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Best Public Schools in Gilroy, CA

At a glance

Schools

10,763

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedDr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy6^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Luigi Aprea Elementary up 744 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mt. Madonna High 16 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Gilroy, California is served by 15 public schools educating over 10,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, all within the Gilroy Unified district except for the independent charter school, Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School).

The standout academic performer is the Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy, ranked among the very best high schools in the state with near-perfect test scores and graduation rates. Christopher High is also a strong traditional high school, while Las Animas Elementary and Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) lead at the elementary level. In contrast, Mt. Madonna High faces significant challenges with very low test scores and an extremely high rate of chronic student absenteeism, and schools like Eliot Elementary and Glen View Elementary perform in the bottom quartile statewide.

Overall, the district's academic proficiency lags behind state averages, particularly in mathematics, and a clear "middle school slump" is evident where student performance drops after elementary school. However, the district's high school graduation rates are above the state average. The data shows wide disparities between schools within the same community, with factors like specific school models and programming appearing to have a major impact on student success.

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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)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Santa Clara County Regional Occupational Program-South	Public	10-12	700 West Sixth St. Ste. L	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 842-0361	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)	Public, Charter	K-8	277 IOOF Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 337-5445	587	21	27.9	45.0%	79 (13.5%)	7 (1.2%)	379 (64.6%)	93 (15.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.4%)	78.5	1223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	79.1%		74.8	1375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	152	40.0	50.9			45.4	64.4	61.0	60.0	66.7	70.0	81.4		67.2	74.6	54.2	43.3	60.0	58.3	71.2		60.2
Luigi Aprea Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Calle del Rey	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4600	722	30	24.0	36.0%	140 (19.4%)	11 (1.5%)	387 (53.6%)	81 (11.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (13.6%)	65.8	1806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%		50.1	2550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.6%	744	48.6				48.6	46.2	51.2	59.1					51.9	49.6	47.1	49.5					48.7				$20,855	$20,340	$515
El Roble Elementary	Public	K-5	930 Third St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4200	551	24	22.9	57.5%	67 (12.2%)	4 (0.7%)	389 (70.6%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.2%)	24.1	4484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%		29.1	4007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.7%	477	16.9				16.9	28.2	25.6	24.7					26.1	33.3	35.4	21.6					29.8	96.8	98.4		$26,412	$25,224	$1,188
Eliot Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Old Gilroy St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4300	481	21	23.4	78.0%	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	405 (84.2%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	16.8	5126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		20	4870^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	256	16.7				16.7	7.3	25.4	31.6					21.7	15.1	23.3	19.2					19.2	97.6		98.4	$19,821	$18,630	$1,191
Gilroy High	Public	9-12	750 West Tenth St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5400	1,618	78	20.8	51.2%	159 (9.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1,284 (79.4%)	93 (5.7%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (3.9%)	38.7	1298^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%		58.2	809^th of 2159 public high schools	62.5%	489			23.0	23.1	23.1							36.4	36.4							11.1	11.1				$19,798	$19,046	$752
Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Eighth St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4400	508	22	23.0	74.0%	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	416 (81.9%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	53 (10.4%)	15.8	5200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%		17.6	5065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.7%	135	16.5				16.5	18.5	21.3	26.8					22.2	17.9	17.1	21.4					18.8	97.3			$25,771	$25,244	$527
Las Animas Elementary	Public	K-5	6550 Cimino St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4500	800	34	23.8	41.3%	102 (12.8%)	9 (1.1%)	478 (59.8%)	102 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (13.0%)	66.5	1762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.1	1587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.0%	175	35.0				35.0	49.6	56.0	53.7					53.1	63.2	52.8	43.7					53.0				$15,966	$14,846	$1,120
Mt. Madonna High	Public	9-12	8750 Hirasaki Ct.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5500	150	9	16.0	62.0%	5 (3.3%)	3 (2.0%)	134 (89.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	11.3	1951^st of 2162 public high schools	9.8%		8.6	2140^th of 2159 public high schools	0.9%	189												8.3	8.3							5.0	5.0				$43,726	$42,284	$1,442
Rucker Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Santa Clara Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4800	510	21	24.2	64.1%	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	382 (74.9%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	40.3	3193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%		34.3	3573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	380	35.2				35.2	19.3	33.3	50.0					35.2	34.4	28.3	42.6					35.4	96.0		97.3	$15,550	$14,522	$1,028
South Valley Middle	Public	6-8	7881 Murray Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5200	784	34	23.1	55.6%	41 (5.2%)	8 (1.0%)	631 (80.5%)	43 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)	29.6	1844^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%		35.7	1600^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.5%	244		21.7			21.7				30.1	31.7	33.5		31.7				21.2	27.0	27.0		25.0				$19,303	$18,282	$1,021
Brownell Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Carmel St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5100	672	31	21.5	56.3%	99 (14.7%)	10 (1.5%)	474 (70.5%)	42 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.4%)	44.7	1338^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.5%		59.6	897^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.8%	441		31.1			31.1				36.0	45.7	40.8		40.7				32.3	28.7	33.6		31.7				$17,912	$17,050	$862
Rod Kelley Elementary	Public	K-5	8755 Kern Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4700	697	27	26.3	54.1%	55 (7.9%)	5 (0.7%)	559 (80.2%)	24 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.7%)	48.5	2674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%		49.7	2577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.1%	97	20.7				20.7	35.2	53.8	48.9					46.8	48.2	48.1	28.2					41.0				$20,526	$19,584	$942
Solorsano Middle	Public	6-8	7121 Grenache Way	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5000	749	34	22.0	48.9%	97 (13.0%)	16 (2.1%)	490 (65.4%)	78 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.5%)	46	1296^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%		51.5	1121^st of 2783 public middle schools	59.7%	175		27.3			27.3				41.3	42.6	41.4		41.8				28.8	37.3	35.2		33.9				$20,270	$19,624	$646
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Public	9-12	5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. PB17	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 846-4909	304	11	27.2	39.8%	34 (11.2%)	7 (2.3%)	147 (48.4%)	85 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	99.3	6^th of 2162 public high schools	99.7%		99.5	6^th of 2159 public high schools	99.7%				86.1		86.1							98.6	98.6							86.1	86.1				$8,959	$8,672	$287
Christopher High	Public	9-12	850 Day Rd.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5300	1,630	70	23.2	38.0%	285 (17.5%)	27 (1.7%)	1,057 (64.8%)	138 (8.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (7.2%)	63.3	732^nd of 2162 public high schools	66.1%		72.4	535^th of 2159 public high schools	75.2%	197			34.2		33.8							55.2	55.2							31.2	31.2				$19,275	$18,662	$613

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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