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Granite Hills High

Q: Is Granite Hills High a good school?

Granite Hills High ranks 1299 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Granite Hills High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 1,800 students in Apple Valley Unified, a district that faces significant economic challenges across the community.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture: its 92% graduation rate is a notable strength, but proficiency in core subjects, especially mathematics (15%), is well below the state average. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 38% is nearly double the state average and higher than at neighboring Apple Valley High. The school shows effectiveness with English Language Learners but has inconsistent results year-to-year for students in special education.

When compared to nearby schools, an interesting pattern emerges in the district: both Granite Hills and Apple Valley High achieve strong graduation rates despite lower test scores, suggesting robust support systems to help seniors cross the finish line. However, alternatives like Excelsior Charter show higher math proficiency with similar student demographics, and its near-perfect attendance rate is a stark contrast worth noting. For parents, key areas to inquire about would be the school's specific plans to tackle absenteeism and boost math instruction, while recognizing its success in graduating students.

1,791

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,221

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22900 Esaws Rd.
Apple Valley, CA 92307-4305

(760) 961-2290

District: Apple Valley Unified

Feeder schools for Granite Hills High:

Elementary:	Desert Knolls Elementary
	Phoenix Academy
	Rancho Verde Elementary
	Sycamore Rocks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

White:

22.6%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,299^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Apple Valley Unified

1364^th of 1,543Apple Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	1299 of 2162	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1191 of 2159	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1280 of 2170	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1342 of 2123	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1315 of 2133	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1136 of 2017	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	1304 of 2021	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.2	961 of 2039	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.8	1005 of 1994	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.1	1007 of 2426	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.9	1027 of 2354	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.6	921 of 2367	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.1	864 of 2281	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.7	699 of 2238	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.7	708 of 2117	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.3	817 of 2063	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.4	723 of 1968	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.4	599 of 1901	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.0	510 of 1653	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	401 of 523	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	231 of 517	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	265 of 521	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	263 of 522	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	453 of 592	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	413 of 582	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	14.3	506 of 581	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	461 of 581	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	899 of 1161	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	955 of 1117	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	902 of 1052	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	374 of 1085	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	688 of 1064	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	794 of 1044	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	727 of 941	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	242 of 938	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1189 of 1906	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1222 of 1915	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1282 of 1915	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1293 of 1858	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1334 of 1833	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1092 of 1760	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1134 of 1900	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	1103 of 1902	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1204 of 1917	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1152 of 1861	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1153 of 1814	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1042 of 1742	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	291 of 410	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1160 of 2013	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	1075 of 2026	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	1199 of 2030	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1188 of 1943	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1279 of 1937	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	1131 of 1862	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1220 of 1942	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1015 of 1948	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1083 of 1963	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1197 of 1916	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1074 of 1880	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1064 of 1834	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	166 of 175	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	156 of 168	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1173 of 1252	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	751 of 1216	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	866 of 1197	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	819 of 1155	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	751 of 1173	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	883 of 1193	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1007 of 1204	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	953 of 1222	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	825 of 1173	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2022)13th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2025)5th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	22900 Esaws Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-2290	1,791	80	22.3	73.9%	405 (22.6%)	179 (10.0%)	1,093 (61.0%)	34 (1.9%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	63 (3.5%)	38.6	1299^th of 2162 public high schools	39.9%		41.9	1191^st of 2159 public high schools	44.8%	108		21.5	15.4	21.3			45.1	45.1			15.2	15.2	$18,221	$2,076	$16,145
Apple Valley High	Public	9-12	11837 Navajo Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-7206	2,211	93	23.8	66.4%	705 (31.9%)	123 (5.6%)	1,226 (55.5%)	53 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	14 (0.6%)	78 (3.5%)	37.5	1321^st of 2162 public high schools	38.9%		39.6	1248^th of 2159 public high schools	42.2%	73		22.2	8.7	21.5			42.4	42.4			15.5	15.5	$17,174	$1,746	$15,428
Excelsior Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	18422 Bear Valley Rd. Bldg. 11	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Excelsior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-4262	2,170	94	22.9	72.3%	496 (22.9%)	195 (9.0%)	1,311 (60.4%)	24 (1.1%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	115 (5.3%)	41.1	1237^th of 2162 public high schools	42.8%		37.9	1295^th of 2159 public high schools	40.0%	58	19.7	19.2	32.1	19.9	36.0	33.0	44.0	37.2	27.7	19.2	20.5	22.6	$16,552	$624	$15,928
Lakeview Leadership Academy	Public	7-12	12484 Tamarisk Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3400	901	50	18.1	82.7%	84 (9.3%)	153 (17.0%)	603 (66.9%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	35 (3.9%)	45.2	1138^th of 2162 public high schools	47.4%		43.7	1155^th of 2159 public high schools	46.5%	17	8.8	19.1		9.9	21.1	23.9	61.9	24.9	16.5	5.5	14.3	11.3
Alta Vista Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	11988 Hesperia Rd.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Alta Vista Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 203-4846	2,812	86	32.8	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1677^th of 2162 public high schools	22.4%		18.8	1724^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	47			15.8	15.8			23.4	23.4			8.1	8.1
Victor Valley High	Public	9-12	16500 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3300	2,255	95	23.7	91.0%	128 (5.7%)	345 (15.3%)	1,619 (71.8%)	38 (1.7%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	104 (4.6%)	23	1630^th of 2162 public high schools	24.6%		28.5	1530^th of 2159 public high schools	29.1%	100		9.2	16.7	9.4			35.1	35.1			8.5	8.5
Goodwill High	Public	9-12	16350 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3201	58	6	9.5	86.2%	3 (5.2%)	11 (19.0%)	42 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	8.7	2085^th of 2162 public high schools	3.6%		10.5	2045^th of 2159 public high schools	5.3%	40		0.0		3.3			12.5	12.5			0.0	0.0
Goodwill Independent Study	Public	7-12	16350 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3440	187	6	30.2	87.7%	6 (3.2%)	44 (23.5%)	121 (64.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	13.8	1843^rd of 2162 public high schools	14.8%		13.7	1861^st of 2159 public high schools	13.8%	18		3.2	0.0	2.4			17.7	17.7			7.6	7.6
Victor Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	16350 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 955-3201	91	3	28.1	79.1%	2 (2.2%)	16 (17.6%)	67 (73.6%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	85	313^th of 2162 public high schools	85.5%		61.1	742^nd of 2159 public high schools	65.6%	429	29.4	46.7		37.5	23.1	39.4	63.3	46.1	23.1	32.4	63.3	42.9
Mojave High	Public	9-12	16633 Lemon St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-3999	277	11	25.6	85.2%	20 (7.2%)	23 (8.3%)	228 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	8	2116^th of 2162 public high schools	2.1%		10.2	2056^th of 2159 public high schools	4.8%	60		0.0	0.0	0.0			3.0	3.0			1.5	1.5	$45,936	$11,648	$34,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Granite Hills High?

Students at Granite Hills High are 61% Hispanic, 23% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Granite Hills High a good school?

Granite Hills High ranks 1299^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Granite Hills High?

Granite Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Desert Knolls Elementary
Elementary : Phoenix Academy
Elementary : Rancho Verde Elementary
Elementary : Sycamore Rocks Elementary

How many students attend Granite Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,791 students attended Granite Hills High.

What district is Granite Hills High in?

Apple Valley Unified

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