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Best Public Schools in Gonzales County, TX

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Schools

4,520

Students

Districts

Top rankedRancho Sienna Elementary466^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gonzales J H up 137 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Nixon-Smiley Middle 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13326 N Hwy 183	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5300	33	4	9.3	90.9%	9 (27.3%)	6 (18.2%)	17 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$13,479
Gonzales Elementary	Public	K-2	1600 St Andrews St	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-2826	500	27	18.7	72.6%	133 (26.6%)	32 (6.4%)	318 (63.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)								(n/a)																			$8,749
Gonzales High School	Public	9-12	1801 N Sarah Dewitt Dr	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-7535	751	60	12.5	71.5%	170 (22.6%)	59 (7.9%)	516 (68.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	27.2	1532^nd of 2009 public high schools	23.7%		32.7	1333^rd of 1974 public high schools	32.5%	199	20.4	57.1	39.9	48.9	54.3														$13,058
Gonzales J H	Public	6-8	426 N College St	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-8641	584	35	16.8	70.5%	129 (22.1%)	56 (9.6%)	389 (66.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	33.7	1604^th of 2335 public middle schools	31.3%		29.8	1741^st of 2344 public middle schools	25.7%	137	85.9								43.8	46.6	52.5				21.4	28.8	7.6	21.1	$10,734
Gonzales North Avenue	Public	3-5	1032 St Joseph St	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-1467	565	28	19.9	72.6%	118 (20.9%)	41 (7.3%)	395 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	31	3375^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.1%		36.6	3007^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	368						31.9	47.0	50.3				26.8	36.1	43.9					$9,999
Rancho Sienna Elementary	Public	K-5	751 Bonnet Blvd	Georgetown	78629	Gonzales County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 260-4450	770	52	14.8	7.7%	410 (53.2%)	21 (2.7%)	150 (19.5%)	152 (19.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	87.7	466^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.8	463^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.0%	3						81.3	72.9	70.1				69.8	73.6	61.0					$7,865
Nixon Smiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Anglin St	Smiley	78140	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	438	33	13.2	80.4%	104 (23.7%)	6 (1.4%)	311 (71.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	32.3	3277^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.2%		43.8	2509^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.1%	768						43.1	43.5					41.5	26.1						$10,615
Nixon-Smiley High School	Public	9-12	800 Rancho Rd	Nixon	78140	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	295	26	11.2	73.9%	55 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	234 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	29.7	1485^th of 2009 public high schools	26.1%		27.6	1453^rd of 1974 public high schools	26.4%	32	15.2	64.4	51.1	47.4	44.9														$13,244
Nixon-Smiley Middle	Public	5-8	800 Rancho Rd	Nixon	78140	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	280	30	9.4	80.7%	72 (25.7%)	7 (2.5%)	193 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	47.1	1136^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.3%		52.7	995^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.6%	141	54.6							56.8	50.0	52.2	70.0			31.5	25.0	5.7	52.4	28.3	$12,666
Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District Daep	Public, Alternative	4-12	102 W Hwy 87	Smiley	78140	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 582-1536	2	4	.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$52
Waelder School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Us Hwy 90 W	Waelder	78959	Gonzales County	Waelder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-5602	302	32	9.5	90.1%	23 (7.6%)	15 (5.0%)	259 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)	38.9	68.8	36.8	33.3		54.6	23.8	32.1	28.6	15.4	42.9	27.3	33.3	21.4	21.4	7.7	19.1	23.8	$10,994

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.