Public school with a magnet program · Porterville Unified

Granite Hills High — Rating & test scores

1701 East Putnam Avenue, Porterville · 1,206 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 73

Scope Score · 35th percentile. Higher than 35 in 100 of the 1,491 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2025–26, 94% of the class graduated in four years (280 of 299); across California, 90%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2025–26
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 299
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,276 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 431,090 of 478,198).

Overview

Is Granite Hills a good high school?

Developing. Granite Hills is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced4858%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4324%
English, Advanced4322%
Math, Advanced367%

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4621 in 100
Granite Hills’s place among California high schools, out of 100Porterville Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 7% of students tested in math scored Advanced, against 16% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Granite Hills’s place among 1,491 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grade 11. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

5 of the 6 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Granite Hills. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

7 high schools within 4.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Porterville Military AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8176th
  2. Summit Charter AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8072nd
  3. PortervilleNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7444th
  4. Monarch River AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7442nd
  5. MonacheNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7336th
  6. Granite HillsScope Score 7335th
  7. Butterfield CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 635th
Porterville UnifiedCharter

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Granite Hills compare with schools like it?

Granite Hills’s Scope Score is 73. 243 California high schools, counting Granite Hills, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Granite Hills’s result is higher than 129 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 243

  1. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Middle College High

    San Bernardino

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 94%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 99%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 93%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 94%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

243 California public high schools where 90% to 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 90% to 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Granite Hills’s share. The count includes Granite Hills. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 43% to 58% and math from 19% to 24%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202658%51%58%Granite HillsThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia57%Porterville UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202623%8%32%CaliforniaCalifornia24%Granite HillsThis school23%Porterville UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Porterville Unified’s line combines its 7 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Porterville Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringGranite HillsPorterville UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201751%58%60%318
201850%59%56%318
201954%60%57%283
202253%54%55%233
202362%54%55%265
202458%56%56%299
202543%53%57%317
202658%57%57%234
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringGranite HillsPorterville UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
20178%23%32%319
201812%24%31%320
201919%25%32%283
202221%18%27%233
202321%20%27%265
202422%22%28%304
202519%22%30%322
202624%23%32%235

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English (reading and writing); below it in math.

English

58%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

18243622
Porterville Unified54%California57%

Math

24%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5719177
Porterville Unified22%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 24% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 34 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school22%36%24%18%234
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Porterville Unified23%31%23%23%1,536
Math, grade 11 · This school7%17%19%57%235
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Porterville Unified9%13%21%57%1,537

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 234 tested in English, 235 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 90% of students. 244 of 1,175 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

21in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (244 of 1,175 students).

At the average Porterville Unified high school: 16 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.5% of students were suspended at least once (42 of 1,206). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,206

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 90%White 5%Two or more races 1%Pacific Islander 1%

Family income

96%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,153 of 1,206. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

59

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

75% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

37%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (85 of 232 students).

Porterville Unified: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino90%
White5%
Two or more races1%
Pacific Islander1%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 43.8 of 58.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups at Granite Hills have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 226 tested58%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 227 tested24%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 218 tested59%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 218 tested25%California 21%
  • English learnersEnglish · 42 tested7%California 8%
  • English learnersMath · 43 tested9%California 8%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Porterville Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 226 tested in English, 227 in math
English58%+652%+949%
Math24%+321%+123%
Hispanic or Latino · 218 tested
English59%+653%+1049%
Math25%+421%+421%
English learners · 42 tested in English, 43 in math
English7%−411%−18%
Math9%+54%+18%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Porterville Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2025–26. That compares with 90% across California. 53% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2025–26. 51% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2025–26

53%

Across California: 56%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2025–26

44%

At the average California high school: 57%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 90%

2025–26 · 280 of 299 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

53%

Across California: 56%

2025–26 · 157 of 299 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

44%

Average California high school: 57%

2025–26 · 123 of 280 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

51% enrolled in college within 12 months · 208 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓6 · 3%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓20 · 10%
  • California community college77 · 37%
  • In-state private4 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled101 · 48%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
51%enrolled in college within a year

208 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California6 (3%)
  • California State University20 (10%)
  • California community college77 (37%)
  • In-state private4 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 (0%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled101 (48%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2025–26 · 280 of 299 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2025–26 · 157 of 299 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate. CDE’s 2026 indicator also counts Cambridge International courses and exams, International Baccalaureate (IB) courses as well as exams, an ASVAB score for students in Leadership/Military Science, and work-based learning or the State Seal of Civic Engagement paired with another measure, so its 2026 Prepared rate uses broader criteria than the 2025 published rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2025–26 · 123 of 280 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
56
Admitted
49
Enrolled
18

