# Gonzales Unified

Gonzales Unified is a unified district in Monterey County, California. Reading proficiency is 32.7%, -0.1 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 19.7%, +3.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/gonzales-unified |
| County | Monterey |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 1,961 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Average spending per student | $22,892 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,599 (81.5%) |
| English Learners | 831 (42.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.8% | 1,057 |
| 2024 | 33.1% | 1,020 |
| 2025 | 32.7% | 984 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.7% | 1,062 |
| 2024 | 17.6% | 1,019 |
| 2025 | 19.7% | 983 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 31.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | 48.6% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | 43.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.1% | 32.3% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | 30.0% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | 34.3% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.4% | 36.4% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | 37.6% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | 36.7% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 20.5% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | 25.2% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | 24.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Araceli Flores | Board Clerk (Trustee Area 2) | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Edna Viry Valdez | Board Trustee (Trustee Area 1) | N/A | N/A | 2028 |
| Jose Chavez Medina | Board Trustee (Trustee Area 5) | N/A | N/A | 2028 |
| Maria Cuevas | Board Trustee (Trustee Area 3) | N/A | N/A | 2026 |
| Melissa Morales | Board President (Trustee Area 4) | N/A | N/A | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Gonzales High | Gonzales | 43.4% | 18.2% | 30.8% | -1.1 | +5.7 |
| 2 | La Gloria Elementary | Gonzales | 26.6% | 28.5% | 27.5% | -4.0 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Fairview Middle | Gonzales | 33.9% | 12.5% | 23.2% | +4.0 | +3.4 |