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San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy

Public Grades K-8
4751st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of California elementary schools
Summary

San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy is a K-8 elementary school in the Morgan Hill Unified School District, serving 672 students. Despite its environmental science focus, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

San Martin Gwinn significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 26.75% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 19.07% in math, far below the state averages. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.2% to 24.9%, and over 50% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families. Despite spending between $9,760 and $16,904 per student, which is on the higher end compared to nearby schools, the school's performance lags far behind both the district and state averages, as well as many of its neighboring schools like Nordstrom Elementary and Jackson Academy of Music and Math, which have proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points higher.

The challenges at San Martin Gwinn are systemic, with underperformance consistent across all student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students. The school's English Learner and Special Education students perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of California schools for these subgroups. Over time, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined, indicating that the issues have persisted and potentially worsened. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve outcomes for all students at San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy.

643
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,904
Per pupil spending ?
56.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 13745 Llagas Ave.
       San Martin, CA  95046-9517

(408) 201-6480

District: Morgan Hill Unified


Students who attend San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Lewis H. Britton Middle
High:    Live Oak High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.8%
White:
12.3%
Two or more races:
6.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg37%
California avg41%
Elementary school
4,751st of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 27 pts since 2015
From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,122nd of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2018
From bottom 8% (2018) to bottom 23% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 8Elementary Schools in the Morgan Hill Unified
779th of 1,543Morgan Hill 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202520.94751 of 585718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.64903 of 586916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.64491 of 585923.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.25244 of 588310.9%★☆☆☆☆
201916.35133 of 578911.3%★☆☆☆☆
201816.84944 of 566212.7%★☆☆☆☆
201718.34844 of 569214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201631.03690 of 561434.3%★★☆☆☆
201539.33054 of 561145.6%★★☆☆☆
201338.13448 of 553037.6%★★☆☆☆
201238.13381 of 539037.3%★★☆☆☆
201136.43504 of 537734.8%★★☆☆☆
201043.32966 of 531444.2%★★☆☆☆
200933.93450 of 519333.6%★★☆☆☆
200847.02546 of 511350.2%★★★☆☆
200756.51995 of 511361.0%★★★☆☆
200644.62460 of 481848.9%★★☆☆☆
200540.52691 of 482244.2%★★☆☆☆
200434.72954 of 480938.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202429.22598 of 316217.8%★☆☆☆☆
202334.72188 of 324532.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.02752 of 331116.9%★☆☆☆☆
201934.02199 of 327532.9%★★☆☆☆
201833.72143 of 324634.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.44491 of 559719.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.14699 of 561216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.53906 of 560930.4%★★☆☆☆
202216.95003 of 563511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201917.84808 of 549212.5%★☆☆☆☆
201820.64490 of 541317.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.14387 of 510714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.74419 of 510713.5%★☆☆☆☆
202328.83797 of 508725.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.14693 of 50847.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.04501 of 49639.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.24357 of 48309.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.5321 of 42925.2%★☆☆☆☆
202337.1216 of 33535.5%★★☆☆☆
202223.3312 of 35612.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202516.94935 of 54609.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.95212 of 55175.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.54860 of 53639.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.05021 of 52644.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.45014 of 51733.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.04956 of 50842.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202520.74647 of 562817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.64772 of 564315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.44668 of 563817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.15019 of 566311.4%★☆☆☆☆
201916.14973 of 55109.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.55009 of 54317.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202346.7992 of 242059.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202324.02129 of 266120.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.42212 of 272618.9%★☆☆☆☆
201839.31839 of 273732.8%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202522.72122 of 276123.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.12032 of 278327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202319.52284 of 278117.9%★☆☆☆☆
202214.42476 of 27409.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.62471 of 27159.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.02286 of 24807.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201916.41491 of 14910.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202442.3640 of 147856.7%★★★☆☆
202339.3801 of 152147.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.31427 of 15407.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.71136 of 144221.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.91847 of 253327.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.61732 of 255132.1%★★☆☆☆
202323.51943 of 253123.2%★☆☆☆☆
202212.72353 of 25096.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.72122 of 238010.8%★☆☆☆☆
201815.51988 of 226212.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.21642 of 239531.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.31602 of 238832.9%★★☆☆☆
202321.71956 of 237417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.32172 of 23597.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.42077 of 22136.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.52014 of 20722.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202528.1373 of 47721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.9271 of 32015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.8326 of 3363.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202514.52326 of 25428.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.72362 of 25798.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.22339 of 25317.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.02407 of 24582.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.22237 of 23695.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.62188 of 22301.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.92105 of 253416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.62153 of 255215.6%★☆☆☆☆
202316.92229 of 253812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.62172 of 252714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201910.62285 of 24075.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.42197 of 22733.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202523.31350 of 156613.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2023)59th percentile+36 vs school
Homeless (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school
White (2023)20th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)18th percentile~ school
Male (2025)17th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+30 vs school
Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school
Homeless (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school
Disabled (2019)<1st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state
Science25%-7 vs state
Listening19%-6 vs state
Mathematics19%-18 vs state
Writing16%~ state avg
Reading8%~ state avg
Overall7%-3 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy.

Students at San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy are 80% Hispanic, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy ranks in the bottom 18.9% of California elementary schools.

Students who attend San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis H. Britton Middle
High : Live Oak High


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