Early college academy in near Gilroy, California, United States
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Location
near Gilroy
,
California
United States
Information
Type
Early College Academy
Motto
Be someone. Go somewhere. Seek Excellence.
Established
2007
School district
Gilroy Unified School District
Oversight
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Superintendent
Deborah Flores
Principal
Anna Benich
Staff
10.42 (FTE)[1]
Grades
9-12
Enrollment
305 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
29.27[1]
Color(s)
Red and black
Mascot
Griffin
Website
geca.gilroyunified.org
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy (known as GECA) is an early college high school located in unincorporated Santa Clara County, California, near Gilroy,[2] at the southern edge of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. A California Distinguished School,[3] GECA regularly ranks among the top high schools in California and consistently ranks within the top 1% of the best high schools in the United States.[4][5][6][7]
Founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, GECA operates as an early college school, requiring its students to receive their college preparatory education through a mixture of honors high school classes, Advanced Placement (AP), and college classes, offered through partnership with Gavilan College, allowing most GECA students to graduate high school with an associate's degree.
GECA students have regularly been selected as National Merit Scholars and U.S. Presidential Scholars.[8][9][10][11][12]
^ abc"Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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