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Rucker Elementary

Q: Is Rucker Elementary a good school?

Rucker Elementary ranks 3193 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rucker Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 510 students in the Gilroy Unified School District, currently ranked in the 45th percentile among California elementary schools.

While the school's overall test scores are below the state average, it shows several notable strengths, particularly in math and science where it outperforms the district average. The school demonstrates significant academic growth, with fifth graders scoring well above both district and state averages, a marked improvement from third-grade performance. Compared to other schools in Gilroy Unified with similar student populations, like Eliot Elementary and Glen View Elementary, Rucker achieves higher academic results. The school has also made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by over 13 percentage points in recent years.

Rucker operates with a lower per-student budget than several comparison schools but achieves comparable or better outcomes. It faces challenges with performance consistency for some student groups and its overall state ranking has declined from pre-pandemic levels, though recent data shows a promising upward trend. The school's performance trajectory and specific academic strengths suggest it is effectively supporting student growth, especially in the upper grades.

510

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,550

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Santa Clara Ave.
Gilroy, CA 95020-9286

(669) 205-4800

District: Gilroy Unified

Students who attend Rucker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Solorsano Middle
High:	Gilroy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

10.8%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

California avg41%

3,193^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	40.3	3193 of 5857	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3573 of 5869	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3985 of 5859	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	2952 of 5883	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	2353 of 5789	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	2175 of 5662	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.7	2997 of 5692	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.3	2475 of 5614	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	2115 of 5611	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.7	2945 of 5530	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	2670 of 5390	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.7	2260 of 5377	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.8	2461 of 5314	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.5	2789 of 5193	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.2	2705 of 5113	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	2619 of 5113	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.7	2578 of 4818	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.8	2610 of 4822	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.6	2479 of 4809	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	992 of 2227	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	941 of 2585	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	676 of 2128	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.5	1644 of 3162	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	2736 of 3245	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	1207 of 3311	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	2064 of 3275	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2269 of 3246	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2973 of 5597	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3615 of 5612	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3684 of 5609	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	2408 of 5635	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	1973 of 5492	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	2074 of 5413	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3501 of 5107	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3852 of 5107	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4444 of 5087	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3271 of 5084	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2724 of 4963	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	2262 of 4830	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	3251 of 5460	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3961 of 5517	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	4435 of 5363	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	3050 of 5264	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3968 of 5173	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2903 of 5084	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	3097 of 5628	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3256 of 5643	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3931 of 5638	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3365 of 5663	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2568 of 5510	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	2143 of 5431	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	649 of 718	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1741 of 2847	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1669 of 2635	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1991 of 2420	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	329 of 2598	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	1104 of 2651	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	1623 of 2661	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1524 of 2726	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1329 of 2834	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	656 of 2737	76.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)87th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science35%+3 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)	Public, Charter	K-8	277 IOOF Ave.	Gilroy	95023	San Benito 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
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
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
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
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
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 Rucker Elementary

What district is Rucker Elementary in?

Gilroy Unified

Is Rucker Elementary a good school?

Rucker Elementary ranks 3193^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rucker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Rucker Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rucker Elementary?

Students at Rucker Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rucker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rucker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Solorsano Middle
High : Gilroy High

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