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Enrollment
979
Middle
DISTRICT 880 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKLIN UNIFIED·NCES 060001308257
Granite Oaks Middle
2600 Wyckford Dr., Rocklin, CA 95765 · (916) 315-9009 · Placer County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL979 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of California public middle 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.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
184 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 496 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 483 | 49% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
70.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.3pp since 2014
Math
65.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.8% | 39.6% | 20.0% | 9.7% |
| Math | 39.1% | 26.6% | 20.5% | 13.8% |
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 | 70.3% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 64.1% |
| 2022-23 | 68.5% | 60.6% |
| 2021-22 | 71.9% | 61.8% |
| 2018-19 | 73.9% | 67.0% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 68.4% |
| 2016-17 | 73.6% | 67.2% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 68.0% |
| 2014-15 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Oaks Middle
Granite Oaks Middle's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Oaks Middle this school | 979 | 18.8% | 67.4% |
| Walnut Creek Intermediate Walnut Creek | 940 | 15.3% | 66.3% |
| Parras (Nick G.) Middle Redondo Beach | 1,031 | 13.0% | 68.5% |
| Hillview Middle Menlo Park | 846 | 11.2% | 77.3% |
| Aviara Oaks Middle Carlsbad | 991 | 21.9% | 68.3% |
| Talbert (Samuel E.) Middle Huntington Beach | 690 | 21.3% | 67.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Oaks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #149 of 1,224 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #128 of 1,227 ▼ 2 | #4 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #176 of 1,227 ▼ 6 | #6 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #718 of 1,214 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 979 | #212 of 1,377 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #543 of 1,279 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #245 of 1,278 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #1,230 of 1,329 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #655 of 930 | #7 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
979
-71 (-7%) vs 2020
+69% since 2000-01, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 979 | 47.7 | 20.6:1 | 19% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 971 | 47.7 | 20.4:1 | 16% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 950 | 45.5 | 20.9:1 | 13% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 1,050 | 50 | 21.0:1 | 12% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 1,086 | 49.3 | 22.0:1 | 11% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 43 | 21.6:1 | 11% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | N/A | N/A | 11% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 28 | 20.8:1 | 4% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granite Oaks Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,086 to 979); teachers down 3% (49.3 to 47.7).
About Granite Oaks Middle
Granite Oaks Middle is a middle school located in Rocklin, California, in Placer County. There are 979 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 49% above the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
Rocklin Unified has 11,579 students spread across 18 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Granite Oaks Middle is 51% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 17% Asian, and 12% multiracial. The school's White share is 18 points below the 69% share among Placer County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Teacher count: 47.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Roughly 19% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Placer County, the average is 33%.
Granite Oaks Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of California public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Granite Oaks Middle falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 67.4% actual against 68.5% predicted.
In the wider Placer County area, the median household earns about $115,998 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Placer County counts 123 public schools with about 70,590 students.
Rocklin Alternative Education Center sits about 0.4 miles from Granite Oaks Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 67.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 7% across 4 years, from 1,050 in 2020-21 to 979 in 2024-25.
The Granite Oaks Middle discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Rocklin Unified
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Quarry Trail ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Rocklin ElementaryElementary · 631 students
- Sunset Ranch ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Rocklin
- Whitney HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Rocklin HighHigh · 1,936 students
- Rocklin Academy GatewayElementary · 1,093 students
- Spring View MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Western Sierra Collegiate AcademyHigh · 776 students
- Quarry Trail ElementaryElementary · 705 students
Nearby schools
- Rocklin Alternative Education Center0.4 mi · 42
- Victory High0.4 mi · 85
- Breen Elementary0.4 mi · 424
- Rocklin High0.5 mi · 1,936
- Valley View Elementary0.8 mi · 414
- Quarry Trail Elementary0.9 mi · 705
Frequently asked questions
About Granite Oaks MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Granite Oaks Middle?
Granite Oaks Middle enrolls approximately 979 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Granite Oaks Middle serve?
Granite Oaks Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Granite Oaks Middle?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Granite Oaks Middle.
What is the student diversity at Granite Oaks Middle?
Student demographics at Granite Oaks Middle are roughly 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 17% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Granite Oaks Middle?
Granite Oaks Middle is overseen by Rocklin Unified in Placer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.