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South Valley Middle

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South Valley Middle ranks 1844 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

South Valley Middle is a public middle school located in Gilroy, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 749 students. The school is part of the Gilroy Unified School District, which is ranked 860 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Valley Middle has consistently underperformed the district and state averages in academic assessments, with only 31.73% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 25% in Mathematics, compared to 40.23% and 32.42% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 28.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, South Valley Middle has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.38% to 62.28%, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the two other middle schools in the Gilroy Unified District, Solorsano Middle and Brownell Middle, generally outperform South Valley Middle in terms of test scores and other metrics, though they still struggle to match the state averages. Nearby schools in other districts, such as Accelerated Achievement Academy and Lewis H. Britton Middle, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, indicating that South Valley Middle may have room for improvement.

784

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,082

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7881 Murray Ave.
Gilroy, CA 95020-5205

(669) 205-5200

District: Gilroy Unified

Students who attend South Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Christopher High

Feeder schools for South Valley Middle:

Elementary:

Rod Kelley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.5%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,844^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle 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	29.6	1844 of 2761	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1600 of 2783	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1528 of 2781	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1572 of 2740	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1606 of 2715	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1429 of 2480	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	1194 of 2508	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.5	1070 of 2497	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.8	1194 of 2477	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.7	1359 of 2379	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.0	1477 of 2259	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	1246 of 2236	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.9	1285 of 2179	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.6	1214 of 2063	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.3	1235 of 2005	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.4	1184 of 1999	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.2	1065 of 1804	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	1075 of 1777	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.2	1265 of 1769	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	853 of 1531	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	735 of 1491	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	539 of 1369	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	432 of 1478	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	46.6	528 of 1521	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	1012 of 1540	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1126 of 1442	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	964 of 1364	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1736 of 2533	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1318 of 2551	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1350 of 2531	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1262 of 2509	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1575 of 2380	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1458 of 2262	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1596 of 2395	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1353 of 2388	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1262 of 2374	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1404 of 2359	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1334 of 2213	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1134 of 2072	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1836 of 2542	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1784 of 2579	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1601 of 2531	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1549 of 2458	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1735 of 2369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1451 of 2230	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1691 of 2534	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1653 of 2552	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1468 of 2538	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1649 of 2527	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1368 of 2407	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1234 of 2273	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	633 of 726	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	584 of 701	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	642 of 1566	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	972 of 1552	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	788 of 1531	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	786 of 1520	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	701 of 1537	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	405 of 1543	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	368 of 1555	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	475 of 1602	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	540 of 1496	63.9%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science22%-11 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Valley Middle	Public	6-8	7881 Murray Ave.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5200	784	34	23.1	55.6%	41 (5.2%)	8 (1.0%)	631 (80.5%)	43 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)	29.6	1844^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.2%		35.7	1600^th of 2783 public middle schools	42.5%	244		21.7	21.7		30.1	31.7	33.5	31.7		21.2	27.0	27.0	25.0	$17,082	$1,682	$15,400
Brownell Middle	Public	6-8	7800 Carmel St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5100	672	31	21.5	56.3%	99 (14.7%)	10 (1.5%)	474 (70.5%)	42 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.4%)	44.7	1338^th of 2761 public middle schools	51.5%		59.6	897^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.8%	441		31.1	31.1		36.0	45.7	40.8	40.7		32.3	28.7	33.6	31.7	$19,040	$1,259	$17,781
Solorsano Middle	Public	6-8	7121 Grenache Way	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5000	749	34	22.0	48.9%	97 (13.0%)	16 (2.1%)	490 (65.4%)	78 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.5%)	46	1296^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.1%		51.5	1121^st of 2783 public middle schools	59.7%	175		27.3	27.3		41.3	42.6	41.4	41.8		28.8	37.3	35.2	33.9	$18,120	$1,483	$16,637
Lewis H. Britton Middle	Public	6-8	80 West Central Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6160	637	27	23.6	45.1%	137 (21.5%)	7 (1.1%)	393 (61.7%)	50 (7.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (6.9%)	50.1	1175^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.4%		45.9	1281^st of 2783 public middle schools	54.0%	106		38.7	38.7		31.5	48.7	49.4	43.4		26.4	37.7	34.8	33.2	$17,260	$627	$16,633
Lakeview Middle	Public	6-8	2350 East Lake Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6455	425	19	22.3	92.5%	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	406 (95.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8.3	2660^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.7%		9.9	2670^th of 2783 public middle schools	4.1%	10		8.8	8.8		11.2	18.1	14.1	14.5		3.2	9.2	5.4	5.9
E. A. Hall Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6270	491	23	21.8	97.4%	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	478 (97.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.9	2719^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.5%		7.8	2719^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.3%			4.8	4.8		8.4	12.7	7.2	9.4		0.8	4.6	4.1	3.3
Pajaro Middle	Public	6-8	250 Salinas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6238	398	18	21.6	96.5%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.4	2601^st of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		11	2628^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	27		11.6	11.6		17.2	22.2	20.0	19.8		5.7	5.8	6.2	5.9
Cesar E. Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	440 Arthur Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-7699	548	27	20.3	91.1%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	541 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8.9	2649^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.1%		9.3	2688^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.4%	39		7.0	7.0		15.3	17.6	12.1	14.8		4.9	10.8	8.3	8.0
Rolling Hills Middle	Public	6-8	130 Herman Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6341	588	28	21.1	94.6%	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	568 (96.6%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10	2612^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.4%		10.1	2662^nd of 2783 public middle schools	4.3%	50		6.9	6.9		11.3	21.5	23.3	18.7		7.1	10.5	5.9	7.8
Accelerated Achievement Academy	Public	5-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	151	6	27.4	47.7%	17 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	109 (72.2%)	16 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	98.9	20^th of 2761 public middle schools	99.3%		97.6	74^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.3%	54	65.6	65.4	65.5	84.4	97.1	97.1	90.4	92.2	90.6	82.9	85.3	84.6	85.6	$9,831	$1,025	$8,806

Frequently Asked Questions about South Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of South Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend South Valley Middle usually go on to attend Christopher High

What is the racial makeup of South Valley Middle?

Students at South Valley Middle are 80% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% White, 1% African American.

What district is South Valley Middle in?

Gilroy Unified

How many students attend South Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 784 students attended South Valley Middle.

Is South Valley Middle a good school?

South Valley Middle ranks 1844^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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