Gonzales Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales Elementary in Gonzales, Texas enrolled 500 students in 2024-25 with 26.6 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
537 students in 2022-23, 512 students in 2023-24, 500 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.5 to 26.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 537 | 33.5 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 29.3 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 500 | 26.6 | 18.8 |
18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 553 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gonzales Elementary enrolled 553 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 553 of the 553 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent25.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.6% of students were Hispanic, 26.6% White, 6.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic63.6%
- White26.6%
- Black6.4%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Gonzales
2 public elementary schools in Gonzales report 2024-25 enrollment; Gonzales Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales North Avenue | 565 | 19.9 | 68.7% |
| Gonzales Elementary | 500 | 18.8 | 67.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gonzales Elementary
- Gonzales North AvenueThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 565 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Leonard Shanklin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 17 miles away: 735 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Gonzales Elementary with Gonzales North AvenueStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Gonzales ISD spends per student$12,891 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,891
- The largest public schools in TexasGonzales Elementary is the number 2,464 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,464 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.18.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Gonzales Elementary
How many students attend Gonzales Elementary?
500 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 537 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gonzales, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gonzales Elementary?
18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Gonzales Elementary a Title I school?
Gonzales Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Gonzales Elementary in?
Gonzales ISD, NCES district ID 4821060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482106002098 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.