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Glen View Elementary

Public Grades K-5
5200th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of California elementary schools
Summary

Glen View Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 508 students in the Gilroy Unified school district, serving a community with significant economic need where about three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are less than half the state average and significantly lower than nearly all nearby schools, including Las Animas Elementary and Rod Kelley Elementary. Its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 11th percentile, and it struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district and state averages. A notable finding is a performance gap between female and male students, with female students ranking particularly low statewide.

Despite spending over $21,000 per student—which is much higher than other schools in the district—these resources have not translated into stronger academic results. This contrasts sharply with the nearby charter school, Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School), which achieves much higher proficiency with slightly lower spending and a higher student-teacher ratio. The school's trajectory suggests that improving attendance and addressing specific instructional supports are critical priorities for improvement.

508
Students ?
23.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,771
Per pupil spending ?
74%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 600 Eighth St.
       Gilroy, CA  95020

(669) 205-4400

District: Gilroy Unified


Students who attend Glen View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Solorsano Middle
High:    Gilroy High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.9%
Two or more races:
10.4%
Asian:
3.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg35%
California avg41%
5,200th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 7Elementary Schools in the Gilroy Unified
857th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202515.85200 of 585711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202417.65065 of 586913.7%★☆☆☆☆
202321.24722 of 585919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.05059 of 588314.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.64305 of 578925.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.34212 of 566225.6%★☆☆☆☆
201731.03756 of 569234.0%★★☆☆☆
201629.33829 of 561431.8%★★☆☆☆
201526.24012 of 561128.5%★☆☆☆☆
201339.03385 of 553038.8%★★☆☆☆
201235.73546 of 539034.2%★★☆☆☆
201140.23224 of 537740.0%★★☆☆☆
201038.63264 of 531438.6%★★☆☆☆
200939.93055 of 519341.2%★★☆☆☆
200840.52914 of 511343.0%★★☆☆☆
200735.43201 of 511337.4%★★☆☆☆
200634.43034 of 481837.0%★★☆☆☆
200533.73066 of 482236.4%★★☆☆☆
200430.43222 of 480933.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202234.41298 of 222741.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.11129 of 258556.3%★★★☆☆
201836.91144 of 212846.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202436.02115 of 316233.1%★★☆☆☆
202330.22513 of 324522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202232.32433 of 331126.5%★☆☆☆☆
201948.81310 of 327560.0%★★★☆☆
201842.81623 of 324650.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.25162 of 55977.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.64917 of 561212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.14418 of 560921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.85017 of 563511.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.23892 of 549229.1%★☆☆☆☆
201829.53792 of 541329.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.84336 of 510715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.24018 of 510721.3%★☆☆☆☆
202326.83961 of 508722.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.34092 of 508419.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.53277 of 496334.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.93355 of 483030.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.64825 of 546011.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.04708 of 551714.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.44748 of 536311.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.64457 of 526415.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.53884 of 517324.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.33832 of 508424.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.14784 of 562815.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.84832 of 564314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.14700 of 563816.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.44669 of 566317.6%★☆☆☆☆
201922.54428 of 551019.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.34444 of 543118.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.82074 of 284727.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.82355 of 263510.6%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2022)42nd percentile+28 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+19 vs school
Special Education (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state
Mathematics19%-18 vs state
Science16%-16 vs state

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Students at Glen View Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% African American.

Students who attend Glen View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Solorsano Middle
High : Gilroy High

Glen View Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of California elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Glen View Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


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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