CaliforniaSchoolsRucker Elementary

Rucker Elementary

PublicRegularGrades 05
Gilroy, California · Gilroy Unified
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students510
Student:Teacher24.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch64%
Title INo

Around this school

US Census ACS 2022 five-year estimates for ZIP 95020 — the area around Rucker Elementary.

Median home value
$944k
Owner-occupied (ACS B25077)
Median rent
$2k
Gross rent (ACS B25064)
Median household income
$129k
ACS B19013
Poverty rate
7.4%
ACS B17001

Walk, bike, transit

Scores 0–100 based on nearby amenity density and commute mode share. "Car-Dependent" tier.

Walk score
13
Car-dependent (almost all)
Bike score
34
Transit score
8

Air quality

From the nearest EPA AQS monitor (6.2 km away).

Air Quality Index
22
Good
PM2.5
4.0 µg/m³
Ozone
31.3 ppb
90-day 95th pct
60
AQI on worst days
Bad days (90d)
3
days above 100 AQI

How the area gets around

Commute time + mode share for residents of ZIP 95020 (ACS S0801).

Mean commute
34 min
Drive alone
82%
Public transit
2%
Walk
1.5%
Bike
0.5%
Work from home
13%

What's nearby

Closest libraries, parks, hospitals, grocery stores, and police stations within 10 km (OpenStreetMap).

Libraries
  • Gilroy Library5.6 km
  • Cesar E. Chavez Library6.5 km
  • Gavilan College Library9.1 km
Parks
  • Sunrise Park3.0 km
  • Los Arroyos Park3.2 km
  • Las Animas Veterans Park3.6 km
Hospitals
  • Saint Louise Regional Hospital2.4 km
Grocery stores
  • Kachy Produce3.6 km
  • Rocca's Market4.1 km
  • Safeway4.4 km
Police stations
  • Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility1.8 km
  • Gilroy Police Station5.7 km
  • California Highway Patrol6.2 km

Coming soon

Additional context being ingested.

Pending update
Home value trends (Zillow)
12-month and 5-year price-change from Zillow ZHVI — we have the current value from ACS, trends are the next step — expected this week.
Pending update
Property taxes
Effective rate + median annual tax from county assessor data — expected this week.
Pending update
Adjacent ZIP school comparison
Test-score deltas across neighbouring ZIPs — expected this week.