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Gilroy Unified

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At a glance

861^stof 1,530 California districts▼ 4

Better than 43% of California districts

Elementary 7 Middle 3 High 4Grades K-12

7810 Arroyo Cir.
Gilroy, CA 95020-7313·(669) 205-4000·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 43.7% of districts

Schools

10,176

Students

5-star school

Top rankedDr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy17^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Glen View Elementary up 739 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mt. Madonna High 16 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

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

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Summary:

Gilroy Unified has 14 schools in Gilroy: seven elementary, three middle, and four high schools. The unweighted school averages are 40% in ELA, 34% in math, and 31% in science—about 9, 4, and 5 percentage points below the supplied state figures. But those averages hide very wide differences: the highest-to-lowest school gaps are 86 points in ELA, 83 in math, and 79 in science. The most important finding for families is that reported proficiency varies greatly from one school to another.

Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy stands out at the top, with 2025–26 proficiency of 92% in ELA, 86% in math, and 87% in science; SchoolDigger ranks it 17th of 2,137 California schools, in the 99th percentile, with five stars. At the other extreme, Mt. Madonna High reports 6% ELA, 3% math, and 8% science proficiency. Among elementary schools, Las Animas Elementary leads in all three subjects (55%, 53%, and 45%); Solorsano Middle leads its middle-school group (41%, 35%, and 34%). Among traditional high schools, Christopher High is ahead of Gilroy High by 17 points in ELA, 18 in math, and 21 in science.

Recent changes are mixed: the ELA school average slipped by less than a point, while math and science rose by about a point; state gains were larger in ELA and science, and slightly larger in math. Individual changes varied: Glen View Elementary gained 12 points in math, Las Animas gained 10 in science, and Rucker Elementary fell 11 in science. SchoolDigger’s relative percentile rankings also shifted: Gilroy High moved from the 63rd to the 29th percentile from 2023–24 to 2025–26, while TJ Owens remained near the top. As context, reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures are for school year 2024–25: Las Animas is at 41%, compared with 74% at Glen View and 78% at Eliot Elementary; these figures describe school communities and do not explain their results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	60.6	2049^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.8%		65.8	1806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.2%	243	41.8				41.8	49.0	42.5	55.7					49.1	60.0	47.5	36.9					47.4	98%	0%	$18,685	$515	$18,170
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%)	30.4	3970^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.8%		24.1	4484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%	514	21.0				21.0	32.4	38.2	28.1					32.6	35.1	39.7	24.7					32.7	≥ 99%		$24,029	$1,188	$22,841
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%)	17.2	5043^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	5126^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%	83	24.2				24.2	10.9	16.7	30.8					19.4	25.0	15.7	24.2					21.5	≥ 99%		$18,506	$1,191	$17,315
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%)	28.5	1511^th of 2135 public high schools	29.2%		38.7	1298^th of 2162 public high schools	40.0%	213			15.8	15.9	15.8							39.6	39.6							11.0	11.0			$16,371	$752	$15,619
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%)	24	4461^st of 5817 public elementary schools	23.3%		15.8	5200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.2%	739	19.5				19.5	22.5	29.7	24.7					25.8	34.6	35.2	21.0					30.4	97%	0%	$21,149	$527	$20,622
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%)	69.6	1603^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	72.4%		66.5	1762^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.9%	159	44.9				44.9	52.5	52.3	59.1					54.6	62.5	55.4	40.6					52.7	≥ 99%		$16,543	$1,120	$15,423
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%)	10.8	1900^th of 2135 public high schools	11.0%		11.3	1951^st of 2162 public high schools	9.8%	51				8.3	8.3							6.0	6.0							2.9	2.9			$30,584	$1,442	$29,142
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%)	34.5	3620^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.8%		40.3	3193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%	427	24.5				24.5	30.0	31.8	42.9					35.6	41.4	34.1	29.6					34.4	≥ 98%		$16,289	$1,028	$15,261
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%)	31	1787^th of 2740 public middle schools	34.8%		29.6	1844^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%	57		25.6			25.6				30.0	35.8	31.6		32.5				20.2	33.3	30.3		27.9			$18,162	$1,021	$17,141
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%)	39.7	1512^th of 2740 public middle schools	44.8%		44.7	1338^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.5%	174		27.8			27.8				35.9	46.7	38.9		40.5				35.4	32.1	24.5		30.7			$17,387	$862	$16,525
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%)	39.7	3252^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	44.1%		48.5	2674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.3%	578	21.9				21.9	35.7	44.3	43.4					41.2	39.8	39.6	31.0					36.5	≥ 98%		$18,734	$942	$17,792
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%)	46.4	1299^th of 2740 public middle schools	52.6%		46	1296^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%	3		34.3			34.3				36.5	44.3	43.6		41.3				34.3	34.9	37.1		35.5			$18,458	$646	$17,812
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%)	98.6	17^th of 2135 public high schools	99.2%		99.3	6^th of 2162 public high schools	99.7%	11			86.8		86.8							92.1	92.1							85.5	85.5			$12,623	$287	$12,336
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%)	60.3	809^th of 2135 public high schools	62.1%		63.3	732^nd of 2162 public high schools	66.1%	77			37.4	21.7	36.4							56.2	56.2							29.4	29.4			$17,944	$613	$17,331
Gilroy Special Educational Preschool	Public		7810 Arroyo Cir.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(669) 205-4000				—															(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District	2.02 mi	1	209^th
Santa Clara County Regional Occupational Program	2.07 mi	1
Morgan Hill Unified	4.44 mi	14	793^rd
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill Distri	6.91 mi	1	1229^th
Santa Clara County Office of Education	7.57 mi	24

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.