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Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILROY UNIFIED·NCES 061518001914
Las Animas Elementary
6550 Cimino St., Gilroy, CA 95020 · (669) 205-4500 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
330 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
59%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
53.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.9pp since 2014
Math
53.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 28.5% | 24.6% | 20.5% | 26.4% |
| Math | 24.9% | 28.1% | 24.9% | 22.1% |
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 | 53.1% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 53.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 41.6% |
| 2021-22 | 45.3% | 42.1% |
| 2018-19 | 64.7% | 63.7% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 49.7% |
| 2016-17 | 50.3% | 47.9% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Las Animas Elementary
Las Animas Elementary's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Animas Elementary this school | 800 | 41.3% | 53.5% |
| J. Marion Roynon Elementary La Verne | 842 | 42.5% | 67.8% |
| Luigi Aprea Elementary Gilroy | 722 | 36.0% | 46.2% |
| Junction K-8 Livermore | 801 | 43.2% | 27.6% |
| McPherson Magnet Orange | 863 | 42.1% | 64.5% |
| Bayside Academy San Mateo | 840 | 43.2% | 39.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Las Animas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #1,485 of 5,151 | #118 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,407 of 5,172 ▼ 99 | #115 of 226 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,816 of 5,172 ▼ 201 | #130 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #690 of 5,116 | #8 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #385 of 5,915 | #6 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,644 of 5,352 | #185 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #1,901 of 5,354 | #111 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #4,281 of 5,625 | #112 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #773 of 1,139 | #24 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
800
+49 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 800 | 33.5 | 23.9:1 | 41% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 793 | 32.5 | 24.4:1 | 36% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 31.5 | 24.4:1 | 35% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 42% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 763 | 28 | 27.3:1 | 47% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 28 | 25.9:1 | 48% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | N/A | N/A | 50% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 42 | 19.6:1 | 72% (597) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 38 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Animas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (763 to 800); teachers up 20% (28 to 33.5).
About Las Animas Elementary
A high-enrollment elementary school in Gilroy, California, Las Animas Elementary is part of Gilroy Unified. It serves 800 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 72% larger than that.
Gilroy Unified counts 14 schools and 10,176 students, including Las Animas Elementary.
At 60%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Las Animas Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 13% multiracial, 13% White, and 13% Asian. Among all residents of Santa Clara County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Las Animas Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Las Animas Elementary was 23.9:1. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 41%.
On BeatsExpectations, Las Animas Elementary is 1.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Santa Clara County show that median household income is about $164,281, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Las Animas Elementary is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, which together enroll about 230,059 students.
Of nearby public schools, Gilroy High is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Las Animas Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Las Animas Elementary is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 751 to 800.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Gilroy HighHigh · 1,618 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
- Gilroy HighHigh · 1,618 students
- South Valley MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Solorsano MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Luigi Aprea ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Rod Kelley ElementaryElementary · 697 students
Other Las Animas Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Las Animas Elementary. Las Animas Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Las Animas Elementary SchoolLAS ANIMAS, CO · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Gilroy High0.5 mi · 1,618
- Glen View Elementary0.8 mi · 508
- Solorsano Middle1.0 mi · 749
- El Roble Elementary1.2 mi · 551
- Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy1.3 mi · 304
- Brownell Middle1.5 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Las Animas ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Las Animas Elementary?
Las Animas Elementary enrolls approximately 800 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Las Animas Elementary serve?
Las Animas Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Las Animas Elementary have?
Las Animas Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
How diverse is Las Animas Elementary?
Las Animas Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Las Animas Elementary in?
Las Animas Elementary is part of Gilroy Unified.
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