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Gonzales High School

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Gonzales High School ranks 1333 rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 32% of Texas high schools

Summary

Gonzales High School is a public high school located in Gonzales, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 760 students. The school is part of the Gonzales Independent School District, which is ranked 712 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gonzales High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state averages in Algebra I (20.45% vs. 47.01%), English I Reading (47.09% vs. 51.26%), and U.S. History (54.89% vs. 67.94%). The school also has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.2% to 95.7% over the past few years, but its dropout rate is also higher than the state average, ranging from 0.8% to 2.0% during the same period. Additionally, Gonzales High School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.64% to 72.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Moulton High School and Shiner High School, Gonzales High School's performance is generally lower, with higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. Gonzales High School's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from 1207 out of 1762 Texas high schools in 2015-2016 to 1333 out of 1974 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school is struggling to keep up with the academic progress of other schools in the state.

751

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,058

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 N Sarah Dewitt Dr
Gonzales, TX 78629

(830) 672-7535

District: Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Gonzales High School:

Elementary:	Gonzales Elementary
	Gonzales North Avenue
Middle:	Gonzales J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

White:

22.6%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Texas avg56%

1,333^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

712^th of 961Gonzales Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1333 of 1974	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1496 of 1990	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1554 of 1961	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1534 of 1876	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1368 of 1861	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1471 of 1857	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1265 of 1797	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1296 of 1777	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.8	1207 of 1762	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	1231 of 1743	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.4	1218 of 1734	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	1160 of 1652	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.9	1054 of 1603	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	1242 of 1672	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.2	809 of 1568	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.6	725 of 1539	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	575 of 1510	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	491 of 1497	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.0	807 of 1430	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.5	908 of 1429	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.9	1064 of 1427	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	900 of 1065	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	801 of 1069	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	896 of 1031	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	885 of 1020	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	940 of 1024	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	895 of 1013	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	36.6	1119 of 1829	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1606 of 1810	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1546 of 1784	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	1082 of 1437	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1013 of 1371	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	853 of 1278	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	769 of 1195	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	937 of 1136	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1046 of 1113	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	1374 of 1880	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1479 of 1891	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1513 of 1841	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1344 of 1815	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1478 of 1798	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1245 of 1781	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	907 of 1182	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	914 of 1172	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.2	666 of 1177	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1011 of 1145	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	733 of 1137	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	1464 of 1805	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1477 of 1820	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1481 of 1762	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1321 of 1743	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1437 of 1714	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1265 of 1691	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	1442 of 1884	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1517 of 1897	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1506 of 1847	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1406 of 1848	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1570 of 1818	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1418 of 1794	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.5	1566 of 1891	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1523 of 1913	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1532 of 1853	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1399 of 1840	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1524 of 1824	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1440 of 1803	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	1.1	574 of 582	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	904 of 1548	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1384 of 1478	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1086 of 1418	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	864 of 1382	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1198 of 1357	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1054 of 1347	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	1017 of 1556	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1174 of 1576	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1170 of 1525	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	1000 of 1510	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1180 of 1526	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	934 of 1539	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2021)39th percentile+12 vs school

White (2024)35th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2024)15th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)1st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology60%~ state avg

U.S. History55%-13 vs state

English I Reading47%-4 vs state

English II Reading39%-17 vs state

Algebra I20%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)		STAAR Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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	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	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 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	32.7	1333^rd of 1974 public high schools	32.5%		26	1496^th of 1990 public high schools	24.8%	163	20.5	60.1	47.1	39.2	54.9							$13,058
Shiner High School	Public	7-12	510 Cr 348	Shiner	77984	Lavaca County	Shiner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 594-3131	311	25	12.4	24.4%	222 (71.4%)	15 (4.8%)	59 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	75.4	301^st of 1974 public high schools	84.8%		79.1	231^st of 1990 public high schools	88.4%	70	52.5	82.0	75.4	81.6	82.4	78.0	78.4	78.0	84.3	70.6	43.1	$10,868
Luling High School	Public	9-12	218 E Travis	Luling	78648	Caldwell County	Luling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 875-2458	402	33	12.1	80.8%	89 (22.1%)	29 (7.2%)	274 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	36.3	1247^th of 1974 public high schools	36.8%		27.4	1463^rd of 1990 public high schools	26.5%	216	34.6	52.5	41.0	51.3	57.7							$9,185
Moulton High School	Public	7-12	500 N Pecan	Moulton	77975	Lavaca County	Moulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 596-4691	123	15	7.9	46.3%	61 (49.6%)	1 (0.8%)	55 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	69.2	439^th of 1974 public high schools	77.8%		75.7	302^nd of 1990 public high schools	84.8%	137	57.1	70.0	52.6	87.0	75.0	66.7	92.9	53.3	88.9	28.6	21.4	$15,761

Frequently Asked Questions about Gonzales High School

How many students attend Gonzales High School?

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

Is Gonzales High School a good school?

Gonzales High School ranks 1333^rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Gonzales High School in?

Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Gonzales High School?

Students at Gonzales High School are 69% Hispanic, 23% White, 8% African American.

What schools feed into Gonzales High School?

Gonzales High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gonzales Elementary
Elementary : Gonzales North Avenue
Middle : Gonzales J H

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