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What's something Gilroy High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,618
High
DISTRICT 926 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILROY UNIFIED·NCES 061518001911
Gilroy High
750 West Tenth St., Gilroy, CA 95020 · (669) 205-5400 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,618 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
828 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 392 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 425 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 401 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 400 | 25% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
11.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 22.5% | 27.5% | 36.1% |
| Math | 2.9% | 8.2% | 20.8% | 68.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.2% | 14.3% |
| 2018-19 | 50.1% | 24.6% |
| 2017-18 | 54.2% | 23.6% |
| 2016-17 | 57.5% | 27.9% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Gilroy High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #780 of 1,052 | #38 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #938 of 1,056 | #41 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #942 of 1,056 | #42 of 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #283 of 1,044 | #27 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,618 | #502 of 2,093 | #22 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #662 of 1,352 | #28 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #915 of 1,351 | #42 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #736 of 802 | #38 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,618
-36 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.4:1
% White
10%
was 12%
% Hispanic
79%
was 79%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
6%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,618 | 77.8 | 20.8:1 | 51% (828) |
| 2023-24 | 1,664 | 75 | 22.2:1 | 54% (898) |
| 2022-23 | 1,739 | 77.7 | 22.4:1 | 49% (849) |
| 2017-18 | 1,654 | 74 | 22.4:1 | 62% (1,020) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilroy High.
About Gilroy High
This page covers Gilroy High, a large high school in Gilroy, California. The student body numbers 1,618 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in California is about 838, so this school runs 93% bigger than that.
The Gilroy Unified system has 14 schools and 10,176 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Gilroy High, at 79%. The remaining shares are 10% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Clara County's population at about 25%. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 20.8:1 comes from the school's 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The lunch program counts 51% of students at Gilroy High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
A school in California with Gilroy High's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 49.5%. Gilroy High scores 30.6%.
In Santa Clara County (population about 1,902,047), the median household income is $164,281, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, enrolling about 230,059 students in all.
The closest other public school is Glen View Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Gilroy High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gilroy High at 4th of 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 7 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,654 to 1,618. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.4:1 to 20.8:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gilroy Unified
- Christopher HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Las Animas ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- South Valley MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Solorsano MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Luigi Aprea ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Rod Kelley ElementaryElementary · 697 students
Other schools in Gilroy
- Christopher HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Las Animas ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- South Valley MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Solorsano MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Luigi Aprea ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Rod Kelley ElementaryElementary · 697 students
Nearby schools
- Glen View Elementary0.4 mi · 508
- Las Animas Elementary0.5 mi · 800
- El Roble Elementary0.9 mi · 551
- Solorsano Middle1.0 mi · 749
- Brownell Middle1.1 mi · 672
- Eliot Elementary1.1 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Gilroy HighWhat is the total enrollment at Gilroy High?
Gilroy High enrolls approximately 1,618 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Gilroy High serve?
Gilroy High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gilroy High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gilroy High is approximately 20.8:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gilroy High?
Student demographics at Gilroy High are roughly 10% White, 79% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilroy High?
Gilroy High is overseen by Gilroy Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.