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Brownell Middle

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Brownell Middle ranks 1338 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 52% of California middle schools

Summary

Brownell Middle is a public middle school located in Gilroy, California, serving 695 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Gilroy Unified School District, which is ranked 860 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Brownell Middle consistently outperforms the Gilroy Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 40.74% of Brownell Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 40.23% for Gilroy Unified and 48.81% for California. In mathematics, 31.67% of Brownell Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 32.42% for Gilroy Unified and 37.3% for California. The school's performance is particularly strong in the 7th grade, where it outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

However, Brownell Middle faces some challenges, including a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, which rose from 19.0% in the 2023-2024 school year to 28.4% in the 2022-2023 school year. When compared to schools outside the Gilroy Unified School District, such as Accelerated Achievement Academy in Hollister, Brownell Middle's performance is not as strong, particularly in mathematics. The school's relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 21.3 to 22 students per teacher in the past few years, may be a contributing factor to its academic performance and should be considered when allocating resources and staffing.

672

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,040

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7800 Carmel St.
Gilroy, CA 95020-5043

(669) 205-5100

District: Gilroy Unified

Feeder schools for Brownell Middle:

Elementary:	El Roble Elementary
	Eliot Elementary
	Luigi Aprea Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.5%

White:

14.7%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,338^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	44.7	1338 of 2761	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	897 of 2783	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	986 of 2781	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	938 of 2740	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	866 of 2715	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	924 of 2480	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	834 of 2508	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	638 of 2497	74.4%	★★★★☆
2015	68.2	680 of 2477	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	54.1	1043 of 2379	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.0	947 of 2259	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.1	876 of 2236	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	1104 of 2179	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.9	1231 of 2063	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.8	1097 of 2005	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.7	1078 of 1999	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.8	746 of 1804	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.7	923 of 1777	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.5	975 of 1769	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	179 of 739	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	268 of 733	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	201 of 700	71.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	481 of 1531	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	426 of 1491	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	335 of 1369	75.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.9	331 of 1478	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.8	415 of 1521	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	251 of 1540	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	823 of 1442	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	738 of 1364	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1279 of 2533	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	939 of 2551	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	823 of 2531	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	894 of 2509	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	779 of 2380	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	753 of 2262	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1361 of 2395	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	858 of 2388	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	853 of 2374	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	848 of 2359	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	1041 of 2213	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	1025 of 2072	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	1623 of 2542	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	1023 of 2579	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	1394 of 2531	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	1244 of 2458	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1517 of 2369	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1362 of 2230	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1235 of 2534	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	776 of 2552	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	992 of 2538	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	841 of 2527	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	855 of 2407	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	1014 of 2273	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	525 of 726	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	463 of 701	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	409 of 677	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	412 of 665	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	544 of 1566	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	374 of 1552	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	931 of 1531	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	639 of 1520	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	353 of 1537	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	403 of 1543	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	524 of 1555	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.7	138 of 1602	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	71.3	425 of 1496	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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 Brownell Middle

What is the racial makeup of Brownell Middle?

Students at Brownell Middle are 71% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Brownell Middle in?

Gilroy Unified

How many students attend Brownell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Brownell Middle.

Is Brownell Middle a good school?

Brownell Middle ranks 1338^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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