additional Schools in the Area
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Parks in this Area
Roeding Park Playground
- Playground
Jaswant Singh Khalra Neighborhood Park
- Basketball
- Grills
- Picnic Area
Roeding Park
- Lake
- Picnic Area
- Amusement Rides
Inspiration Park
- Dog Park
- Playground
- Community Center
Basin AH1 Dog Park
- Dog Park
- Picnic Area
Z.S. Leymel Park
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