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Gilroy High School

750 West Tenth Street, Gilroy, CA 95020View on map

  • Public
  • Gilroy
  • 400 seniors
  • 1,546 students

Gilroy High School is a public high school in Gilroy (Gilroy Unified) with 400 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 52 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Berkeley (Cal), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

38 of 52 applicants, fall 2025

County median 79%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

38 of 400 seniors

County median 39%

Seniors who applied to UC

13%

52 of 400 seniors

County median 53%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 27 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.6%

3 of 35 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

Gilroy High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    9%

    3 of 35 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.86)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    6 of 27 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    6 of 19 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    11 of 27 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    13 of 26 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    80%

    20 of 25 admitted

    This school80%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Riverside11 pts lower

    76%

    13 of 17 admitted

    This school76%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Merced9 pts lower

    88%

    14 of 16 admitted

    This school88%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report27 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

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

  • San Luis Obispo9 pts lower

    21%

    7 of 33 admitted

    This school21%Overall30%

  • San Jose5 pts higher

    85%

    47 of 55 admitted

    This school85%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    93%

    26 of 28 admitted

    This school93%Overall94%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    92%

    22 of 24 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    24 of 24 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 (337 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

69%

233 of 337 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

51 graduates

Community college

47%

158 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC113%
CSU4012%
CA private college51%
Out of state196%
Community college15847%
Not enrolled10431%
Enrolled in college23369%
Total337100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

9

AP courses offered

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

23

AP class sections

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

21% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

118 of 341 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)

13%

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

49 of 387 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 6 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 40%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 42%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 24%
  • Low-income students 61%County median 47%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 64%

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