Is Las Animas Elementary a good school?

Las Animas Elementary ranks 1584 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Las Animas Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 793 students attended Las Animas Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Las Animas Elementary?

Students at Las Animas Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 13% White, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Las Animas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Las Animas Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Solorsano Middle High : Gilroy High

Las Animas Elementary

Summary:

Las Animas Elementary is a public elementary school in Gilroy, California, serving 769 students in grades K-5 and part of the Gilroy Unified School District.

Las Animas Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school also ranks highly for Hispanic, White, and low-socioeconomic status students compared to other California elementary schools. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and multi-racial students is relatively lower. While Las Animas has strong academic performance overall, its ranking among California elementary schools has declined in recent years, suggesting the need to re-evaluate its strategies to maintain its high level of achievement.

Compared to nearby schools, Las Animas generally outperforms other public elementary schools in the Gilroy Unified School District, such as Rucker Elementary, Luigi Aprea Elementary, and Eliot Elementary. However, the charter school Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) outperforms Las Animas in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Additionally, Las Animas has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to some nearby schools, which may be a contributing factor to its stronger academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

6550 Cimino St.
Gilroy, CA 95020-3453

(669) 205-4500

District: Gilroy Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1584^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Las Animas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Solorsano Middle
High:	Gilroy High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.4

Number of students: 793

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.6%

Asian:

15.1%

White:

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Las Animas Elementary ranks better than 73% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Gilroy Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.15. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Las Animas Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Gilroy Unified School District. Student population at Las Animas Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.6%), Asian (15.1%), White (12.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Gilroy Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Las Animas Elementary is 24.4. 3 elementary schools in the Gilroy Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Las Animas Elementary employs 32.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Las Animas Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Animas Elementary 1584^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Las Animas Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Gilroy Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilroy Unified 772^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Las Animas Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.27	4327^th	4809	10.0%
2005	27.13	3471^st	4822	28.0%
2006	33.53	3080^th	4818	36.1%
2007	45.93	2563^rd	5113	49.9%
2008	66.43	1568^th	5113	69.3%
2009	67.31	1571^st	5193	69.7%
2010	68.85	1523^rd	5314	71.3%
2011	74.60	1273^rd	5377	76.3%
2012	65.85	1739^th	5390	67.7%
2013	71.50	1500^th	5530	72.9%
2015	72.95	1383^rd	5611	75.4%
2016	57.19	2123^rd	5614	62.2%
2017	63.31	1867^th	5692	67.2%
2018	58.05	2134^th	5662	62.3%
2019	79.34	1206^th	5789	79.2%
2022	57.20	2168^th	5883	63.1%
2023	51.81	2448^th	5874	58.3%
2024	70.15	1584^th	5862	73.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	14.93	540^th	610	11.5%
2023	6.55	638^th	669	4.6%
2024	41.82	448^th	669	33.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.75	859^th	3246	73.5%
2019	70.44	523^rd	3275	84.0%
2022	63.56	654^th	3311	80.2%
2023	40.80	1750^th	3250	46.2%
2024	31.16	2479^th	3160	21.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	51.11	884^th	2420	63.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	54.78	2052^nd	5084	59.6%
2019	84.62	508^th	5173	90.2%
2022	44.67	2629^th	5264	50.1%
2023	33.51	3607^th	5374	32.9%
2024	70.30	1255^th	5511	77.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.49	1866^th	5413	65.5%
2019	73.74	1348^th	5492	75.5%
2022	62.30	1845^th	5635	67.3%
2023	52.85	2260^th	5617	59.8%
2024	68.15	1565^th	5605	72.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	62.38	548^th	2227	75.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.45	2315^th	5431	57.4%
2019	81.40	1002^nd	5510	81.8%
2022	50.11	2443^rd	5663	56.9%
2023	49.78	2463^rd	5650	56.4%
2024	69.39	1536^th	5636	72.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	53.43	682^nd	1154	40.9%
2023	48.15	773^rd	1190	35.0%
2024	45.92	803^rd	1203	33.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.06	1834^th	4830	62.0%
2019	82.17	629^th	4963	87.3%
2022	47.93	2334^th	5084	54.1%
2023	47.53	2387^th	5098	53.2%
2024	66.29	1340^th	5102	73.7%

