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Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy

5055 Santa Teresa Boulevard, PB17, Gilroy, CA 95020View on map

  • Public
  • Gilroy
  • 69 seniors
  • 308 students

Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is a public high school in Gilroy (Gilroy Unified) with 69 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 55 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 95% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

43 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

62%

43 of 69 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

80%

55 of 69 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 35 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

7 of 34 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

Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    21%

    7 of 34 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    30%

    13 of 43 admitted

    This school30%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    11%

    4 of 35 admitted

    This school11%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Barbara17 pts lower

    16%

    3 of 19 admitted

    This school16%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    19 of 42 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    17 of 24 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    24 of 26 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    91%

    29 of 32 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report35 applied

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

Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts lower

    25%

    7 of 28 admitted

    This school25%Overall30%

  • San Jose11 pts higher

    91%

    50 of 55 admitted

    This school91%Overall80%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    23 of 23 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

  • San Francisco4 pts higher

    100%

    24 of 24 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

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

Any college

89%

54 of 61 graduates

UC or CSU

67%

41 graduates

Community college

8%

5 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1931%
CSU2236%
CA private college00%
Out of state813%
Community college58%
Not enrolled711%
Enrolled in college5489%
Total61100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

4

AP courses offered

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

24

AP class sections

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

50% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

99%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

71 of 72 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)

81%

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

52 of 64 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 92%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 86%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 68%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 55%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 43%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 95%County median 64%

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