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Mt. Madonna High

Public Grades 9-12

1951^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 10% of California high schools

Summary

Mt. Madonna High is a small public high school serving about 150 students in grades 9–12 within the Gilroy Unified School District, which serves a community with a significant population of economically disadvantaged families.

This school faces profound academic and engagement challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California high schools with extremely low proficiency rates in core subjects; for example, only 8% of students met standards in English and 5% in Math in 2024-2025, which is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy or Christopher High. Furthermore, chronic absenteeism—students missing a large portion of the school year—has skyrocketed to over 80%, more than triple the average for the district and state, indicating a severe crisis in student attendance and engagement.

Despite having a higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio than most surrounding schools, these resources have not translated into better outcomes, as graduation rates remain volatile and below average. The school's profile suggests it may serve a specialized, high-needs population, similar to a school like Central High (Continuation), but its performance is notably weaker even in that comparison, raising important questions for the district about the school's effectiveness and the support provided to its vulnerable students.

150

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,427

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8750 Hirasaki Ct.
Gilroy, CA 95020-7531

(669) 205-5500

District: Gilroy Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.3%

White:

3.3%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2024 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (79% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg36%

California avg43%

1,951^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	11.3	1951 of 2162	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2140 of 2159	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2120 of 2170	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2047 of 2123	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	2001 of 2133	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1956 of 2017	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	1640 of 2021	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1479 of 2039	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	1748 of 1994	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.8	1744 of 2426	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	1757 of 2354	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	1336 of 2367	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1579 of 2281	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.3	1253 of 2238	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.2	1227 of 2117	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.2	1183 of 2063	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	1078 of 1968	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.1	1127 of 1901	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.2	1143 of 1653	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	997 of 1085	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1022 of 1064	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1002 of 1044	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	705 of 938	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1806 of 1906	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1882 of 1915	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1907 of 1915	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1848 of 1858	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1816 of 1833	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1747 of 1760	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1683 of 1900	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1882 of 1902	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1881 of 1917	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1768 of 1861	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1635 of 1814	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1723 of 1742	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1830 of 2013	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	2002 of 2026	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1994 of 2030	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1787 of 1943	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1744 of 1937	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1858 of 1862	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1660 of 1942	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1931 of 1948	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1903 of 1963	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1789 of 1916	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1716 of 1880	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1742 of 1834	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-40 vs state

Mathematics5%-32 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

my cousin couldnt graduate from a local highschool but she gained all her credits at mt. madonna and graduated Close Quote

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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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Central High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	85 Tilton Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6300	83	7	11.1	62.7%	13 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (71.1%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	10.5	1993^rd of 2162 public high schools	7.8%		12.4	1922^nd of 2159 public high schools	11.0%	71	0.0		0.0	12.5	12.5	4.2	4.2	$26,831	$666	$26,165
Ann Sobrato High	Public	9-12	401 Burnett Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6200	1,511	67	22.6	30.3%	378 (25.0%)	19 (1.3%)	689 (45.6%)	297 (19.7%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	112 (7.4%)	83.3	353^rd of 2162 public high schools	83.7%		81.5	386^th of 2159 public high schools	82.1%	33	49.0		49.2	70.8	70.8	40.5	40.5	$17,417	$561	$16,856
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Madonna High

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Madonna High?

Students at Mt. Madonna High are 89% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Mt. Madonna High a good school?

Mt. Madonna High ranks in the bottom 9.8% of California high schools.

What district is Mt. Madonna High in?

Gilroy Unified

How many students attend Mt. Madonna High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 150 students attended Mt. Madonna High.

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