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Rank History for White students at Las Animas Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.45	1240^th	2737	54.7%
2019	84.41	292^nd	2834	89.7%
2022	57.42	1243^rd	2726	54.4%
2023	61.95	1054^th	2662	60.4%
2024	77.52	516^th	2647	80.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Las Animas Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	274	12	17	504	0	n/a	n/a	0	807
1989	293	7	14	403	3	n/a	n/a	0	720
1990	315	9	15	436	3	n/a	n/a	0	778
1991	250	13	13	416	3	n/a	n/a	0	695
1992	231	12	12	434	1	n/a	n/a	0	690
1993	253	20	19	496	5	n/a	n/a	0	793
1994	201	19	18	480	2	n/a	n/a	0	720
1995	149	13	18	467	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
1996	149	13	18	467	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
1997	146	16	22	480	9	n/a	n/a	0	673
1998	164	17	34	506	6	n/a	n/a	0	727
1999	140	15	31	546	6	n/a	n/a	0	738
2000	126	15	25	597	1	n/a	n/a	0	764
2001	132	13	31	645	3	n/a	n/a	0	824
2002	64	11	24	555	6	n/a	n/a	7	667
2003	64	11	24	555	6	n/a	n/a	7	667
2004	50	11	8	484	3	n/a	n/a	5	561
2005	50	6	5	435	3	n/a	n/a	25	524
2006	48	3	7	431	5	n/a	n/a	22	516
2007	59	4	5	424	2	n/a	n/a	24	518
2008	139	2	31	335	2	n/a	n/a	0	509
2009	142	2	39	359	2	0	75	0	619
2010	157	4	48	429	3	0	39	0	680
2011	179	4	53	469	3	0	29	0	737
2012	189	5	50	478	2	1	32	0	757
2013	162	5	51	526	3	0	28	0	775
2014	143	4	54	490	3	0	30	0	724
2015	127	4	46	461	3	2	38	0	681
2016	120	7	68	492	4	3	32	0	726
2017	123	7	83	480	3	3	50	0	749
2018	117	7	87	483	4	3	62	0	763
2019	105	17	100	450	6	1	63	0	742
2020	114	15	104	424	9	1	68	0	735
2021	107	21	119	425	5	3	71	0	751
2022	103	25	119	410	2	4	82	0	745
2023	101	19	113	442	3	4	87	0	769
2024	101	13	120	457	2	4	96	0	793

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Las Animas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	807	42.8	18.8	n/a
1989	720	42.0	17.1	n/a
1990	778	42.0	18.5	n/a
1991	695	38.5	18.0	n/a
1992	690	39.1	17.6	50.1
1993	793	31.5	25.2	49.2
1994	720	33.0	21.8	63.2
1995	653	28.0	23.3	69.5
1996	653	28.0	23.3	69.5
1997	673	27.0	24.9	66.3
1998	727	37.0	19.6	45.9
1999	738	35.0	21.1	68.8
2000	764	38.9	19.6	75.1
2001	824	42.5	19.4	72.5
2002	667	36.2	18.4	71.1
2003	667	36.2	18.4	71.1
2004	561	30.0	18.7	70.3
2005	524	26.8	19.6	83.2
2006	516	26.3	19.6	77.1
2007	518	26.3	19.7	74.5
2008	509	36.4	14.0	47.7
2009	619	24.0	22.1	39.1
2010	680	36.8	18.4	49.7
2011	737	n/a	n/a	50.2
2012	757	28.0	27.0	n/a
2013	775	27.1	28.5	47.2
2014	724	26.0	27.8	41.7
2015	681	25.0	27.2	45.8
2016	726	28.0	25.9	48.2
2017	749	28.0	26.7	45
2018	763	28.0	27.2	47.1
2019	742	27.0	27.4	44.6
2020	735	n/a	n/a	42.2
2021	751	31.8	23.6	41.9
2022	745	32.0	23.2	36.2
2023	769	31.5	24.4	34.9
2024	793	32.5	24.4	36.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Las Animas Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	807	42.8	18.8	n/a
1989	720	42.0	17.1	n/a
1990	778	42.0	18.5	n/a
1991	695	38.5	18.0	n/a
1992	690	39.1	17.6	50.1
1993	793	31.5	25.2	49.2
1994	720	33.0	21.8	63.2
1995	653	28.0	23.3	69.5
1996	653	28.0	23.3	69.5
1997	673	27.0	24.9	66.3
1998	727	37.0	19.6	45.9
1999	738	35.0	21.1	68.8
2000	764	38.9	19.6	75.1
2001	824	42.5	19.4	72.5
2002	667	36.2	18.4	71.1
2003	667	36.2	18.4	71.1
2004	561	30.0	18.7	70.3
2005	524	26.8	19.6	83.2
2006	516	26.3	19.6	77.1
2007	518	26.3	19.7	74.5
2008	509	36.4	14.0	47.7
2009	619	24.0	22.1	39.1
2010	680	36.8	18.4	49.7
2011	737	n/a	n/a	50.2
2012	757	28.0	27.0	n/a
2013	775	27.1	28.5	47.2
2014	724	26.0	27.8	41.7
2015	681	25.0	27.2	45.8
2016	726	28.0	25.9	48.2
2017	749	28.0	26.7	45
2018	763	28.0	27.2	47.1
2019	742	27.0	27.4	44.6
2020	735	n/a	n/a	42.2
2021	751	31.8	23.6	41.9
2022	745	32.0	23.2	36.2
2023	769	31.5	24.4	34.9
2024	793	32.5	24.4	36.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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