Photo: UncleVinny · CC BY 3.0Granite Bay’s public schools outscore 91% of California districts
Math proficiency in Granite Bay’s districts is 52%, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Granite Bay, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Granite Bay’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 183 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Granite Bay’s, its schools beat 79%, lower than their 91% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 71% and math 52% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Eureka Union Elementary spends $13,476 per student and Roseville Joint Union High $17,164, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Willma Cavitt Junior High, then Granite Bay High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Placer Learning Center (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Granite Bay’s grade
A: better than 91% of California school districts, #66 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Granite Bay, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Granite Bay · depends on your address
Oakhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 554 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Greenhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 549 students · 22:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Granite Bay · depends on your address
Oakhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 554 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Greenhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 549 students · 22:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Granite Bay · depends on your address
Oakhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 554 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Greenhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 549 students · 22:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Granite Bay · depends on your address
Oakhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 554 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Greenhills Elementary
Grades K–3 · 549 students · 22:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Granite Bay
Ridgeview Elementary
Grades 4–6 · 619 students · 31:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Granite Bay
Ridgeview Elementary
Grades 4–6 · 619 students · 31:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Granite Bay
Ridgeview Elementary
Grades 4–6 · 619 students · 31:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Granite Bay
Willma Cavitt Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 375 students · 24:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Granite Bay
Willma Cavitt Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 375 students · 24:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Granite Bay
Granite Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Granite Bay
Granite Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Granite Bay
Granite Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Granite Bay
Granite Bay High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 24:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Granite Bay
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Granite Bay vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Granite Bay’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Bay | A | Eureka Union Elementary K–8 · Loomis Union Elementary K–8 · Roseville Joint Union High 9–12 |
| Loomis | A | Loomis Union Elementary K–8 · Placer Union High 9–12 |
| Roseville | A | Roseville City Elementary K–8 · Roseville Joint Union High 9–12 |
| Folsom | A− | Folsom-Cordova Unified |
| Rocklin | A | Rocklin Unified K–12 · Placer Union High 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Placer Union High with Granite Bay for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Granite Bay
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Sierra Vista).
Questions about Granite Bay’s schools
Are Granite Bay’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Granite Bay children attend outscore 91% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #66 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Granite Bay in?
Eureka Union Elementary School District, which runs grades K–8 and enrolls 3,455 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Granite Bay kids go to high school?
Granite Bay High, with 2,036 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Granite Bay’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Roseville Joint Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Granite Bay spend per student?
$13,476 in Eureka Union Elementary School District, $17,164 in Roseville Joint Union High School District, $12,707 in Loomis Union Elementary School District and $18,096 in Placer Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Granite Bay?
Yes: Placer Learning Center (special education, grades K–12, 87 students).
Parents talk
What Granite Bay families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.