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Morgan Hill Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 8,013 (2022-2023)
Schools: 13 (2022-2023)
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Morgan Hill Unified School District is a school district in California (Santa Clara County). During the 2023 school year, 8,013 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5

General election

General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Jennifer Marquez defeated Tyler Smith in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jennifer Marquez (Nonpartisan)
 
52.6
 
2,041
Tyler Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
47.4
 
1,837

Total votes: 3,878
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 6

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 6

Rebecca Munson defeated incumbent Mary Patterson in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Rebecca Munson (Nonpartisan)
 
58.4
 
2,246
Image of Mary Patterson
Mary Patterson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.6
 
1,598

Total votes: 3,844
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 7

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 7

Veronica A. Andrade defeated Tom Pocus in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Veronica A. Andrade (Nonpartisan)
 
65.6
 
1,982
Tom Pocus (Nonpartisan)
 
34.4
 
1,039

Total votes: 3,021
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Nancy Altman defeated incumbent Wendy Sullivan in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Nancy Altman (Nonpartisan)
 
51.0
 
1,988
Wendy Sullivan (Nonpartisan)
 
49.0
 
1,913

Total votes: 3,901
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2

Incumbent John Horner defeated James Dill in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Horner (Nonpartisan)
 
64.6
 
2,325
James Dill (Nonpartisan)
 
35.4
 
1,273

Total votes: 3,598
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3

Terri Eves-Knudsen defeated Dennis Delisle and Armando Benavides in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Terri Eves-Knudsen
Terri Eves-Knudsen (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.4
 
1,249
Dennis Delisle (Nonpartisan)
 
28.4
 
817
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Armando Benavides (Nonpartisan)
 
28.2
 
813

Total votes: 2,879
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4

Pamela Gardiner defeated incumbent Carol Gittens in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pamela Gardiner (Nonpartisan)
 
53.0
 
1,757
Carol Gittens (Nonpartisan)
 
47.0
 
1,558

Total votes: 3,315
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Iván Rosales Montes defeated Pam Torrisi in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Iván Rosales Montes (Nonpartisan)
 
61.6
 
2,809
Pam Torrisi (Nonpartisan)
 
38.4
 
1,753

Total votes: 4,562
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Mary Patterson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Adam Escoto (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1

General election

General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1

Wendy Sullivan defeated Peter Mandel and Emma Nunez in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Wendy Sullivan (Nonpartisan)
 
38.5
 
1,479
Peter Mandel (Nonpartisan)
 
35.4
 
1,361
Emma Nunez (Nonpartisan)
 
26.1
 
1,005

Total votes: 3,845
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2

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General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2

John Horner defeated Tara Bevington, Enrique Navarro-Donnellan, and James Dill in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Horner (Nonpartisan)
 
38.0
 
1,284
Image of Tara Bevington
Tara Bevington (Nonpartisan)
 
37.2
 
1,255
Enrique Navarro-Donnellan (Nonpartisan)
 
13.8
 
467
James Dill (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
369

Total votes: 3,375
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Heather Orosco (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4

Carol Gittens defeated Jill Provencal and Robert Guynn in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Carol Gittens (Nonpartisan)
 
52.7
 
1,590
Jill Provencal (Nonpartisan)
 
34.8
 
1,051
Robert Guynn (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.4
 
375

Total votes: 3,016
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Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5

General election

General election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5

Vanessa Sutter defeated Angelica Diaz in the general election for Morgan Hill Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Vanessa Sutter (Nonpartisan)
 
60.2
 
1,886
Angelica Diaz (Nonpartisan)
 
39.8
 
1,245

Total votes: 3,131
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About the district

School board

The Morgan Hill Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Veronica A. AndradeTrustee Area 720242028
Jennifer MarquezTrustee Area 520242028
Rebecca MunsonTrustee Area 620242028
Sarah Northrup GadusTrustee Area 320242026
Nancy AltmanTrustee Area 120222026
Pamela GardinerTrustee Area 420222026
John HornerTrustee Area 220192026

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Overlapping state house districts

