📍 325 Santa Clara Ave., Gilroy, Santa Clara County, 95020
Rucker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gilroy, Santa Clara County. The school has 538 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tami Espinosa. It is part of the Gilroy Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
Rucker Elementary enrolls 538 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 388 | 72% |
| White | 76 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 24 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 538 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rucker Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Rucker Elementary is one of 15 schools in Gilroy Unified, based in Gilroy, California. The district serves 10,181 students district-wide and employs 453 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 538 students, Rucker Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 679 students per school.