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Christopher High School

850 Day Road, Gilroy, CA 95020View on map

  • Public
  • Gilroy
  • 383 seniors
  • 1,628 students

Christopher High School is a public high school in Gilroy (Gilroy Unified) with 383 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 70 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

50 of 70 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

50 of 383 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

70 of 383 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

4 of 41 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.3%

3 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Christopher High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 41 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    3 of 36 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.95)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    7 of 39 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    19%

    7 of 36 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    26%

    11 of 43 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.90)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    18 of 45 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    68%

    23 of 34 admitted

    This school68%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    20 of 22 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.77)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Christopher High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo12 pts lower

    18%

    9 of 51 admitted

    This school18%Overall30%

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    23%

    17 of 74 admitted

    This school23%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    81%

    73 of 90 admitted

    This school81%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    19 of 20 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    35 of 35 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (339 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

80%

271 of 339 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

77 graduates

Community college

47%

160 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC237%
CSU5416%
CA private college93%
Out of state257%
Community college16047%
Not enrolled6820%
Enrolled in college27180%
Total339100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

33

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

27% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

37%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

156 of 426 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

26%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

110 of 429 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 8 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 56%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 46%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 54%County median 64%

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