Total enrollment
10,176
-639 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Gilroy Unified
California · 10,176 students · 1 city
Within Gilroy Unified, 15 public K-12 schools serve about 10,176 students, an average of 678 per school.
4-year change in Gilroy Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Gilroy Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #279 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,176 | #143 of 587 | #898 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #163 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #454 of 587 | #8,834 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 51.1% | #380 of 587 | #4,004 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #351 of 530 | #3,336 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Gilroy Unified
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy at 91.5% proficient to Glen View Elementary at 20.1%, a gap of 71.5 points. That is the 16th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 10,794 to 10,176 students (down 6%) and from 438 to 445 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher High | Gilroy | High | 09-12 | 1,630 |
| Gilroy High | Gilroy | High | 09-12 | 1,618 |
| Las Animas Elementary | Gilroy | Elementary | KG-05 | 800 |
| South Valley Middle | Gilroy | Middle | 06-08 | 784 |
| Solorsano Middle | Gilroy | Middle | 06-08 | 749 |
| Luigi Aprea Elementary | Gilroy | Elementary | KG-05 | 722 |
| Rod Kelley Elementary | Gilroy | Elementary | KG-05 | 697 |
| Brownell Middle | Gilroy | Middle | 06-08 | 672 |
| El Roble Elementary | Gilroy | Elementary | KG-05 | 551 |
| Rucker Elementary | Gilroy | Elementary | KG-05 | 510 |
| Glen View Elementary | Gilroy | Elementary | KG-05 | 508 |
| Eliot Elementary | Gilroy | Elementary | KG-05 | 481 |
| Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy | Gilroy | High | 09-12 | 304 |
| Mt. Madonna High | Gilroy | High | 09-12 | 150 |
| Gilroy Special Ed Preschool | Gilroy | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Gilroy Unified
Gilroy Unified is a sparse California school district running 15 schools with combined enrollment near 10,176.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Gilroy Unified consists of 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 678 in this district, higher than the California typical of 578.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 6%: 10,815 students in SY 2020-21 versus 10,176 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Gilroy Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.