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC MercedApplied 47 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 35 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 33 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 29 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 29 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 24 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 4
  • UC IrvineApplied 24 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 18 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 5
  • UC San DiegoApplied 10 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 56 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2024Applied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 42 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2022Applied 29 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2021Applied 34 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2020Applied 31 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2019Applied 21 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 35 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2017Applied 31 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2016Applied 16 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 8

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
88
Admitted
85
Enrolled
14

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Fresno StateApplied 248 · Admitted 238 · Enrolled 46
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 198 · Admitted 182 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 103 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 77 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 63 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 61 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 50 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 10
  • San José StateApplied 45 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 42 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 41 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled —
  • Chico StateApplied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 33 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 31 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 25 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 19 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 19 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 17 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 16 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 10 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 88 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2024Applied 60 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2023Applied 72 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2022Applied 49 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2021Applied 65 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 25
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science2
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts1
Every approved AP course11 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 1
  • Chemistry
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 2
  • Psychology
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 1
  • Art History

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
234 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Granite Hills. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$21,192 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,281 for each student. Porterville Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $72 million.

$21,192

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,537
The school’s share of district office costs
$10,655
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,131
  • Granite Hills$21,192
  • Porterville Unified high schools$21,854
  • California high schools$20,281

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,639 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Porterville Unified’s yearly plan

$72million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$63million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $72 million of $301 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Porterville Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Granite Hills like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93257. They are not figures for the families at Granite Hills.

Typical household income in a year

$59,704

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93257.

Typical home value
$288,200
People who live in this ZIP code
80,467
Typical age
30.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Granite Hills’ results?

Porterville Unified’s board decides Granite Hills’ plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Granite Hills in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Porterville Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Porterville Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Granite Hills. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?37% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (85 of 232 students); California: 47%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?21 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (244 of 1,175 students); average Porterville Unified high school: 16 in 100
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?76% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (235 students tested); California: 68%
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Granite Hills, and how do I get in?

Ask Porterville Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Belleview Elementary
    Scope Score 77Solid · 60th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Bartlett Middle
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    Granite Hills High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Belleview Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 60th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Olive Street Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 65th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Roche Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 33rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Los Robles Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 35th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • West Putnam Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 35th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Westfield Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 61st percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Monte Vista Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 39th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Bartlett Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 21st percentile · middle · 2026

    97% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Sequoia Middle

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 57th percentile · middle · 2026

    38% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Granite Hills?

Address
1701 East Putnam Avenue, Porterville 93257Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Jacob BowkerAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Porterville Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Granite Hills a good high school?

Granite Hills High has a Scope Score of 73. It scored higher than 35 in 100 of California’s 1,491 scored public high schools (Developing, 35th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 21 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average Porterville Unified high school. 3.5% of students (42 of 1,206) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 34 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 58% of low-income students in grade 11 at Granite Hills High in Porterville scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 11 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 234 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

51% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #968 of 1,491 California high schools we score · #5 of 7 in Porterville Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5625%
Advancedaverage of English and math15%4822%
Ready for college or career (state measure)53%5220%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math41%5318%
Chronically absent21 in 100575%
Suspension rate3.5% (42 of 1,206)505%
English learners: top level16%495%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2025–26 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2025–26. Earlier years used an earlier formula, named below; their scores do not form one trend with this one.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267335#968California high schools · 1,491 schools · current formula

2024–25 was scored under an earlier high-school formula that used CDE’s 2025 College/Career Indicator. CDE has since added routes that count as ready for college or career, so that score is not shown beside the current one and the two do not form a trend.

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1914 in 1004.5% (66 of 1,474)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2422 in 1003.5% (46 of 1,303)
2024–2521 in 1003.4% (44 of 1,307)
2025–2621 in 1003.5% (42 of 1,206)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1123422%36%24%18%58%57%+1

