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What's something Granite Hills High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,331
High
DISTRICT 1,093 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROSSMONT UNION HIGH·NCES 061623002020
Granite Hills High
1719 East Madison Ave., El Cajon, CA 92019 · (619) 593-5500 · San Diego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,331 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
24.1:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,342 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 552 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 580 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 564 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 635 | 27% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
46.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -16.0pp since 2014
Math
17.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -27.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.9% | 29.1% | 25.7% | 28.3% |
| Math | 7.8% | 10.1% | 22.4% | 59.8% |
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 | 46.0% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 22.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 23.7% |
| 2021-22 | 58.5% | 25.4% |
| 2020-21 | 59.3% | 30.9% |
| 2018-19 | 54.5% | 41.6% |
| 2017-18 | 46.3% | 35.7% |
| 2016-17 | 66.5% | 45.5% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Hills High this school | 2,331 | 57.6% | 33.3% |
| Chico High Chico | 1,804 | 56.8% | 53.3% |
| Yucaipa High Yucaipa | 2,755 | 58.8% | 45.9% |
| El Capitan High Lakeside | 1,810 | 52.2% | 38.0% |
| Ramona High Ramona | 1,404 | 57.2% | 45.3% |
| Glendale High Glendale | 2,066 | 55.0% | 28.3% |
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 Hills High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #703 of 1,052 | #53 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #740 of 1,056 ▼ 211 | #60 of 70 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #780 of 1,056 ▼ 45 | #56 of 70 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #41 of 1,044 | #2 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,331 | #151 of 2,093 | #12 of 135 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #1,119 of 1,352 | #66 of 96 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #383 of 1,351 | #43 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #1,078 of 1,575 | #63 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #267 of 327 | #16 of 17 |
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
2,331
-7 (0%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 2,204
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 2,331 | 96.9 | 24.1:1 | 58% (1,342) |
| 2023-24 | 2,414 | 17.1 | 141.0:1 | 62% (1,499) |
| 2022-23 | 2,398 | 98 | 24.5:1 | 60% (1,429) |
| 2020-21 | 2,338 | 92 | 25.4:1 | 51% (1,183) |
| 2017-18 | 2,290 | 85.2 | 26.9:1 | 47% (1,067) |
| 2015-16 | 2,345 | 92 | 25.5:1 | 57% (1,337) |
| 2010-11 | 2,771 | N/A | N/A | 20% (568) |
| 2000-01 | 2,846 | 112 | 25.4:1 | 15% (436) |
| 1990-91 | 2,204 | 80 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granite Hills High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,290 to 2,331); teachers up 14% (85.2 to 96.9).
About Granite Hills High
Among the schools in El Cajon, California, is Granite Hills High, a large high school. Its 2,331 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 178% bigger than the 838 average for high schools in California.
Enrollment across the 15 schools in Grossmont Union High totals 16,401 students.
Enrollment at Granite Hills High is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. The school is also 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, San Diego County is about 48% White. By the diversity index, Granite Hills High comes in at 61%.
Federal staffing data show 96.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Granite Hills High and a ratio of 24.1:1. That ratio is over the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 58% of students.
The allk12 Grade for Granite Hills High is D. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Granite Hills High's results are 12.5 points below predicted: 33.3% against 45.8%.
San Diego County has these Census figures: median household income is about $106,268, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.
The nearest other public school, Madison Avenue Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Granite Hills High is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Granite Hills High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 2,338 in 2020-21 and 2,331 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 25.4:1 to 24.1:1.
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San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grossmont Union High
- Grossmont HighHigh · 2,172 students
- El Capitan HighHigh · 1,810 students
- Valhalla HighHigh · 1,728 students
- El Cajon Valley HighHigh · 1,701 students
- West Hills HighHigh · 1,624 students
- Santana HighHigh · 1,621 students
Other schools in El Cajon
- Literacy First CharterCombined · 2,160 students
- Valhalla HighHigh · 1,728 students
- El Cajon Valley HighHigh · 1,701 students
- Hillsdale MiddleMiddle · 1,481 students
- Bostonia GlobalCombined · 1,266 students
- Naranca ElementaryElementary · 985 students
Other Granite Hills High schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Granite Hills High. Granite Hills High is the largest of the 3.
- Granite Hills HighApple Valley, CA · 1,791 students
- Granite Hills HighPorterville, CA · 1,206 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Avenue Elementary0.3 mi · 670
- Montgomery Middle0.3 mi · 929
- Meridian Elementary1.0 mi · 570
- Greenfield Middle1.0 mi · 730
- Bostonia Global1.1 mi · 1,266
- Diego Valley East Public Charter1.1 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Granite Hills HighHow many students attend Granite Hills High?
Granite Hills High enrolls approximately 2,331 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Granite Hills High serve?
Granite Hills High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Granite Hills High?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Granite Hills High.
How diverse is Granite Hills High?
Granite Hills High reports a student body of 49% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Granite Hills High in?
Granite Hills High is part of Grossmont Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.