Morgan Hill Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 25Ash KalraDemocratic Party 61% 25%
California State Assembly District 28Gail PellerinDemocratic Party 36% 16%
California State Assembly District 29Robert RivasDemocratic Party 3% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,288,000 $1,490 10%
Local: $74,233,000 $9,003 62%
State: $33,720,000 $4,090 28%
Total: $120,241,000 $14,584
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $124,415,000 $15,089
Total Current Expenditures: $94,460,000 $11,456
Instructional Expenditures: $58,444,000 $7,088 47%
Student and Staff Support: $8,593,000 $1,042 7%
Administration: $13,585,000 $1,647 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $13,838,000 $1,678 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $19,296,000 $2,340
Construction: $18,435,000 $2,235
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $704,000 $85
Interest on Debt: $5,502,000 $667

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS PS
2018-2019 39 68 35-39 23 40-49 50-54 55
2017-2018 39 71 35-39 24 21-39 45-49 55
2016-2017 42 70 35-39 25 21-39 55-59 58
2015-2016 41 69 30-34 26 21-39 45-49 58
2014-2015 41 71 30-34 24 21-39 50-59 57
2013-2014 66 85-89 60-79 51 PS >=50 75-79
2012-2013 56 78 40-44 41 21-39 60-69 72
2011-2012 57 79 55-59 41 21-39 55-59 71
2010-2011 55 80 45-49 38 21-39 55-59 69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 >=80 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=50
2018-2019 49 73 50-54 34 60-79 60-64 65
2017-2018 49 77 50-54 34 40-59 55-59 65
2016-2017 52 78 55-59 36 40-59 60-64 69
2015-2016 51 76 45-49 36 40-59 55-59 69
2014-2015 50 77 45-49 34 40-59 50-59 67
2013-2014 66 90-94 60-79 50 PS >=50 75-79
2012-2013 58 80 50-54 41 21-39 50-59 75
2011-2012 61 79 60-64 43 40-59 70-74 76
2010-2011 58 76 50-54 40 21-39 65-69 75

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 >=95 >=80 82 PS >=90 85-89
2018-2019 84 >=95 >=50 75-79 PS >=80 85-89
2017-2018 86 >=95 >=80 82 PS 60-79 85-89
2016-2017 89 85-89 >=80 87 PS >=80 90-94
2015-2016 89 >=95 >=80 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2014-2015 89 >=90 >=80 80-84 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 89 >=95 >=50 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2012-2013 93 >=95 >=80 85-89 PS >=95
2011-2012 88 >=90 >=50 80-84 PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 79 80-84 >=80 66 PS PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 8,013 0.0
2021-2022 8,015 -2.9
2020-2021 8,245 -1.5
2019-2020 8,369 0.9
2018-2019 8,294 -10.1
2017-2018 9,133 0.0
2016-2017 9,137 0.0
2015-2016 9,135 1.5
2014-2015 9,000 -1.4
2013-2014 9,130 -1.3
2012-2013 9,248 -0.6
2011-2012 9,306 -2.4
2010-2011 9,532 -0.9
2009-2010 9,620 -0.9
2008-2009 9,704 1.9
2007-2008 9,521 1.2
2006-2007 9,402 2.0
2005-2006 9,213 1.5
2004-2005 9,075 2.1
2003-2004 8,880 0.8
2002-2003 8,809 -1.4
2001-2002 8,932 -2.8
2000-2001 9,185 -0.8
1999-2000 9,262 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Morgan Hill Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 11.1 0.0
Black 1.3 0.0
Hispanic 54.2 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.0
Two or More Races 8.1 0.0
White 24.4 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Morgan Hill Unified School District had 354.15 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.63.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 35.82
Elementary: 191.98
Secondary: 126.35
Total: 354.15

Morgan Hill Unified School District employed 3.80 district administrators and 25.59 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.80
District Administrative Support: 22.75
School Administrators: 25.59
School Administrative Support: 31.77
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 55.51
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 10.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 18.11
Other Support Services: 158.44

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Morgan Hill Unified School District operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ann Sobrato High1,5219-12
Barrett Elementary387KG-5
Central High (Continuation)16510-12
El Toro Health Science Academy485KG-5
Jackson Academy Of Music And Math (Jamm)631KG-8
Lewis H. Britton Middle6046-8
Live Oak High1,1379-12
Los Paseos Elementary426KG-5
Martin Murphy Middle5506-8
Nordstrom Elementary622KG-5
Paradise Valley Engineering Academy365KG-5
P. A. Walsh Steam Academy423KG-5
San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy679KG-8

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