Granite Hills High School
- Public
- El Cajon
- 635 seniors
- 2,412 students
UC admit rate
66%
75 of 114 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
75 of 635 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
114 of 635 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
5.0%
4 of 80 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
4 of 40 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Granite Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 5.
- Los Angeles5 pts lower
5%
4 of 80 admitted
This school5%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.80)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
4 of 40 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.92)
- Irvine16 pts lower
6%
4 of 68 admitted
This school6%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.78)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
20 of 98 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.77)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
28%
15 of 53 admitted
This school28%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.75)
- DavisAbout the same
39%
9 of 23 admitted
This school39%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.69)
- Santa Cruz10 pts lower
62%
16 of 26 admitted
This school62%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.64)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
39 of 45 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.75)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
35 of 37 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.73)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Granite Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Diego23 pts higher
57%
86 of 150 admitted
This school57%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
45%
22 of 49 admitted
This school45%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
89%
32 of 36 admitted
This school89%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts lower
91%
73 of 80 admitted
This school91%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (493 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
66%
327 of 493 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
81 graduates
Community college
38%
187 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 5% |
| CSU | 54 | 11% |
| CA private college | 7 | 1% |
| Out of state | 52 | 11% |
| Community college | 187 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 166 | 34% |
| Enrolled in college | 327 | 66% |
| Total | 493 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 46%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 11%
- Low-income students 62%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 51%County median 65%
Across California
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