Gonzales Unified

Summary

Gonzales Unified is badly underperforming.

Only 32.7% of students are reading at grade level in Gonzales Unified, but it is holding steady.

Math is weaker at 19.7%; most students are not yet at grade level, but it is slowly trending up.Trending up

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency32.7%
Current Math Proficiency19.7%
District Reading Rank777 / 1,015 (24th percentile)
District Math Rank782 / 1,015 (23rd percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio20:1
Spend per Student$22,892
Schools in District3
Student Enrollment1,961
Low-Income Students1,599 (81.5%)
English Learners831 (42.4%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading -0.1%Trend downMath +3.1%Trend up
Showing district-level proficiency for the last three years

Board Members

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Melissa Morales

Board President (Trustee Area 4)

N/A2026This year!

Araceli Flores

Board Clerk (Trustee Area 2)

20222026This year!

Edna Viry Valdez

Board Trustee (Trustee Area 1)

N/A2028

Jose Chavez Medina

Board Trustee (Trustee Area 5)

N/A2028

Maria Cuevas

Board Trustee (Trustee Area 3)

N/A2026This year!

Board website

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Reading Proficiency Scores

Comparison of low-income and English learner groups using district-level CAASPP proficiency data.

Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -0.1%Trend down
Non-Low-Income -7.9%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -4.0%Trend down
English Native +0.3%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

Comparison of low-income and English learner groups using district-level CAASPP proficiency data.

Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +2.1%Trend up
Non-Low-Income +2.0%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners +3.5%Trend up
English Native +4.1%Trend up
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

District School Map

Schools in this district, color-coded by reading proficiency.

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Schools

Fairview Middle

401 Fourth Street, Gonzales, 93926

School Detail
33.9%Trend up+4.0%12.5%Trend up+3.4%

Gonzales High

501 Fifth Street, Gonzales, 93926

School Detail
43.4%Trend down-1.1%18.2%Trend up+5.7%

La Gloria Elementary

220 Elko Street, Gonzales, 93926-0238

School Detail
26.6%Trend down-4.0%28.5%Trend up+1.6%