Gonzales Unified School District is a school district in Gonzales, California. It operates La Gloria Elementary School, Fairview Middle School, Gonzales High School, and Gonzales Adult School.
As of the 2023âÂÂ2024 school year, Gonzales Unified School District serves approximately 2,017 students. The district employs about 99 full-time equivalent classroom teachers, resulting in a studentâÂÂteacher ratio of approximately 20:1.
The first schoolhouse in Gonzales was built in 1874.
In 2018 Yvette Irving became the Superintendent. The school board continued her tenure in 2020, with an anticipated end in mid-2022. In March 2022 the school board decided to remove her early before the scheduled end of her term. Three board members did so in favor, and two voted against the removal. The school district paid Irving's remaining scheduled contracted earnings as the district did not specify wrongdoing as a reason for the firing. Irving was succeeded as Superintendent by Matilde Zamora, who held the position until 2024. Since 2024 Joey Adame has been the superintendent of the school district.