Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Gonzales High School
Public · Gonzales · Monterey County · 715 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
23%
Higher than 61% of California high schools
+4.1 pp above peer median (18.9%)
· Ranked #4 of 10 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 7.8%
2025 · 23.0%
-9%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
-18.7 pp
vs. Monterey County baseline (+10%)
~690
5-yr projected enrollment (25 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Gonzales High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #4 of 10): 23% vs. a peer median of 19%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 18 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Gonzales High School is admitting at roughly +18 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.91) alone would predict (41% actual vs. 24% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 9% (191→174 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -3%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~690 by 2029 — about 25 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soledad High School | Public | 11.6% | +0% |
| Marina High | Public | 9.2% | +43% |
| Carmel High School | Public | 44.0% | -7% |
| Greenfield High School | Public | 11.6% | +39% |
| Seaside High School | Public | 4.3% | -11% |
| Pacific Grove High School | Public | 39.8% | -5% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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