Granite Hills’s public schools score below 60% of California districts on tests and graduation
In Granite Hills, 25% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Granite Hills, 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 93% 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 Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 282 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Granite Hills’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Cajon Valley Union Elementary spends $19,663 per student and Grossmont Union High $20,908, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
El Cajon Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School (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 Hills’s grade
C+: better than 40% of California school districts, #621 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Granite Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Granite Hills runs its own schools through grade 8 (Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Grossmont Union High School District, shared with El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Santee. Its elementary school is in El Cajon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Granite Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Granite Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Granite Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Hills | C+ | Cajon Valley Union Elementary K–8 · Grossmont Union High 9–12 |
| El Cajon | C+ | Cajon Valley Union Elementary K–8 · Grossmont Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Granite Hills
33 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).
Questions about Granite Hills’s schools
Are Granite Hills’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Granite Hills children attend score below 60% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #621 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Granite Hills in?
Two districts: Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Grossmont Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Santee.
Where do Granite Hills kids go to high school?
One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Granite Hills High, Grossmont High, El Capitan High, Valhalla High, El Cajon Valley High, West Hills High, Santana High, Monte Vista High and Mount Miguel High.
What is Granite Hills’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Grossmont Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Granite Hills spend per student?
$19,663 in Cajon Valley Union Elementary School District and $20,908 in Grossmont Union High School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Granite Hills?
Yes: El Cajon Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 24 students).
Parents talk
What Granite Hills 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.