Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)

Set in Gilroy, California, Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) is a mid-sized elementary-level community, part of Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District. It hosts 587 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District is the operating authority for Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School), handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 16% Asian, 13% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.9:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Santa Clara County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Santa Clara County reports that median household income runs about $164,281, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students).

Nearest neighbor: South Valley Middle, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site. As a public charter, Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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