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Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)

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Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) ranks 1223 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) is a highly-rated K-8 charter school serving 587 students in Gilroy, California, standing out as a consistent top performer in its community.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly exceeding state averages, and it shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners. It maintains strong results across all student groups and has much lower chronic absenteeism than both the state and nearby schools like Eliot Elementary or Barrett Elementary. This success is achieved even as it serves a population with considerable economic need and operates with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than many neighbors.

Gilroy Prep's performance creates a striking contrast within the Gilroy Unified area, where most of the closest elementary schools rank in much lower percentiles. Its closest academic competitor is Paradise Valley Engineering Academy in the Morgan Hill Unified district, though Gilroy Prep achieves similar results while serving more students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

587

Students ?

27.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

277 IOOF Ave.
Gilroy, CA 95020-5209

(408) 337-5445

District: Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

Asian:

15.8%

White:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2019 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2019

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,223^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 11% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

275^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 6% (2019) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

167^th of 1,543Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	1223 of 5857	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	1375 of 5869	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	1355 of 5859	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	1132 of 5883	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	619 of 5789	89.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	300 of 1203	75.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	325 of 3162	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	267 of 3245	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	301 of 3311	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	306 of 3275	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	1303 of 5597	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	1443 of 5612	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	1305 of 5609	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	1330 of 5635	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	924 of 5492	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	1216 of 5107	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	1315 of 5107	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	922 of 5087	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	568 of 5084	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	183 of 4963	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	1383 of 5460	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	833 of 5517	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	1494 of 5363	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	1099 of 5264	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	243 of 5173	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	1117 of 5628	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	1243 of 5643	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	1321 of 5638	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	910 of 5663	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	430 of 5510	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.3	690 of 2651	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	737 of 2726	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	98 of 2834	96.5%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	275 of 2761	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	366 of 2783	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	291 of 2781	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	346 of 2740	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.0	170 of 2715	93.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	177 of 1478	88.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	209 of 2533	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	298 of 2551	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	306 of 2531	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	419 of 2509	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	215 of 2380	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	179 of 2395	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	305 of 2388	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	193 of 2374	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	113 of 2359	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	40 of 2213	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	464 of 2542	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	300 of 2579	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	331 of 2531	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	163 of 2458	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	19 of 2369	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	316 of 2534	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	387 of 2552	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	271 of 2538	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	241 of 2527	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	142 of 2407	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	91.0	65 of 1602	95.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)74th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

White (2019)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science45%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)							CSA Spanish Listening (2025)							CSA Spanish Writing (2025)							CSA Spanish Reading (2025)							CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	13745 Llagas Ave.	San Martin	95046	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6480	643	34	18.8	56.9%	79 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	513 (79.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	20.9	4751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.9%		19.6	4903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	152	8.0	14.3	9.3	0.0	2.4	8.5	7.1	28.0	12.2	37.2	12.2	19.1	8.5	19.3	10.0	36.7	14.0	10.2	14.3	12.8	16.4	4.0	14.3	7.0	0.0	2.4	17.0	7.5	33.9	17.8	25.2	15.4	23.6	44.3	14.9	38.7	23.9	26.8	15.4	18.1	22.6	8.8	21.3	27.4	19.1	92.6	96.3			$17,044	$16,550	$494
Paradise Valley Engineering Academy	Public	K-5	1400 La Crosse Dr.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6460	442	20	22.5	25.8%	166 (37.6%)	9 (2.0%)	157 (35.5%)	35 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (16.7%)	74.8	1377^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		79.8	1163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.2%	214																													41.8		41.8	55.1	57.3	61.1				57.9	57.1	61.3	51.9				57.3					$16,859	$16,414	$445

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)

What is the racial makeup of Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)?

Students at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) are 65% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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Is Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) a good school?

Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) ranks 1223^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School).

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