📍 7881 Murray Ave., Gilroy, Santa Clara County, 95020
South Valley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gilroy, Santa Clara County. The school has 735 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Maritza Salcido. It is part of the Gilroy Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
South Valley Middle enrolls 735 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% White and 4.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 616 | 84% |
| White | 49 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 32 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 735 students (52%) 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.
South Valley Middle 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.
South Valley Middle 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 735 students, South Valley Middle is close to the district average of about 679 students per school.
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