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Gonzales High

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Gonzales High ranks 1295 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 40% of California high schools

Summary

Gonzales High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 750 students in the Gonzales Unified district, a small city in California's Salinas Valley region.

The school's standout strength is its excellent track record of getting students to graduation, with a 94.3% graduation rate that beats the state average and is competitive with nearby comprehensive high schools like Salinas High and Soledad High. It also shows particular effectiveness in supporting English Learner and migrant students. However, academic proficiency in core subjects like math and English is below the state average, a common challenge among several area schools, and there is a significant and recent concern with chronic student absenteeism that the school is working to address.

When compared to other local options, Gonzales High presents a balanced profile. It achieves its strong graduation outcomes with moderate per-student spending, performing much better than some alternative schools in the area like Mount Toro High or El Puente. While its test scores may not match those of Alisal High, its exceptional graduation success and support for specific student groups are key strengths for families to consider.

751

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,707

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Fifth St.
Gonzales, CA 93926

(831) 675-2495

District: Gonzales Unified

Feeder schools for Gonzales High:

Elementary:	La Gloria Elementary
Middle:	Fairview Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

American Indian:

1.3%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg24%

California avg41%

1,295^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1229^th of 1,543Gonzales Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1295 of 2162	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1449 of 2159	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1337 of 2170	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1609 of 2123	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	830 of 1290	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1271 of 2133	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1279 of 2017	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	1165 of 2021	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1398 of 2039	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1417 of 1994	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	1653 of 2426	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.9	1628 of 2354	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	22.5	1558 of 2367	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.5	1439 of 2281	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.1	1438 of 2238	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.9	1296 of 2117	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.7	885 of 2063	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	30.4	1079 of 1968	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.7	738 of 1901	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	25.5	1057 of 1653	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	1125 of 1161	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	305 of 1085	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	366 of 1064	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	837 of 1044	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	161 of 467	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	76 of 941	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1160 of 1906	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1041 of 1915	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1357 of 1915	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1404 of 1858	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	747 of 1054	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1211 of 1833	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1280 of 1760	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1050 of 1900	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1189 of 1902	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1092 of 1917	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1386 of 1861	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	1031 of 1814	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1059 of 1742	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	143 of 410	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	175 of 328	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	201 of 299	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	203 of 290	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1146 of 2013	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1267 of 2026	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1172 of 2030	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1479 of 1943	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	705 of 1126	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1175 of 1937	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1185 of 1862	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1238 of 1942	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1550 of 1948	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1145 of 1963	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1563 of 1916	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	783 of 1122	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1153 of 1880	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1111 of 1834	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.4	6 of 85	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	47.6	41 of 74	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1167 of 1252	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	938 of 1216	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	706 of 1197	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2024)93rd percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)72nd percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gonzales High	Public	9-12	501 Fifth St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-2495	751	38	19.7	83.9%	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	725 (96.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	38.8	1295^th of 2162 public high schools	40.1%		32	1449^th of 2159 public high schools	32.9%	154		20.2		19.7	43.4	43.4	18.2	18.2	$6,707	$5,908	$799
Soledad High	Public	9-12	425 Gabilan Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6400	1,546	70	21.9	85.1%	27 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1,481 (95.8%)	24 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	33.7	1409^th of 2162 public high schools	34.8%		44.2	1143^rd of 2159 public high schools	47.1%	266	13.5		19.1	16.3	41.5	41.5	7.0	7.0	$18,712	$16,884	$1,828
Pinnacles High	Public	9-12	690 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6301	41	4	9.9	85.4%	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1579^th of 2162 public high schools	27.0%		12.8	1899^th of 2159 public high schools	12.0%	320			18.8	15.8	8.7	8.7	13.0	13.0	$63,210	$59,826	$3,384
Soledad Transition Center	Public	12	310 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-8373	12	1	12.0	25.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Open Door Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 840-8199	53	3	18.0	90.6%	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			3.0	3.0					$34,806	$34,620	$186
Alisal High	Public	9-12	777 Williams Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7600	2,742	120	22.9	95.2%	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	2,685 (97.9%)	31 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.3%)	53.8	953^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.9%		53.4	921^st of 2159 public high schools	57.3%	32	22.7	37.1	4.7	28.4	56.5	56.5	20.2	20.2	$26,545	$25,058	$1,487
Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 South Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7400	2,380	110	21.6	77.5%	401 (16.8%)	20 (0.8%)	1,810 (76.1%)	71 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.0%)	73.6	523^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.8%		73.2	520^th of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	3	32.0	45.8	11.1	36.9	68.7	68.7	34.5	34.5	$26,699	$25,190	$1,509
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	867 East Laurel Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 753-4209	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
El Puente	Public	7-12	20 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	326	20	16.3	93.6%	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.2	1567^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		28.5	1531^st of 2159 public high schools	29.1%	36			16.7	17.5	35.6	39.2	1.0	4.2	$40,030	$38,668	$1,362
Carr Lake Community Day	Public	7-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	18	2	9.0	94.4%	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (88.9%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0					$92,819	$89,736	$3,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Gonzales High

What district is Gonzales High in?

Gonzales Unified

What schools feed into Gonzales High?

Gonzales High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : La Gloria Elementary
Middle : Fairview Middle

What is the racial makeup of Gonzales High?

Students at Gonzales High are 97% Hispanic, 1% American Indian, 1% White.

How many students attend Gonzales High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Gonzales High.

Is Gonzales High a good school?

Gonzales High ranks 1295^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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