La Gloria Elementary

Located at 220 Elko St., in Gonzales, California, La Gloria Elementary is a roomy elementary-level community that hosts 784 students (grades K through 5), part of Gonzales Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 69% bigger than typical.

Within Gonzales Unified, which oversees 3 schools and 1,961 students, La Gloria Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, La Gloria Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting La Gloria Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, La Gloria Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.1%, the actual is 29.3%, a residual of -3.8 points.

In the area at large, census data for Monterey County shows median household income runs about $97,230, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Monterey County's 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), La Gloria Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fairview Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Gloria Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. La Gloria Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 803 (now 784).

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.