Christopher High High School
850 Day Rd
Gilroy CA, 95020, Santa Clara County
Phone: 408-848-7171
Ranking:
(402 out of 1,403, top 29%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Gilroy Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 81 | 69 | 60 | NA | NA | 30 | ||||
Total Students: | 1,775 | 1,681 | 1,463 | 1,005 | 665 | |||||
Grade 9: | 477 | 26.9% | 490 | 29.1% | 468 | 32.0% | 351 | 34.9% | 361 | 54.3% |
Grade 10: | 494 | 27.8% | 481 | 28.6% | 365 | 24.9% | 376 | 37.4% | 304 | 45.7% |
Grade 11: | 456 | 25.7% | 365 | 21.7% | 361 | 24.7% | 276 | 27.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 12: | 347 | 19.5% | 345 | 20.5% | 269 | 18.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 897 | 50.5% | 863 | 51.3% | 757 | 51.7% | 557 | 55.4% | 360 | 54.1% |
Female: | 878 | 49.5% | 818 | 48.7% | 706 | 48.3% | 448 | 44.6% | 305 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 105 | 5.9% | 114 | 6.8% | 98 | 6.7% | 72 | 7.2% | 45 | 6.8% |
Hispanic: | 1,081 | 60.9% | 981 | 58.4% | 860 | 58.8% | 606 | 60.3% | 422 | 63.5% |
Black: | 30 | 1.7% | 34 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.3% | 23 | 2.3% | 11 | 1.7% |
White: | 510 | 28.7% | 511 | 30.4% | 441 | 30.1% | 277 | 27.6% | 159 | 23.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
Two or More Races: | 41 | 2.3% | 33 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.6% | 21 | 3.2% |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 440 | 24.8% | 504 | 30.0% | NA | NA | 357 | 35.5% | 284 | 42.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 82 | 4.6% | 109 | 6.5% | NA | NA | 65 | 6.5% | 58 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.96 | 24.42 | 24.49 | NA | NA | 22.08 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAHSEE | ||||||
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 83.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 85.0% | 82.0% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 82.0% | 83.0% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 85.0% | 83.0% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 84.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 84.0% | 83.0% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
STAR | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 315.4 | 290.1 |
2011 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.1 | 309.5 | 292.4 |
2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.6 | 306.5 | 292.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 301.2 | 294.7 |
2010 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.3 | 339 | 339.6 |
2011 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.4 | 361.2 | 343.1 |
2012 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 358.1 | 343.8 |
2013 | Algebra II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.3 | 346.3 | 335.6 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 341.2 | 336.7 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 343.2 | 340.1 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 355.3 | 342.7 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 356.7 | 341.4 |
2010 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 333.1 | 347.1 |
2011 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 354.6 | 349.6 |
2012 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 344.9 | 351.5 |
2013 | Chemistry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.9 | 345.5 | 350.6 |
2010 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.5 | 326.6 | 321.5 |
2011 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 332.8 | 325.5 |
2012 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 316.4 | 330.5 |
2013 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 325.2 | 330.0 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353 | 347.3 | 341.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.9 | 349.8 | 346.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 351.7 | 348.4 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.1 | 357.8 | 352.4 |
2010 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.8 | 326.5 | 296.7 |
2011 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.8 | 321 | 298.5 |
2012 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306.6 | 317 | 299.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.2 | 300.7 | 296.9 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.2 | 335.8 | 348.1 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.5 | 351.6 | 353.1 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 358.9 | 357.3 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.5 | 365.5 | 360.4 |
2010 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 345.3 | 338.5 |
2011 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.4 | 348.3 | 343.5 |
2012 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.1 | 345.5 | 347 |
2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.1 | 352.9 | 347.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324 | 305 | 285.2 |
2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.6 | 298.1 | 284.9 |
2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 302.8 | 287.4 |
2011 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.4 | 310.4 | 296.7 |
2012 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.8 | 312.8 | 299.7 |
2013 | Algebra II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.4 | 316.3 | 294.6 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.2 | 351.9 | 353.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.6 | 341.5 | 357.2 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 352.8 | 357.9 |
2011 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.2 | 334.3 | 330 |
2012 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.1 | 328.3 | 332.5 |
2013 | Chemistry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 335.5 | 334.4 |
2011 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.5 | 346.3 | 329.1 |
2012 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 338.9 | 333.7 |
2013 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.9 | 340.4 | 332.5 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.8 | 346.7 | 341.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.6 | 344.6 | 344.7 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.1 | 345.1 | 344.8 |
2011 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.6 | 291.8 | 281 |
2012 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.8 | 293.3 | 281.7 |
2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.9 | 286.8 | 280.3 |
2011 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.1 | 353.7 | 358.7 |
2012 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.3 | 382.9 | 359.8 |
2013 | Physics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 366.5 | 361.5 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 338.9 | 351.3 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361 | 357.1 | 354.6 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 343.9 | 351.5 |
2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 348.5 | 344.7 |
2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.8 | 353.6 | 346.9 |
2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.5 | 353.9 | 348.5 |
2010 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.8 | 335.9 | 307.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.3 | 322 | 309.3 |
2012 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 321.6 | 311.6 |
2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.5 | 311.2 | 313.2 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 355.1 | 358.9 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.4 | 353.2 | 363.5 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.1 | 368.9 | 366.1 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.4 | 364.3 | 363.9 |
2010 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.9 | 343.2 | 329.9 |
2011 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 356.7 | 332.6 |
2012 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.1 | 352.3 | 336.4 |
2013 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 349.3 | 334.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.1 | 363 | 353.7 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.6 | 367.4 | 357.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 371.8 | 361.5 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.0 | 368.4 | 363.9 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 317.2 | 298.9 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.1 | 291 | 299.2 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.6 | 282.1 | 300.1 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.2 | 285.5 | 300.5 |
2010 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 359.9 | 347.9 |
2011 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 348.2 | 349 |
2012 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 345.9 | 349.2 |
2013 | Geometry | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.2 | 327.7 | 345.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 342 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329.3 | 341 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.1 | 343.2 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 350.4 | 334.1 |
2010 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 334.3 | 324 |
2011 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 339.5 | 328.3 |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 344.9 | 331.2 |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 339.8 | 325.2 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 346.4 | 347.2 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.7 | 349 | 351.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 369.4 | 357.8 | 354.9 |
2013 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 358.9 | 354.0 |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 320.2 | 331.2 | 336.7 |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 346 | 339.7 |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 337.9 | 342.2 |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 341.7 | 342.9 |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 337.8 | 327.7 |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344.8 | 349.4 | 330.9 |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 347.8 | 342.7 | 335 |
2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.3 | 342.4 | 333.2 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 309.5 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.1 | 300 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 283.6 | 295.9 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.2 | 303.4 | 317.9 |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 332 | 317.2 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 330.2 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 322.6 | 328.8 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.7 | 313.3 | 320.8 |
2011 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 355.1 | 353.7 | 354.3 |
2012 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 387.3 | 382.9 | 355.2 |
2013 | Physics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 363.8 | 355.5 |
2011 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 342.4 | 359.3 |
2012 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 360.7 | 358.9 | 362.6 |
2013 | Summative High School Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.5 | 347.8 | 360.2 |
2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 341 | 336.8 |
2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 346.7 | 342 |
2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 363.5 | 344.5 | 345.7 |
2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.4 | 351.6 | 346.7 |
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* Christopher High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.