Gonzaga College High School

Posted: August 30, 2025

All of the students are extremely welcoming. The school spirit is truly the best in the DMV, this is evident at home football games. The teachers all want you to succeed and they are happy to help. Many have flexible office hours. The campus is very interesting as you are in the heart of DC. The facilities such as the weight room are top notch. Many students metro to the school either just leaving school or coming to school. The lunch could be a little better but its still good. The homeless shelter on campus, the McKenna Center, is the only one in the country on a high school campus. I would certainly recommend Gonzaga.

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Posted: October 4, 2022

RACISM Goes unchecked here. My Asian son is a student at Gonzaga and although the academics are strong, he has been taunted with racist names and offensive antiasian speech . He was told by officials at the school that racism is something that will happen in life and he will have to get used to it. One of the boys, a top athlete at the school, who engaged in this behavior was never called out, nor were his parents notified. He remains a student athlete as do the others who engaged in this racist behavior. If we could send our son to another school this year we would.

Very sad that in 2022 racist behavior in a top high school like this tolerated.

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Some teachers won't even explain what you are doing there, they will just hand you a worksheet and say do it.

Posted: October 14, 2019

It was a fun school to go to.

Posted: June 8, 2018

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Posted: June 8, 2018

My son attended Gonzaga between 2007 to 2011 and from the beginning I loved this school for him. Between the academics, the sports, the arts emphasis, the "Men for Others" focus, I thought he would have a well-rounded education. And to thrive in this school, you have to give a little, so we were involved in the Mothers and Fathers Club and volunteered as much as we could. I wouldn't trade it.

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Posted: November 29, 2015

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Posted: November 29, 2015

great academics, clubs, and sports. i really love it. great location in the city
five stars

Posted: June 10, 2015

Great camaraderie, kids with great attitudes, a very eclectic mix of teachers and students with different backgrounds, fantasitic sports program (top 25 in the country by Sports Illustrated), all boys, located near Union Square in DC

Posted: June 10, 2015

The jesuit teaching was often very effective, especially the more "strict" teachers. Sometimes the nicer ones were taken advantage of.

Posted: June 10, 2015

I can't remember feeling terribly overwhelmed in high school, so I'd say just the right amount

Posted: June 10, 2015

Gonzaga absolutely helps develop these qualities. Teachers really care about developing these qualities in students.

Posted: May 24, 2014

I am envious of my two sons' Gonzaga experience. I agree with the consensus in the previous reviews, but I'd highlight two things that aren't discussed enough: 1. Retreats. The Freshman retreat turned my oldest son from liking Gonzaga to loving it. He really bonded with his classmates. The Jr year Kairos experience was even more powerful. It got my son thinking about what kind of man he wanted to be. How could he serve others? How could he help his band of brothers? 2. School spirit. Go to any athletic competition and you'll feel it. Not just the purple clad, raucous student cheering section, but how the athletes overachieve. It was almost predictable to see the late game comeback. Or Gonzaga beating an athletically superior opponent. I think this is related to the brotherly bond that is formed in classrooms, in service projects, in retreats and yes, on the athletic fields. Gonzaga is a truly special place. I am proud to have given my boys a Gonzaga education. If you're considering Gonzaga, just go (if you get in). I guarantee that you will not be disappointed.

Posted: May 15, 2014

I never attended Gonzaga but I knew I wanted my son to attend and he did. All I can say is I'm impressed with the rigorous academics and the volunteerism. The Jesuits motto is" Men for Others" . My son absolutely loves that school and his younger sibling is rocking the purple in anticipation of one day attending the Zag and becoming an Eagle. . The word of a parent who son graduated 2 years ago. "money well spent",

Posted: October 27, 2013

I'm an alumnus, and not thrilled with the jock school that Gonzaga is today. When I attended in the 70's, the emphasis was academics, service then sports. Now it s completely the other way! Every week I get newsletters announcing another great sports win or an outstanding sport accomplishment with only one mention of academics over the past several months. Make sure your son gets on a sport program freshman year otherwise they will be marginalized. Did I say my upperclassman son has a 4.2+ GPA and is a misfit?

Posted: October 15, 2013

I loved it as a student 30 years ago and found Penn fairly easy after four years on Eye Street. I love it as a dad today, dropping my son off at the subway every morning and debating him over dinner and on the weekends. Gonzaga's really a remarkable bit of grace for our family and for the District.

Posted: June 12, 2013

Many excellent teachers, long standing DC educational institution with decades of tradition. Located in the heart of our nation's capital, a unique experience traveling into an urban setting--certainly not the school bus stop experience.