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 112357%17%19%57%24%32%−8

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English23422%58%
2026 · Math2357%24%
2025 · English31715%43%
2025 · Math3227%19%
2024 · English29926%58%
2024 · Math3046%22%
2023 · English26518%62%
2023 · Math2656%21%
2022 · English23319%53%
2022 · Math2335%21%
2019 · English28319%54%
2019 · Math2837%19%
2018 · English31817%50%
2018 · Math3202%12%
2017 · English31812%51%
2017 · Math3191%8%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English31743%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math32219%
2024 · Grade 11 · English29958%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math30422%
2023 · Grade 11 · English26562%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math26521%
2022 · Grade 11 · English23353%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math23321%
2019 · Grade 11 · English28354%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math28319%
2018 · Grade 11 · English31850%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math32012%
2017 · Grade 11 · English31851%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math3198%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2384%22%63%10%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income22658%+6+9
Hispanic or Latino21859%+6+10
English learners427%−4−1
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 21 in 100 → 2025–26 · 21 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.4% (44 of 1,307) → 2025–26 · 3.5% (42 of 1,206) · +0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female15 in 10022 in 100+7 in 100
Male14 in 10020 in 100+6 in 100
Asian1 of 11——
Black or African American2 of 13——
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10020 in 100+7 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native2 of 8——
Pacific Islander3 of 102 of 12—
White25 in 10018 of 63—
Students with disabilities22 of 8638 in 100—
English learners20 in 10025 in 100+5 in 100
Foster youth7 of 177 of 16—
Military families8 in 10015 in 100+7 in 100
Low-income15 in 10021 in 100+6 in 100
All students14 in 10021 in 100+7 in 100
Two or more races—6 of 12—
Homeless—12 of 26—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2026 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 53% · numerator 157 students classified Prepared · denominator 299 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2026 · all students · overall Prepared rate 56% · numerator 275,144 students classified Prepared · denominator 494,812 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2026 · all students · AP pathway rate 43% · AP-pathway numerator 68 · denominator 157 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2026 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects. CDE’s 2026 indicator also counts Cambridge International courses and exams, International Baccalaureate (IB) courses as well as exams, an ASVAB score for students in Leadership/Military Science, and work-based learning or the State Seal of Civic Engagement paired with another measure, so its 2026 Prepared rate uses broader criteria than the 2025 published rate.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 157 of 299 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
43%
2026 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
44%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
51%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20255649183.693.783.99
2024211773.884.044.03
2023423063.573.693.84
20222928103.963.954.12
20213426103.763.833.80
2020312333.653.76—
2019211333.713.94—
2018352293.793.994.02
20173125113.823.934.06
2016161383.583.773.81

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20251865
Berkeley2024146under 3
Berkeley202313under 3under 3
Berkeley20221353
Berkeley2021145under 3
Davis20252484
Davis2024127under 3
Davis20232363
Davis2022115under 3
Davis2021144under 3
Irvine2025249under 3
Irvine2024123under 3
Irvine202324under 3under 3
Irvine202210under 3under 3
Irvine202113under 3under 3
Los Angeles2025294under 3
Los Angeles202413under 3under 3
Los Angeles202318under 3under 3
Los Angeles202221under 3under 3
Los Angeles2021153under 3
Merced20254741under 3
Merced20241010under 3
Merced20232621under 3
Merced20221414under 3
Merced202117165
Riverside20253329under 3
Riverside202363under 3
Riverside202184under 3
San Diego2025105under 3
San Diego202486under 3
San Diego2023104under 3
San Diego202274under 3
San Diego20216under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20253513under 3
Santa Barbara2024128under 3
Santa Barbara20231510under 3
Santa Barbara202220105
Santa Barbara20212083
Santa Cruz20252916under 3
Santa Cruz202474under 3
Santa Cruz2023163under 3
Santa Cruz2022118under 3
Santa Cruz2021136under 3
Universitywide2025564918
Universitywide202421177
Universitywide202342306
Universitywide2022292810
Universitywide2021342610

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Art Historythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count9
AP enrollment (male/female)190
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 234 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections3
Physics sections9
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,165

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California63%
California State University2010%
California community college7737%
In-state private42%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled10148%

208 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 51% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,250 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 14,372 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$289 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,206

Central federal expenditures attributed here$842 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,206

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,080 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$136,359,65454.94%55%
Instruction support$32,696,57813.17%13%
Student services$30,484,33312.28%12%
Administration$14,967,1976.03%6%
Buildings & maintenance$29,558,87711.91%12%
Other$4,130,2661.66%2%
Total$248,196,905100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $248,196,905 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,250 per pupil
2020$12,791 per pupil
2019$13,584 per pupil
2018$12,321 per pupil
2017$11,848 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.1%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93257 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93257 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$59,704
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population80,467
Median age30.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93257 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 1,491 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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