Gilroy Unified School District


Gilroy Unified School District is located in the southernmost tip of Santa Clara Valley, California.
The Gilroy Unified School District was created in 1966 when several small school districts joined together with the Gilroy School District. The other school districts included San Ysidro and Rucker. It covers an area of over 600 square miles, and during the 2012–2013 school year had approximately 11,000 students.
The school district currently consists of four high schools, three middle schools, and eight elementary schools. 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 K - 8.

Awards and recognition

High Schools
Middle Schools
Elementary Schools
Charter Schools
Gilroy Unified is overseen by a publicly elected seven member board of education, elected at-large for four year terms. Among its duties, this body appoints the superintendent to function as the district's chief executive for carrying out day-to-day decisions and policy implementations.
The term for these trustees ends in 2020:
The term for these trustees expires in 2018: