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Granite Hills High

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Granite Hills High ranks 1273 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

Granite Hills High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,331 students in El Cajon, CA, as part of the Grossmont Union High district.

Academically, the school performs near the state average in English but faces significant challenges in Mathematics and Science, with proficiency rates notably below state averages. Its graduation rate is slightly below the state average, while chronic absenteeism and dropout rates are higher. Compared to other schools in the Grossmont Union High district, Granite Hills sits in the middle tier—it outperforms smaller alternative schools like Chaparral High and REACH Academy but trails behind higher-performing comprehensive schools such as Valhalla High and Grossmont High.

The school has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. It operates with typical resources for its size, using funding more efficiently than the district's alternative schools, which have much higher per-student spending but dramatically worse outcomes in graduation and attendance. A nearby charter school, River Valley Charter, shows very high academic performance, highlighting how different school models and populations can affect comparisons.

2,331

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,848

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1719 East Madison Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92019-1052

(619) 593-5500

District: Grossmont Union High

Feeder schools for Granite Hills High:

Elementary:	Boulder Oaks Elementary
	Creekside Early Learning Center
	Crest Elementary
	Madison Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Rios Elementary
	Shadow Hills Elementary
Middle:	Joan MacQueen Middle
	Montgomery Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,273^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 13High Schools in the Grossmont Union High

750^th of 1,543Grossmont Union High 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	39.5	1273 of 2162	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	1018 of 2159	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	1153 of 2170	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	900 of 2123	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	454 of 1290	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	551 of 2133	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	751 of 2017	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.3	409 of 2021	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	447 of 2039	78.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	368 of 1994	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	300 of 2426	87.6%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	372 of 2354	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	274 of 2367	88.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.1	231 of 2281	89.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.8	241 of 2238	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	64.0	393 of 2117	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.1	411 of 2063	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	60.3	469 of 1968	76.2%	★★★★☆
2005	51.8	561 of 1901	70.5%	★★★★☆
2004	52.8	457 of 1653	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	264 of 517	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	315 of 521	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	119 of 592	79.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	508 of 585	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	569 of 573	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	578 of 591	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	491 of 581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.9	359 of 1161	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	76 of 555	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	337 of 1117	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	460 of 1052	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	451 of 1085	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	896 of 1064	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	436 of 1044	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	742 of 941	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.8	154 of 938	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1247 of 1906	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	964 of 1915	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1199 of 1915	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	829 of 1858	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	542 of 1054	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	488 of 1833	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	822 of 1760	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1168 of 1900	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	1005 of 1902	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1004 of 1917	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	984 of 1861	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.2	428 of 1814	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	690 of 1742	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	96.7	10 of 299	96.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1289 of 2013	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1098 of 2026	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1273 of 2030	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	797 of 1943	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	334 of 1126	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	605 of 1937	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	852 of 1862	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1114 of 1942	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	946 of 1948	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	971 of 1963	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	849 of 1916	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	331 of 1122	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	583 of 1880	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	637 of 1834	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.9	122 of 190	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	453 of 577	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	489 of 574	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	447 of 541	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	274 of 422	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	298 of 366	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	793 of 1252	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	421 of 1216	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	914 of 1197	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	960 of 1155	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	813 of 1173	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	928 of 1193	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	771 of 1204	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	627 of 1222	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	713 of 1173	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)97th percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2024)49th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)36th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science19%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 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 (2025)
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 10th 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	1719 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5500	2,331	97	24.0	57.6%	1,131 (48.5%)	40 (1.7%)	903 (38.7%)	94 (4.0%)	33 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	122 (5.2%)	39.5	1273^rd of 2162 public high schools	41.1%		49.3	1018^th of 2159 public high schools	52.8%	255			19.9	0.0	19.3			46.0	46.0			17.8	17.8	$22,848	$21,646	$1,202
REACH Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3580	21	3	7.0	57.1%	5 (23.8%)	6 (28.6%)	9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)
Elite Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Blvd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3545	34	3	10.7	64.7%	16 (47.1%)	4 (11.8%)	12 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
El Cajon Valley High	Public	9-12	1035 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 407-4711	1,701	82	20.7	88.8%	633 (37.2%)	157 (9.2%)	692 (40.7%)	120 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	90 (5.3%)	23.2	1629^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		25.9	1573^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.1%	56			13.9	4.6	13.0			28.3	28.3			10.8	10.8	$28,121	$26,332	$1,789
Valhalla High	Public	9-12	1725 Hillsdale Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5300	1,728	74	23.4	69.4%	1,140 (66.0%)	30 (1.7%)	367 (21.2%)	122 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	61 (3.5%)	72	560^th of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		72.4	536^th of 2159 public high schools	75.2%	24			37.3	16.7	36.4			66.1	66.1			34.5	34.5	$23,408	$22,252	$1,156
Altus Schools East County	Public, Charter	7-12	111 Fletcher Pkwy.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Altus Schools East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	287	8	35.3	73.2%	68 (23.7%)	21 (7.3%)	167 (58.2%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	36.1	1355^th of 2162 public high schools	37.3%		47.7	1061^st of 2159 public high schools	50.9%	294	20.8	14.7	18.2	17.7	17.4	15.4	29.2	54.1	39.2	15.4	25.0	5.4	13.5	$25,210	$24,086	$1,124
River Valley Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	9707 1/2 Marilla Dr.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	River Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2579	231	12	19.5	20.8%	158 (68.4%)	5 (2.2%)	56 (24.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	97.5	45^th of 2162 public high schools	97.9%		96.6	75^th of 2159 public high schools	96.5%	30	51.4			79.4	65.2	58.6	80.0	86.5	76.2	71.4	62.9	64.9	66.0
Chaparral High	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-4600	45	6	7.2	77.8%	14 (31.1%)	7 (15.6%)	22 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)	8	2120^th of 2162 public high schools	1.9%		10.7	2022^nd of 2159 public high schools	6.3%	98			0.0		0.0			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0
MERIT Academy	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0600	68	7	9.6	73.5%	28 (41.2%)	7 (10.3%)	28 (41.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	15.9	1771^st of 2162 public high schools	18.1%		11.4	1979^th of 2159 public high schools	8.3%	208			8.3		8.3			16.7	16.7			9.1	9.1	$68,770	$67,100	$1,670
IDEA Center	Public	9-12	1600 North Cuyamaca St.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-4332	127	16	7.7	65.4%	60 (47.2%)	3 (2.4%)	51 (40.2%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	21.4	1665^th of 2162 public high schools	23.0%		34.9	1373^rd of 2159 public high schools	36.4%	292			8.9		8.7			34.8	34.8			6.3	6.3	$61,698	$60,326	$1,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite Hills High

What schools feed into Granite Hills High?

Granite Hills High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boulder Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Creekside Early Learning Center
Elementary : Crest Elementary
Elementary : Madison Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Rios Elementary
Elementary : Shadow Hills Elementary
Middle : Joan MacQueen Middle
Middle : Montgomery Middle

What is the racial makeup of Granite Hills High?

Students at Granite Hills High are 49% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Granite Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,331 students attended Granite Hills High.

Is Granite Hills High a good school?

Granite Hills High ranks 1273^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Granite Hills High in?

Grossmont Union High

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