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Eliot Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Eliot Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gilroy, California, serving 472 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Gilroy Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Eliot Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.7% of Eliot Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40.23% for the district and 48.81% for California. Similarly, only 19.2% of Eliot Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 32.42% for the district and 37.3% for the state. Eliot Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 28.4% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Eliot Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Rucker Elementary, Luigi Aprea Elementary, and Las Animas Elementary, all of which are within the same school district. These nearby schools have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Despite the increase in spending per student at Eliot Elementary, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions and strategies to address the specific needs of its student population.

481

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,821

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

475 Old Gilroy St.
Gilroy, CA 95020-6214

(669) 205-4300

District: Gilroy Unified

Students who attend Eliot Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brownell Middle
High:	Gilroy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

Two or more races:

8.7%

American Indian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg35%

California avg41%

5,126^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Gilroy Unified

857^th of 1,543Gilroy Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	5126 of 5857	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4870 of 5869	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	5069 of 5859	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4254 of 5883	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3542 of 5789	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	4126 of 5662	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	3815 of 5692	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.1	3679 of 5614	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	2971 of 5611	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.0	4464 of 5530	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.1	3592 of 5390	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.3	2455 of 5377	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.4	2072 of 5314	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.8	2952 of 5193	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.1	3884 of 5113	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	4826 of 5113	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.3	3983 of 4818	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.0	3699 of 4822	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.5	3597 of 4809	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	78.8	353 of 2585	86.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.2	1464 of 3162	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1487 of 3245	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	1093 of 3311	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1177 of 3275	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	1641 of 3246	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4587 of 5597	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4456 of 5612	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4666 of 5609	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4505 of 5635	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3507 of 5492	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3645 of 5413	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	4494 of 5107	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4108 of 5107	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	4386 of 5087	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3338 of 5084	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2456 of 4963	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	3202 of 4830	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	4623 of 5460	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4503 of 5517	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4653 of 5363	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3358 of 5264	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	2320 of 5173	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	3285 of 5084	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	5174 of 5628	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4810 of 5643	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	4973 of 5638	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3638 of 5663	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3312 of 5510	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	4323 of 5431	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	44.0	1081 of 2420	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)86th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2023)55th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science17%-16 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 Eliot Elementary

What schools do graduates of Eliot Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eliot Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brownell Middle
High : Gilroy High

How many students attend Eliot Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Eliot Elementary.

What district is Eliot Elementary in?

Gilroy Unified

Is Eliot Elementary a good school?

Eliot Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Eliot Elementary?

Students at Eliot Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% White, 2% Asian.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

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