For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 421 students in Gonzales Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Gonzales Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
2,016 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
99 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Gonzales Unified School District, which is ranked #1512 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1476 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
33%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
29%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.64
# American Indian Students
11 Students
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
14 Students
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
1%
11%
# Hispanic Students
1,959 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
97%
55%
# Black Students
4 Students
97,908 Students
% Black Students
n/a
5%
# White Students
18 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
1%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
163
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
107
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
136
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
146
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
147
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
120
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
152
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
147
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
187
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
185
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
205
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
202
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,974 is equal to the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,307 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$116,387 MM

Spending
$33 MM
$107,188 MM

Revenue / Student
$19,974
$19,974

Spending / Student
$16,307
$18,396

Best Gonzales Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fairview Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
401 Fourth St.
Gonzales, CA 93926
(831) 675-3704
Gonzales, CA 93926
(831) 675-3704
Grades: 6-8
| 421 students
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