School district · California

Gilroy Unified

Gilroy Unified in California: 15 public schools with 10,176 students and 22.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,441 per student in FY2024.

Schools
15
Students
10,176
Students per teacher
22.9
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,441
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
445
Counselors (FTE)
19.8
Students per counselor
514
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

39%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

4,230 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

34%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

4,270 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.0K15
$9.7K16
$10.6K17
$10.9K18
$12.5K19
$11.7K20
$12.6K21
$14.5K22
$16.0K23
$17.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.3% · $19.8M
State
48% · $102.6M
Local
43% · $91M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,199
Support services
$6,522
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$22.9M
Long-term debt
$380.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 3High schools: 4Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–555123.026%30%
Eliot ElementaryFree meals for all
K–548123.522%19%
Glen View ElementaryFree meals for all
K–550823.122%19%
K–580023.953%53%
K–572224.152%49%
K–569726.347%41%
Rucker ElementaryFree meals for all
K–551024.335%35%
6–867221.541%32%
6–874922.042%34%
South Valley MiddleFree meals for all
6–878423.232%25%
9–121,63023.3——
9–1230427.3——
9–121,61820.8——
Mt. Madonna HighAlternativeFree meals for all
9–1215016.1——
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
7810 Arroyo Cir., Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone
(669)205-4000
Website