San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy

San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy, an average-sized elementary campus in San Martin, California, run under Morgan Hill Unified, enrolls 643 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Across the 13 schools in Morgan Hill Unified (7,810 students total), San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 12% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.6%; this one comes in at 22.6%, -22.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household income runs about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Paradise Valley Engineering Academy, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.9%.

San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 621 students in 2018 compared to 643 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.