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Gonzales High School

501 Fifth Street, Gonzales, CA 93926View on map

  • Public
  • Gonzales
  • 204 seniors
  • 715 students

Gonzales High School is a public high school in Gonzales (Gonzales Unified) with 204 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 37 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Cruz (UCSC), and UC Irvine (UCI). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

27 of 37 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

27 of 204 seniors

County median 20%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

37 of 204 seniors

County median 26%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

16%

3 of 19 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

38%

6 of 16 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Gonzales High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 9 of 9 campuses.

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    16%

    3 of 19 admitted

    This school16%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.95)

  • Berkeley24 pts higher

    38%

    6 of 16 admitted

    This school38%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Irvine15 pts higher

    37%

    7 of 19 admitted

    This school37%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    7 of 17 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Barbara28 pts higher

    60%

    9 of 15 admitted

    This school60%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Davis16 pts higher

    54%

    15 of 28 admitted

    This school54%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    15 of 20 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Riverside13 pts higher

    100%

    10 of 10 admitted

    This school100%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.16)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.97)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Gonzales High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo41 pts higher

    71%

    22 of 31 admitted

    This school71%Overall30%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    97%

    29 of 30 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    97%

    33 of 34 admitted

    This school97%Overall95%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    97%

    32 of 33 admitted

    This school97%Overall96%

  • Sonoma

    ~100% · 3 yrs pooled4 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (187 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

61%

114 of 187 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

27 graduates

Community college

46%

86 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC116%
CSU169%
CA private college00%
Out of state11%
Community college8646%
Not enrolled7339%
Enrolled in college11461%
Total187100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

2

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

3

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

8% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

10%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

19 of 185 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

3%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

6 of 202 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Social science: 1 class

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 52%County median 51%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 63%County median 82%
  • Graduates completing courses 38%County median 53%

Across California

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