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What's something Granite Hills High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,791
High
DISTRICT 2,001 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLE VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060001708297
Granite Hills High
22900 Esaws Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92307 · (760) 961-2290 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,791 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
22.3:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,323 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 513 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 427 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 451 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 400 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
45.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.9pp since 2014
Math
15.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.0% | 30.1% | 29.1% | 25.9% |
| Math | 2.7% | 12.5% | 19.1% | 65.7% |
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 | 45.1% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 46.5% | 13.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.2% | 10.4% |
| 2018-19 | 38.8% | 9.8% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 14.3% |
| 2016-17 | 45.2% | 10.4% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Hills High
Granite Hills High's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Hills High this school | 1,791 | 73.9% | 30.8% |
| Excelsior Charter Victorville | 2,170 | 72.3% | N/A |
| Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego San Diego | 1,375 | 72.9% | N/A |
| San Diego High San Diego | 1,602 | 71.0% | 37.5% |
| San Pedro Senior High San Pedro | 2,398 | 77.1% | 44.3% |
| Oceanside High Oceanside | 1,948 | 74.5% | 27.6% |
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 Hills High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #773 of 1,052 | #39 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #828 of 1,056 ▼ 73 | #45 of 56 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #804 of 1,056 ▼ 92 | #43 of 56 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.4pp | #284 of 1,044 | #24 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,791 | #397 of 2,093 | #38 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #913 of 1,352 | #46 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #512 of 1,351 | #22 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #781 of 1,575 | #53 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #41 of 327 | #2 of 19 |
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
1,791
+155 (+9%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 1,840
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 1,791 | 80.3 | 22.3:1 | 74% (1,323) |
| 2023-24 | 1,734 | 77 | 22.5:1 | 74% (1,280) |
| 2022-23 | 1,759 | 78.8 | 22.3:1 | 71% (1,250) |
| 2020-21 | 1,636 | 72 | 22.7:1 | 75% (1,221) |
| 2017-18 | 1,453 | 64.2 | 22.6:1 | 70% (1,019) |
| 2015-16 | 1,451 | 65 | 22.3:1 | 67% (973) |
| 2010-11 | 1,879 | N/A | N/A | 49% (918) |
| 2000-01 | 1,840 | 79 | 23.3:1 | 26% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granite Hills High.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,453 to 1,791); teachers up 25% (64.2 to 80.3).
About Granite Hills High
Families in Apple Valley, California, are served by Granite Hills High, a large high school. In all, 1,791 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 114% above the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
Apple Valley Unified serves 13,613 students across 14 schools.
At Granite Hills High, 61% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 23% White, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
There are 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.3:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in San Bernardino County is similar, at 74%.
Among California public high schools, Granite Hills High outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Granite Hills High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 30.8% actual against 36.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for San Bernardino County show that the median household earns about $85,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
The closest school to Granite Hills High is Rancho Verde Elementary, located about 0.9 miles away. Granite Hills High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 21.5% on proficiency, and Granite Hills High is above that at 30.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,791, compared with 1,636 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Granite Hills High lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Apple Valley Unified
- Apple Valley HighHigh · 2,211 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
- Rio Vista School of Applied LearningElementary · 927 students
- Sandia AcademyElementary · 848 students
Other schools in Apple Valley
- Apple Valley HighHigh · 2,211 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Academy for Academic ExcellenceCombined · 1,489 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
- Rio Vista School of Applied LearningElementary · 927 students
Other Granite Hills High schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Granite Hills High. Granite Hills High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Granite Hills HighEl Cajon, CA · 2,331 students
- Granite Hills HighPorterville, CA · 1,206 students
Nearby schools
- Rancho Verde Elementary0.9 mi · 748
- Vanguard Preparatory1.5 mi · 1,153
- High Desert Premier Academy1.9 mi · 208
- Yucca Loma Elementary1.9 mi · 616
- Apple Valley Virtual Academy2.4 mi · 173
- Sycamore Rocks Elementary3.1 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Granite Hills HighHow large is Granite Hills High?
Granite Hills High enrolls approximately 1,791 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Granite Hills High serve?
Granite Hills High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Granite Hills High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Granite Hills High is approximately 22.3:1 (80 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Granite Hills High?
At Granite Hills High, the student body is approximately 23% White, 61% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Granite Hills High in?
Granite Hills High is part of Apple Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.