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Gilroy High

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Gilroy High ranks 1298 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Gilroy High is a large public high school serving approximately 1,618 students in grades 9-12 within the Gilroy Unified school district, which serves a community with a significant number of families facing economic challenges.

The school presents a mixed picture, with a significant strength in its 92.9% graduation rate, which exceeds state averages, indicating strong systems to help students complete their diplomas. However, it faces considerable academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where only 11.11% of students are proficient—a rate far below the state average and neighboring schools like Christopher High. Test scores and statewide rankings have also shown notable volatility from year to year, and the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.8% is higher than average, suggesting potential issues with student engagement.

Within its own district, Gilroy High occupies a middle position, performing below the exceptional, selective Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy and solidly-rated Christopher High, but above the alternative Mt. Madonna High. This contrast highlights that factors beyond per-student spending, such as program design and school culture, heavily influence outcomes. For parents, the key considerations are the school's supportive environment for graduation against the backdrop of urgent academic needs in core subjects like math.

1,618

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,874

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

750 West Tenth St.
Gilroy, CA 95020-6333

(669) 205-5400

District: Gilroy Unified

Feeder schools for Gilroy High:

Elementary:	El Roble Elementary
	Eliot Elementary
	Glen View Elementary
	Las Animas Elementary
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	Rucker Elementary
Middle:	Solorsano Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

9.8%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,298^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High 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	38.7	1298 of 2162	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	809 of 2159	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	1334 of 2170	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1114 of 2123	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	695 of 2133	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	844 of 2017	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	775 of 2021	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	793 of 2039	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.0	1228 of 1994	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	883 of 2426	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.9	883 of 2354	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.2	712 of 2367	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	625 of 2281	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	58.5	513 of 2238	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	61.4	448 of 2117	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	62.9	398 of 2063	80.7%	★★★★☆
2006	52.5	602 of 1968	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.3	712 of 1901	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.7	729 of 1653	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	288 of 585	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.9	485 of 573	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.9	635 of 1161	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	363 of 1117	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.4	895 of 1052	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	383 of 1085	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	852 of 1064	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	456 of 1044	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.7	739 of 941	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	379 of 938	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1232 of 1906	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	812 of 1915	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	1248 of 1915	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1193 of 1858	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	607 of 1833	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	774 of 1760	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1256 of 1900	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	739 of 1902	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	1324 of 1917	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1141 of 1861	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	517 of 1814	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	712 of 1742	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1325 of 2013	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	896 of 2026	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.9	1437 of 2030	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1299 of 1943	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	660 of 1937	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	807 of 1862	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1242 of 1942	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	732 of 1948	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	1236 of 1963	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	888 of 1916	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	727 of 1880	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	841 of 1834	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	498 of 577	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.8	288 of 574	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.3	453 of 541	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	407 of 515	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	323 of 422	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	852 of 1252	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	900 of 1216	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	868 of 1197	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	886 of 1155	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.6	366 of 1173	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	631 of 1193	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.3	418 of 1204	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	494 of 1222	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	510 of 1173	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$16,874	$1,381	$15,493
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)
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	$12,224	$1,007	$11,217
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	$22,427	$2,069	$20,358
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	$17,480	$1,396	$16,084
Anzar High	Public	9-12	2000 San Juan Hwy.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-7660	267	16	16.2	54.7%	46 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (77.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	42.5	1201^st of 2162 public high schools	44.4%		51.8	963^rd of 2159 public high schools	55.4%	238				54.1	54.1	10.0	10.0	$19,140	$2,611	$16,529
Live Oak High	Public	9-12	1505 East Main Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6100	1,101	54	20.4	42.0%	231 (21.0%)	6 (0.5%)	757 (68.8%)	44 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.1%)	58.5	863^rd of 2162 public high schools	60.1%		50.7	983^rd of 2159 public high schools	54.5%	120	36.3		35.8	51.8	51.8	24.6	24.6	$17,757	$653	$17,104
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 East Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,215	94	23.5	91.1%	52 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2,136 (96.4%)	16 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	38.4	1303^rd of 2162 public high schools	39.7%		31.2	1464^th of 2159 public high schools	32.2%	161		13.5	13.5	38.9	38.9	19.9	19.9
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter	Public, Charter	12	229 Green Valley Rd.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 466-5697	207	8	27.4	12.1%	44 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (77.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0					$24,407	$1,409	$22,998
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	87	5	17.0	77.0%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	65.4	683^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.4%		78.8	426^th of 2159 public high schools	80.3%	257	66.7		66.7	66.7	66.7	7.1	7.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilroy High

Is Gilroy High a good school?

Gilroy High ranks 1298^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gilroy High?

Students at Gilroy High are 79% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Gilroy High?

Gilroy High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : El Roble Elementary
Elementary : Eliot Elementary
Elementary : Glen View Elementary
Elementary : Las Animas Elementary
Elementary : Rucker Elementary
Middle : Solorsano Middle

How many students attend Gilroy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,618 students attended Gilroy High.

What district is Gilroy High in?

Gilroy Unified

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