Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Gilroy, California

Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) in Gilroy, California enrolled 587 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 27.9 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 63-72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

544 students in 2022-23, 540 students in 2023-24, 587 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.8 to 21.0.

Students enrolled at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 540, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-235442023-245402024-25587
Students enrolled at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 540, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-235442023-245402024-25587
Students enrolled at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 540, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-235442023-245402024-25587
Students enrolled at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 540, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-235442023-245402024-25587
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354419.827.5
2023-2454013.938.8
2024-2558721.027.9

27.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 386 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) enrolled 540 students and had 1.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.4, one per 386 of the 540 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent24.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.7% of students were Hispanic, 15.9% Asian, 13.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic64.7%
  2. Asian15.9%
  3. White13.5%
  4. Two or more races3.4%
  5. Black1.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.9%
  7. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) scored proficient or above: 63-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2263‑72%63‑72%45%
Math, 2022-2350%48‑57% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Gilroy

8 public elementary schools in Gilroy report 2024-25 enrollment; Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Las Animas Elementary80023.934.4%
Luigi Aprea Elementary72224.132.5%
Rod Kelley Elementary69726.346.3%
Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)58727.938.5%
El Roble Elementary55123.052.3%
Rucker Elementary51024.357.6%
Glen View Elementary50823.170.5%
Eliot Elementary48123.573.4%

All public schools in Gilroy →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)

  1. Eliot ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 481 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Glen View ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 508 students, 23.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) with Eliot ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District spends per student$13,395 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,395
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaGilroy Prep (a Navigator School) is the number 1,498 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,498 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher27.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.27.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)

  1. How many students attend Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)?
    587 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 544 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gilroy, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School)?
    27.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) a Title I school?
    Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) scored proficient or above: 63-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) in?
    Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) District, NCES district ID 0601831. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060183112751 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22