The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in English language arts. The lowest is 66% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Granite Ridge Intermediate
Granite Ridge Intermediate serves seventh and eighth graders in Clovis Unified, a large and growing district whose attendance boundaries and school assignments have been in active flux. The school sits in north Fresno, at an address in the 93730 zip code, placing it in one of the city's more suburban, lower-density corridors rather than near the historic downtown core.
On the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, Granite Ridge posts results that stand out clearly. Seventh-grade English language arts proficiency is strong, and eighth-grade ELA is stronger still, with both grades well above the midpoint one would expect for a middle school in the region. Math tells a more layered story: seventh-grade proficiency is solid and eighth-grade math, while lower than seventh, still lands comfortably above average. The California Science Test, given only at eighth grade, comes in at a level roughly consistent with the math results. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Fresno County, which is the comparison set available for this analysis. Social studies data in the payload is from more than a decade ago and should not be read as current. Trend data covers only one year, so directional changes over time cannot be assessed from what is here.
Enrollment is sizable for a two-grade intermediate school. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed: white students make up the largest share, followed by Hispanic students and Asian students, with smaller populations identifying as Black, multiracial, or other groups. Roughly a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a notably lower economic hardship share than most schools across the Fresno region. Data on English learner rates and special education IEP rates were not available in what was provided, so a parent with a child who receives those services would want to ask the school directly about support structures and caseloads.
The school does not serve high school grades, so graduation rates and AP or dual-enrollment course data do not apply here. Program information was not available in the data provided.
Clovis Unified has moved in several directions that families weighing Granite Ridge should know about. Voters approved a major facilities bond in November 2024, extending rather than raising the existing property tax rate, with funds directed toward completing a new high school campus and addressing aging infrastructure district-wide. That new campus, the Terry P. Bradley Educational Center, opened in August 2025 in southeast Fresno and phases in a new high school through 2028-29, adding capacity for a district that has grown substantially over the past decade and is now among California's largest. Separately, the board approved district-wide attendance boundary changes that took effect in the 2025-26 school year, with the most significant reshuffling in the Clovis East area. Families buying or renting in Fresno should verify their current address assignment before assuming any specific school placement.
The housing market near Granite Ridge reflects the broader north Fresno suburban zone. Home values in this zip code sit well above the Fresno metro median and are meaningfully below the California state average, but still represent a substantial purchase price by national standards. Rents have edged up modestly over the past year. The estimated monthly mortgage for a median-priced home in this zip, at current rates with a standard down payment, runs higher than the local rent figure, a gap that reflects the affordability math most buyers in the area are working through right now.
Fresno itself is a car-oriented city at scale. Most daily life outside a few central neighborhoods requires a vehicle. The city's economic base is anchored by government, healthcare, and agriculture-linked industries, with major public employers including the county, the city, and the state, alongside private employers in manufacturing and services. Downtown Fresno is in an active period of investment, with several new housing projects underway and a future high-speed rail station incorporated into long-range planning, but that activity is largely removed from the daily experience of families in the north Fresno neighborhoods this school serves.
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