Granite Hills High

Set in El Cajon, California, Granite Hills High is a high-enrollment high school, one of the schools within Grossmont Union High. It caters to 2,331 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Granite Hills High sits 178% larger than that benchmark.

Grossmont Union High comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 16,401 students; Granite Hills High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Granite Hills High reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to San Diego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Granite Hills High has 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Granite Hills High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 34.8%.

In the surrounding community, San Diego County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,268 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Granite Hills High is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: Madison Avenue Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Granite Hills High. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Granite Hills High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 16.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Granite Hills High has stayed largely flat, going from 2,290 students in 2018 to 2,331 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

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