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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the GONZALES H S administration to hear?
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Enrollment
751
High
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GONZALES ISD·NCES 482106002099
Gonzales High School
1801 N SARAH DEWITT DR, GONZALES, TX 78629 · (830) 672-7535 · Gonzales County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL751 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
537 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 196 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 207 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 165 | 22% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GONZALES ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 36.0% | 19.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 16.0% | 47.0% | 30.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gonzales High School
Gonzales High School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales High School this school | 751 | 71.5% | 40.1% |
| Hillsboro High School HILLSBORO | 616 | 70.5% | 58.5% |
| Stuart Career Tech High School BAYTOWN | 597 | 73.5% | 49.3% |
| Venus High School VENUS | 717 | 76.0% | 41.0% |
| Ferris High School FERRIS | 940 | 74.5% | 46.7% |
| Taylor High School TAYLOR | 871 | 64.8% | 40.0% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gonzales High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #1,129 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,257 of 1,425 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,193 of 1,425 ▼ 120 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #522 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 751 | #715 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #361 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #771 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #551 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #382 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
751
-87 (-10%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 751 | 59.7 | 12.6:1 | 72% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 66.8 | 11.4:1 | 72% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 59.1 | 13.4:1 | 68% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 838 | 59 | 14.2:1 | 63% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 55.1 | 14.4:1 | 65% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 54 | 13.3:1 | 58% (421) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 59 | 11.5:1 | 51% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 57 | 13.0:1 | 41% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 50 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gonzales High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (795 to 751); teachers up 9% (55.1 to 59.7).
About Gonzales High School
Gonzales High School is a medium-sized high school based in GONZALES, Texas. A federal count lists 751 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
GONZALES ISD (5 schools, 2,557 students) runs Gonzales High School.
Hispanic students account for 69% of enrollment at Gonzales High School. Other students are 23% White and 8% Black. That is higher than the 51% Hispanic share among all Gonzales County residents. Gonzales High School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Gonzales High School counts 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.6 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 72% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Gonzales High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Gonzales High School are 3.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.1% actual, 43.1% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Gonzales County, median household income is about $58,672, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The public schools of Gonzales County number 15 and enroll about 3,908.
Nearest public school: Gonzales Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Gonzales High School holds 4 other public schools. Gonzales High School's average proficiency of 40.1% compares with 47.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Gonzales High School is Town: Distant.
Gonzales High School saw enrollment fall 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
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Gonzales County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,851
Census ACS
Median income
$58,672
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,908 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GONZALES ISD
- Gonzales Junior High SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Gonzales North AvenueElementary · 565 students
- Gonzales Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Gonzales Pri AcademyElementary · 157 students
Other schools in GONZALES
- Gonzales Junior High SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Gonzales North AvenueElementary · 565 students
- Gonzales Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Gonzales Pri AcademyElementary · 157 students
- Legacy Ranch Inspire AcademyCombined · 33 students
Other Gonzales High schools
One other US public school is named Gonzales High. Gonzales High School is the largest of the 2.
- Gonzales HighGonzales, CA · 751 students
Nearby schools
- Gonzales Elementary School0.9 mi · 500
- Gonzales North Avenue1.3 mi · 565
- Gonzales Junior High School1.4 mi · 584
- Gonzales Pri Academy1.7 mi · 157
- Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy11.3 mi · 33
- Waelder School14.6 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Gonzales High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gonzales High School?
Gonzales High School enrolls approximately 751 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gonzales High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gonzales High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gonzales High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gonzales High School is approximately 12.6:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gonzales High School?
Gonzales High School reports a student body of 23% White, 69% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gonzales High School in?
Gonzales High School is part of GONZALES ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.