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Granite Hills High

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Granite Hills High ranks 1238 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 43% of California high schools

Summary

Granite Hills High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 1,200 students in Porterville, CA, within the Porterville Unified school district, and it faces significant academic challenges despite a strong graduation rate of 93.4%.

The school's statewide academic ranking has dropped notably over the past few years, now placing in the 43rd percentile, with mathematics proficiency being a particular area of concern at just 19%. This decline is more pronounced than at neighboring schools like Monache High or Porterville High. In stark contrast, Harmony Magnet Academy in the same district is a top performer, ranking in the 96th percentile, which shows that high achievement is possible locally. Granite Hills also has a higher rate of chronic student absenteeism than both the district and state averages.

Performance for different groups of students at Granite Hills has been unstable, with some showing sharp declines in recent years. The school spends about $20,600 per student, which is less than some nearby schools like Strathmore High. The key takeaways are that while the school successfully graduates most of its students, there is a clear need for targeted improvements in math instruction, consistent support for all students, and strategies to improve attendance to help boost academic outcomes.

1,206

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,604

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 East Putnam Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257-8000

(559) 782-7075

District: Porterville Unified

Feeder schools for Granite Hills High:

Elementary:	Belleview Elementary
	John J. Doyle Elementary
	Los Robles Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary
	More...
	Roche Elementary
	Santa Fe Elementary
Middle:	Bartlett Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.2%

White:

5.8%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,238^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Porterville Unified

978^th of 1,543Porterville 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	41.0	1238 of 2162	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	1053 of 2159	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	760 of 2170	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	979 of 2123	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	755 of 1290	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1196 of 2133	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1163 of 2017	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	1260 of 2021	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	1231 of 2039	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	1220 of 1994	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.1	785 of 2426	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.5	893 of 2354	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.9	1178 of 2367	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.4	883 of 2281	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.9	1122 of 2238	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	769 of 2117	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.3	718 of 2063	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.9	693 of 1968	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.9	634 of 1901	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.4	545 of 1653	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.7	460 of 1161	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.6	505 of 555	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	618 of 1117	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	634 of 1085	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	151 of 1064	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	97 of 1044	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	43.3	227 of 467	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	430 of 941	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	509 of 938	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	958 of 1906	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1098 of 1915	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	782 of 1915	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	981 of 1858	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	708 of 1054	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1163 of 1833	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1097 of 1760	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	936 of 1900	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	736 of 1902	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	485 of 1917	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	621 of 1861	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	898 of 1814	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	923 of 1742	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1046 of 2013	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	850 of 2026	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	488 of 2030	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	696 of 1943	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	611 of 1126	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	940 of 1937	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	1049 of 1862	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1335 of 1942	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	868 of 1948	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	680 of 1963	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	855 of 1916	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	688 of 1122	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1065 of 1880	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1103 of 1834	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	69 of 85	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	81.4	9 of 85	89.4%	★★★★★
2023	73.5	10 of 74	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1107 of 1252	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1089 of 1216	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.5	303 of 1197	74.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	971 of 1155	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	897 of 1173	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	555 of 1193	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.2	950 of 1204	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	929 of 1222	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	827 of 1173	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Migrant (2025)19th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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	1701 East Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7075	1,206	55	22.0	95.6%	70 (5.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1,088 (90.2%)	10 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (0.9%)	41	1238^th of 2162 public high schools	42.7%		48.2	1053^rd of 2159 public high schools	51.2%	185		23.1		23.2			42.9	42.9			19.3	19.3	$20,604	$2,035	$18,569
Citrus High	Public	9-12	261 East Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7130	155	10	15.2	98.1%	20 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	10.4	2004^th of 2162 public high schools	7.3%		14.5	1835^th of 2159 public high schools	15.0%	169			5.6	5.6			8.3	8.3			0.0	0.0	$28,976	$2,634	$26,342
Porterville High	Public	9-12	465 West Olive Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7210	2,125	86	24.8	88.6%	157 (7.4%)	7 (0.3%)	1,821 (85.7%)	43 (2.0%)	65 (3.1%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.3%)	59.5	834^th of 2162 public high schools	61.4%		57.7	819^th of 2159 public high schools	62.1%	15			19.3	19.3			60.9	60.9			27.4	27.4	$18,015	$1,935	$16,080
Porterville Military Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7300	255	17	15.3	90.2%	44 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	195 (76.5%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	55.6	919^th of 2162 public high schools	57.5%		67.9	598^th of 2159 public high schools	72.3%	321	38.5	33.3		36.4	38.6	48.1	71.4	51.2	18.2	21.2	8.6	16.8	$24,159	$1,743	$22,416
Vine Street Community Day	Public	7-12	645 North Prospect St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-6650	14	1	9.7	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$53,936	$7,061	$46,875
Monache High	Public	9-12	960 North Newcomb St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7150	1,855	89	20.7	81.2%	225 (12.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1,475 (79.5%)	85 (4.6%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (2.6%)	54.1	945^th of 2162 public high schools	56.3%		60.6	751^st of 2159 public high schools	65.2%	194		28.7		28.6			57.9	57.9			21.0	21.0	$19,749	$2,021	$17,728
Harmony Magnet Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19429 Road 228	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-0347	509	21	24.4	73.1%	97 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	373 (73.3%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	95.1	94^th of 2162 public high schools	95.7%		95.9	91^st of 2159 public high schools	95.8%	3		64.2	46.4	55.7			90.2	90.2			51.6	51.6	$22,042	$1,921	$20,121
Strathmore High	Public	9-12	22568 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1731	286	21	13.7	88.8%	26 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	255 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	30	1483^rd of 2162 public high schools	31.4%		32.6	1434^th of 2159 public high schools	33.6%	49		15.6		15.2			38.5	38.5			12.8	12.8	$30,532	$2,280	$28,252
Lindsay Senior High	Public	9-12	1849 East Tulare Rd.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5911	1,132	57	19.8	86.1%	24 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1,084 (95.8%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	70.2	597^th of 2162 public high schools	72.4%		54.6	892^nd of 2159 public high schools	58.7%	295		35.2		34.7			64.0	64.0			34.4	34.4	$25,388	$4,083	$21,305
John J. Cairns Continuation	Public	9-12	290 North Harvard Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	65	6	10.0	87.7%	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.8	1888^th of 2162 public high schools	12.7%		17	1758^th of 2159 public high schools	18.6%	130		4.0		3.6			24.0	24.0			0.0	0.0	$35,206	$4,286	$30,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Granite Hills High?

Students at Granite Hills High are 90% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Granite Hills High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,206 students attended Granite Hills High.

What district is Granite Hills High in?

Porterville Unified

Is Granite Hills High a good school?

Granite Hills High ranks 1238^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 : Belleview Elementary
Elementary : John J. Doyle Elementary
Elementary : Los Robles Elementary
Elementary : Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary : Roche Elementary
Elementary : Santa Fe Elementary
Middle : Bartlett Middle

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