Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
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Anzar High School → Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter → Mt. Madonna High → Ceiba College Preparatory Academy → El Puente High School → Compare all similar →No UC admissions data on file for Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy.
This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+0.8%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~311 | +3 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~316 | +8 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~321 | +13 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Santa Clara County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy outperformed Santa Clara County on enrollment (school +22.0% vs. county -6.2%) AND maintains 97.7% stability. Replicable model — worth documenting what's working.
7 of 307 students who enrolled at Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (2.3% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
District financial profile — Gilroy Unified (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 48.0%
Federal: 9.8%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Gilroy Unified as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 22% (59→72 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -17%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+0.8%/yr); projects to ~316 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tj Owens Gilroy Early College Academy | Public | 308 | — | +22% |
| Peer-group median | 9.6% | -17% | ||
| Anzar High School | Public | 260 | 4.5% | -41% |
| Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter | Public | 235 | — | +390% |
| Mt. Madonna High | Public | 141 | — | -43% |
| Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | Public | 494 | — | -26% |
| El Puente High School | Public | 243 | — | -45% |
| Monterey County Home Charter | Public | 260 | — | -32% |
| Mount Toro High | Public | 197 | — | +9% |
| Alpha Cindy Avitia High School | Public | 341 | 9.6% | -4% |
| Luis Valdez Leadership Academy | Public | 261 | 14.0% | +6% |
| Calero High School | Public | 177 | — | -8% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →