El Cerrito High School
| El Cerrito High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
540 Ashbury Avenue , | |
| Coordinates | 37°54′31″N 122°17′43″W / 37.90861°N 122.29528°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1941-01-06 |
| School district | West Contra Costa Unified School District |
| Principal | Malcolm Norrington |
| Teaching staff | 66.00 FTEs |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,476 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.36 |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Mascot | Gauchos (Gauchos in Spanish) |
| Website | El Cerrito High School website |
El Cerrito High School is a four-year public high school in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. It is located on Ashbury Avenue in El Cerrito, California, United States and serves students from El Cerrito, a portion of eastern Richmond (east of Interstate 80 and south of San Pablo Dam Road) and the unincorporated communities of East Richmond Heights and Kensington.
As of the 2021-22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,570 students and 68.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.8:1. There were 481 students (30.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 42 (2.7% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.