Mt. Madonna High

Mt. Madonna High is a small high school serving families in Gilroy, California. A total of 150 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 82% smaller than average.

Enrollment across the 14 schools in Gilroy Unified totals 10,176 students.

Mt. Madonna High enrolls a student body that is 89% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 3% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Clara County's population at about 25%. Mt. Madonna High has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The ratio of students to teachers is 16.1:1, with 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.

Census Bureau estimates for Santa Clara County show that median household income is 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. Mt. Madonna High is one of 412 public schools in Santa Clara County, which together enroll about 230,059 students.

Nearest public school: Rod Kelley Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Mt. Madonna High holds at least 8 other public schools.

Mt. Madonna High falls in the Suburb: Mid-size locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 23%, from 196 to 150. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 24.5 in 2020-21.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.