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Enrollment
584
Middle
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GONZALES ISD·NCES 482106002100
Gonzales Junior High School
426 N COLLEGE ST, GONZALES, TX 78629 · (830) 672-8641 · Gonzales County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
412 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 198 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%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
Students here typically continue to
Gonzales Junior High School→Gonzales High School
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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 16.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Junior High School
Gonzales Junior High School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales Junior High School this school | 584 | 70.5% | 34.2% |
| Taylor Middle School TAYLOR | 602 | 72.3% | 29.5% |
| Freeport Intermediate School FREEPORT | 565 | 69.0% | 37.2% |
| Big Spring Junior High School BIG SPRING | 490 | 70.2% | 33.2% |
| Wood Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 641 | 67.4% | 31.9% |
| Howell Middle School VICTORIA | 716 | 66.3% | 33.2% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,212 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,326 of 1,670 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,041 of 1,670 ▲ 151 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #954 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #957 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,277 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #900 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #695 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.4% | #76 of 437 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
584
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 584 | 34.7 | 16.8:1 | 71% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 35.3 | 15.9:1 | 73% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 34.9 | 16.2:1 | 76% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 76% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 29.7 | 14.8:1 | 76% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 64% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 35 | 10.1:1 | 75% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 64% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 39 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gonzales Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (441 to 584); teachers up 17% (29.7 to 34.7).
About Gonzales Junior High School
Among the schools in GONZALES, Texas, is Gonzales Junior High School, a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 584 students.
The district, GONZALES ISD, operates 5 schools serving 2,557 students.
More than half of the students at Gonzales Junior High School are Hispanic (67%). Smaller groups are 22% White and 10% Black. For comparison, the population of Gonzales County is roughly 51% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gonzales Junior High School scores 50%.
There are 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.8:1. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 2.5 students per teacher. On the income side, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Gonzales Junior High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.6% for Gonzales Junior High School. The school posts 34.2%, 9.3 points below the prediction.
In Gonzales County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $58,672, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 15 public schools and about 3,908 students.
Gonzales Pri Academy sits about 0.3 miles from Gonzales Junior High School. Gonzales Junior High School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Gonzales Junior High School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 588 students in 2020-21 and 584 in 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 16.8 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Gonzales Junior High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 High SchoolHigh · 751 students
- Gonzales North AvenueElementary · 565 students
- Gonzales Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Gonzales Pri AcademyElementary · 157 students
Other schools in GONZALES
- Gonzales High SchoolHigh · 751 students
- Gonzales North AvenueElementary · 565 students
- Gonzales Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Gonzales Pri AcademyElementary · 157 students
- Legacy Ranch Inspire AcademyCombined · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Gonzales Pri Academy0.3 mi · 157
- Gonzales North Avenue0.6 mi · 565
- Gonzales Elementary School0.7 mi · 500
- Gonzales High School1.4 mi · 751
- Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy11.9 mi · 33
- Waelder School15.9 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Gonzales Junior High SchoolHow large is Gonzales Junior High School?
Gonzales Junior High School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gonzales Junior High School serve?
Gonzales Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gonzales Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gonzales Junior High School is approximately 16.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gonzales Junior High School?
At Gonzales Junior High School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 67% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gonzales Junior High School in?
Gonzales Junior High School is part of GONZALES ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.