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Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy

Public Grades 9-12

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 100% of California high schools

Summary

Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is a small, exceptional public high school serving about 300 students in grades 9-12 within the Gilroy Unified school district, consistently ranking among the very best schools in California.

The school's "early college" model delivers outstanding results, with near-perfect graduation rates, virtually no chronic absenteeism, and test scores that dramatically outpace other local schools like Christopher High and Gilroy High. Remarkably, it achieves this excellence while spending significantly less per student than neighboring high schools and serves a diverse student body with equal effectiveness, as all student groups perform at elite levels.

This creates a striking performance gap within the same district, as schools just miles away, such as Mt. Madonna High, rank much lower. The data suggests the school's specific model and culture are powerful drivers of success, maintaining top-tier results even through challenging times and offering a compelling case study in cost-effective, high-achieving public education.

304

Students ?

27.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,224

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. PB17
Gilroy, CA 95020

(408) 846-4909

District: Gilroy Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

Asian:

28.0%

White:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2013 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (90% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg35%

California avg41%

6^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	99.3	6 of 2162	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	6 of 2159	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	4 of 2170	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	11 of 2123	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	14 of 2133	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	8 of 2017	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	5 of 2021	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.0	17 of 2039	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	98.2	14 of 1994	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	14 of 2426	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	94.2	7 of 2354	99.7%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	17 of 2367	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	63 of 2281	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	14 of 2238	99.4%	★★★★★
2008	4.8	1953 of 2117	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	10 of 585	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	7 of 573	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	9 of 581	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	4 of 582	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	10 of 581	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	7 of 1906	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	6 of 1915	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	6 of 1915	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	15 of 1858	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	26 of 1833	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	19 of 1760	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	6 of 1900	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	7 of 1902	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	2 of 1917	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	7 of 1861	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	15 of 1814	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	11 of 1742	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	8 of 2013	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	13 of 2026	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 2030	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	12 of 1943	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	7 of 1937	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	21 of 1862	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	6 of 1942	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	9 of 1948	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	5 of 1963	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	6 of 1916	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	8 of 1880	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	7 of 1834	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	4 of 577	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	98.9	1 of 1193	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	5 of 1222	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	4 of 1173	99.7%	★★★★★

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 (2023)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy99%+50 vs state

Mathematics86%+49 vs state

Science86%+53 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, November 8, 2012

This high school experience has opened up many doors for my peers and I. Many of us will be graduating with AAs of ASs by the time we graduate high school. I could not imagine having gone anywhere else for my college preparatory education! The environment is very personalized and friendly. This is the warmest school community I have even had the privilege of participating in. 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	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
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
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
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)
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
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
Watsonville High	Public	9-12	250 East Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6390	2,215	94	23.5	91.1%	52 (2.3%)	5 (0.2%)	2,136 (96.4%)	16 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	38.4	1303^rd of 2162 public high schools	39.7%		31.2	1464^th of 2159 public high schools	32.2%	161			13.5	13.5				38.9	38.9				19.9	19.9
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
Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 West Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	501	31	16.3	76.4%	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	484 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80.7	397^th of 2162 public high schools	81.6%		50.3	990^th of 2159 public high schools	54.1%	593	8.2	55.1	29.6	26.6	25.0	34.9	33.3	71.4	37.6	27.1	48.8	25.6	36.7	34.3	$18,004	$3,134	$14,870
Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	87	5	17.0	77.0%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	65.4	683^rd of 2162 public high schools	68.4%		78.8	426^th of 2159 public high schools	80.3%	257		66.7		66.7				66.7	66.7				7.1	7.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy

What district is Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy in?

Gilroy Unified

Is Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy a good school?

Yes! Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 2162 California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy?

Students at Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy are 48% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 11% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy.

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