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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Granite Bay High administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
2,036
High
DISTRICT 1,374 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEVILLE JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 063363006168
Granite Bay High
1 Grizzly Way, Granite Bay, CA 95746 · (916) 786-8676 · Placer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,036 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
509 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 516 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 508 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 516 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 496 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
77.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
61.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.6% | 30.9% | 13.5% | 9.1% |
| Math | 37.5% | 24.4% | 19.8% | 18.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.4% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 61.5% |
| 2022-23 | 83.7% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 85.8% | 61.3% |
| 2020-21 | 87.2% | 61.0% |
| 2018-19 | 88.7% | 74.3% |
| 2017-18 | 88.8% | 73.8% |
| 2016-17 | 90.7% | 74.7% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 74.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Granite Bay High
Granite Bay High's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Bay High this school | 2,036 | 25.0% | 69.0% |
| Tesoro High Las Flores | 2,030 | 23.4% | 73.2% |
| Whitney High Rocklin | 2,041 | 20.9% | 58.8% |
| Northgate High Walnut Creek | 1,546 | 22.4% | 64.5% |
| Rocklin High Rocklin | 1,936 | 19.9% | 65.0% |
| Torrey Pines High San Diego | 2,536 | 17.7% | 69.3% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Granite Bay High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #91 of 1,052 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #77 of 1,056 ▼ 11 | #2 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #133 of 1,056 ▲ 21 | #1 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #174 of 1,044 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,036 | #272 of 2,093 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #1,085 of 1,352 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #265 of 1,351 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #1,442 of 1,575 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #788 of 802 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,036
+10 (+0%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 1,896
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,036 | 85.5 | 23.8:1 | 25% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 2,005 | 86.9 | 23.1:1 | 23% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 1,972 | 83.5 | 23.6:1 | 11% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 2,026 | 85 | 23.8:1 | 12% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 2,046 | 85.8 | 23.9:1 | 10% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 2,043 | 84 | 24.3:1 | 8% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 2,173 | N/A | N/A | 4% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 1,896 | 80 | 23.7:1 | 1% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granite Bay High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,046 to 2,036); teachers unchanged (85.8 to 85.5).
About Granite Bay High
Granite Bay High is a high school in Granite Bay, California, and it is part of Roseville Joint Union High. The school serves 2,036 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 143% bigger than that.
Granite Bay High is one school in Roseville Joint Union High, a system of 8 schools with 10,989 students.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at Granite Bay High. Other groups make up 20% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Placer County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Granite Bay High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Teacher staffing is 85.5 full-time equivalents, or about 23.8 students per teacher. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. About 25% of students, or 509, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Granite Bay High an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 64.9% for a school in California with Granite Bay High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Granite Bay High posts 69.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Placer County, median household income is about $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Granite Bay High is one of 123 public schools in Placer County, which together enroll about 70,590 students.
Of nearby public schools, Ridgeview Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Granite Bay High comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Granite Bay High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 2,026 students in 2020-21 and 2,036 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roseville Joint Union High
- West Park HighHigh · 2,079 students
- Woodcreek HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Antelope HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Roseville HighHigh · 1,443 students
- Oakmont HighHigh · 1,290 students
- Independence High (Alternative)High · 258 students
Other schools in Granite Bay
- Ridgeview ElementaryMiddle · 619 students
- Oakhills ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Greenhills ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Willma Cavitt Junior HighMiddle · 375 students
- Sierra VistaCombined · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeview Elementary0.3 mi · 619
- Oakhills Elementary0.3 mi · 554
- Excelsior Elementary1.0 mi · 469
- Greenhills Elementary1.2 mi · 549
- George Sargeant Elementary1.4 mi · 406
- Sierra Vista1.4 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Granite Bay HighHow large is Granite Bay High?
Granite Bay High enrolls approximately 2,036 students in grades 09-12.
Is Granite Bay High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Granite Bay High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Granite Bay High have?
Granite Bay High employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Granite Bay High?
Student demographics at Granite Bay High are roughly 53% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 20% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Granite Bay High?
Granite Bay High is overseen by Roseville Joint Union High in Placer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.