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How has Greenhills Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUREKA UNION·NCES 061308001489
Greenhills Elementary
8200 Greenhills Way, Granite Bay, CA 95746 · (916) 791-4230 · Placer County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
90 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 164 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
62.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.1pp since 2014
Math
70.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.0% | 28.0% | 24.5% | 12.6% |
| Math | 38.5% | 32.2% | 20.3% | 9.1% |
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 | 62.9% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 76.4% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.9% | 82.9% |
| 2020-21 | 66.7% | 73.9% |
| 2018-19 | 78.6% | 83.5% |
| 2017-18 | 81.0% | 79.3% |
| 2016-17 | 76.9% | 81.5% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Greenhills Elementary
Greenhills Elementary's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhills Elementary this school | 549 | 16.4% | 65.4% |
| La Jolla Elementary La Jolla | 566 | 19.1% | 86.5% |
| Chaparral Elementary Ladera Ranch | 604 | 18.0% | 84.5% |
| De Portola Elementary Mission Viejo | 540 | 18.0% | 75.3% |
| Pacific Rim Elementary Carlsbad | 642 | 17.4% | 86.4% |
| Brook Knoll Elementary Santa Cruz | 498 | 13.9% | 68.9% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Greenhills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #860 of 5,151 | #14 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #570 of 5,172 ▼ 110 | #6 of 61 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #1,147 of 5,172 ▲ 420 | #27 of 61 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.1pp | #49 of 5,116 | #2 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #1,869 of 5,915 | #18 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,031 of 5,352 | #35 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #2,172 of 5,354 | #46 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #5,268 of 5,625 | #52 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #251 of 1,139 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
549
+139 (+34%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 549 | 25.2 | 21.8:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 24.3 | 21.6:1 | 14% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 24.3 | 20.9:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | 14% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 15% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | N/A | N/A | 9% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 6% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 24 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenhills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (457 to 549); teachers up 20% (21 to 25.2).
About Greenhills Elementary
Greenhills Elementary sits in Granite Bay, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The school had 549 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25.
Greenhills Elementary is among 7 schools run by Eureka Union, which serves 3,455 students.
White students are the majority at Greenhills Elementary, with 62% of enrollment. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 21.8 students per teacher and 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 16%. That is lower than the 33% average for public schools in Placer County.
Greenhills Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Greenhills Elementary would be expected to post about 69.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.4%.
Among Placer County residents, the median household income is $115,998, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Greenhills Elementary is one of 123 public schools in the county.
Sierra Vista is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Greenhills Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Greenhills Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 34% from its 2020-21 level of 410.
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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 Eureka Union
- Ridgeview ElementaryMiddle · 619 students
- Oakhills ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Excelsior ElementaryMiddle · 469 students
- Maidu ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Olympus Junior HighMiddle · 439 students
- Willma Cavitt Junior HighMiddle · 375 students
Other schools in Granite Bay
- Granite Bay HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Ridgeview ElementaryMiddle · 619 students
- Oakhills ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Willma Cavitt Junior HighMiddle · 375 students
- Sierra VistaCombined · 16 students
Nearby schools
- Sierra Vista0.6 mi · 16
- Olympus Junior High0.8 mi · 439
- Excelsior Elementary1.1 mi · 469
- Stoneridge Elementary1.1 mi · 407
- Granite Bay High1.2 mi · 2,036
- Ridgeview Elementary1.3 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Greenhills ElementaryHow many students attend Greenhills Elementary?
Greenhills Elementary enrolls approximately 549 students in grades KG-03.
Is Greenhills Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenhills Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Greenhills Elementary have?
Greenhills Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greenhills Elementary?
At Greenhills Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Greenhills Elementary public or private?
Greenhills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eureka Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.