Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Gilroy High School
Public · Gilroy · Santa Clara County · 1,546 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
10%
Higher than 18% of California high schools
-10.6 pp vs. peer median (20.4%)
· Ranked #11 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 6.9%
2025 · 9.8%
+23%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+29.3 pp
vs. Santa Clara County baseline (-6%)
~1507
5-yr projected enrollment (39 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Gilroy High School sits near the bottom of its similar-school group (ranked #11 of 11): 10% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has slipped 2 points since 2018 — worth watching.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Gilroy High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.877) alone would predict (29% actual vs. 23% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 23% (308→379 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -4%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.8%/yr), enrollment projects to ~1507 by 2029 — about 39 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher High School | Public | 13.1% | +1% |
| Ann Sobrato High School | Public | 30.2% | -3% |
| Pajaro Valley Hs | Public | 10.9% | -4% |
| Rancho San Juan High School | Public | 29.0% | +31% |
| Watsonville High School | Public | 14.2% | +1% |
| Aptos High School | Public | 28.4% | -6% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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