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Gilroy Unified School District | |
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Address | |
7810 Arroyo Circle , California , 95020United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Excellence: It Takes Everyone! |
Grades | Preschool - 12th Grade |
President | Mark Good |
Vice-president | Linda Piceno |
Superintendent | Anisha Munshi |
Asst. superintendent(s) | Alvaro Meza, Deborah Padilla, Paul Winslow |
Schools | Elementary 8 Middle 3 High 4 |
Budget | $115 million |
NCES District ID | 0615180 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 10,821 (2020–2021) [1] |
Teachers | 452.08 (FTE) [1] |
Staff | 495.69 (FTE) [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 23.94:1 [1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
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The school district currently consists of four high schools (Gilroy High School, Christopher High School, Gilroy Early College Academy, and Mt. Madonna Continuation High School), three middle schools (Brownell, Solorsano, and South Valley), and seven elementary schools (El Roble, Eliot, Glen View, Las Animas, Luigi Aprea, Rod Kelley, and Rucker). The district also operates a pre-school program.
One charter school, Gilroy Prep School, has been chartered by the school board and opened in 2011 serving students grades TK-8.
High Schools
Middle Schools
Elementary Schools
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The term for these trustees ends in 2020:
The term for these trustees expires in 2018:
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