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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILROY UNIFIED·NCES 061518001908
Luigi Aprea Elementary
9225 Calle del Rey, Gilroy, CA 95020 · (669) 205-4600 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
260 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 | 166 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (166) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
64%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
51.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.1pp since 2014
Math
48.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 28.0% | 17.5% | 30.6% |
| Math | 23.5% | 25.2% | 27.8% | 23.5% |
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 | 51.9% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.8% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.2% | 33.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.3% | 56.7% |
| 2017-18 | 63.8% | 59.5% |
| 2016-17 | 58.6% | 58.9% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Luigi Aprea Elementary
Luigi Aprea Elementary's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Aprea Elementary this school | 722 | 36.0% | 46.2% |
| Valley Elementary Poway | 663 | 37.3% | 45.2% |
| Eagle Rock Elementary Los Angeles | 755 | 37.6% | 70.9% |
| Willow Glen Elementary San Jose | 660 | 35.9% | 50.5% |
| Las Animas Elementary Gilroy | 800 | 41.3% | 53.5% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Visalia | 756 | 32.5% | 65.8% |
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 Luigi Aprea Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #1,987 of 5,151 | #140 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,674 of 5,172 ▲ 325 | #126 of 226 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,897 of 5,172 ▲ 743 | #133 of 226 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #260 of 5,116 | #4 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #654 of 5,915 | #11 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,809 of 5,352 | #191 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #1,327 of 5,354 | #88 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #4,508 of 5,625 | #121 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #641 of 1,139 | #19 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
722
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 722 | 30 | 24.1:1 | 36% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 28 | 25.4:1 | 39% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 29 | 24.7:1 | 32% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 29 | 24.8:1 | 34% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 674 | 25 | 27.0:1 | 24% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 28 | 25.4:1 | 22% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 757 | N/A | N/A | 21% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 15% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 27 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luigi Aprea Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (674 to 722); teachers up 20% (25 to 30).
About Luigi Aprea Elementary
Luigi Aprea Elementary, located in Gilroy, California, is a large elementary school. The school has 722 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Gilroy Unified counts 14 schools and 10,176 students, including Luigi Aprea Elementary.
More than half of the students at Luigi Aprea Elementary are Hispanic (54%). The next largest groups are 19% White, 14% multiracial, and 11% Asian. In Santa Clara County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Luigi Aprea Elementary reported 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 24.1:1. The school's 24.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 36% of students at Luigi Aprea Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Santa Clara County average a similar 37%.
The model predicts 58.4% for a school in California with Luigi Aprea Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Luigi Aprea Elementary posts 46.2%.
In Santa Clara County, median household income comes to about $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Clara County counts 412 public schools with about 230,059 students.
Mt. Madonna High, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Luigi Aprea Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Luigi Aprea Elementary ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Luigi Aprea 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.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 720 in 2020-21 and 722 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Luigi Aprea Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Las Animas ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- South Valley MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Solorsano MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Rod Kelley ElementaryElementary · 697 students
Other schools in Gilroy
- Christopher HighHigh · 1,630 students
- Gilroy HighHigh · 1,618 students
- Las Animas ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- South Valley MiddleMiddle · 784 students
- Solorsano MiddleMiddle · 749 students
- Rod Kelley ElementaryElementary · 697 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Madonna High0.6 mi · 150
- Rod Kelley Elementary0.7 mi · 697
- Christopher High0.8 mi · 1,630
- El Roble Elementary1.6 mi · 551
- Brownell Middle1.7 mi · 672
- Solorsano Middle1.8 mi · 749
Frequently asked questions
About Luigi Aprea ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Luigi Aprea Elementary?
Luigi Aprea Elementary enrolls approximately 722 students in grades KG-05.
Is Luigi Aprea Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Luigi Aprea Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Luigi Aprea Elementary?
Approximately 24.1:1 students per teacher at Luigi Aprea Elementary.
How diverse is Luigi Aprea Elementary?
Luigi Aprea Elementary reports a student body of 19% White, 54% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Luigi Aprea Elementary?
Luigi Aprea Elementary 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.