Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE COUNTY·NCES 010279001114
Goshen High School
286 Eagle Circle, Goshen, AL 36035 · (334) 566-1852 · Pike County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
217 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 13% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Goshen High School
Goshen High School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen High School this school | 356 | 61.0% | 32.2% |
| Handley High School Roanoke | 366 | 61.2% | 33.4% |
| Bibb County High School Centreville | 428 | 59.8% | 15.2% |
| Ashford High School Ashford | 413 | 60.5% | 25.5% |
| Andalusia High School Andalusia | 471 | 58.2% | 29.3% |
| Dale County High School Midland City | 437 | 59.0% | 21.7% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Goshen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #113 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #159 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #88 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #253 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #29 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #93 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #121 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #67 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-50 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 61% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 60% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 60% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 60% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 60% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 68% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 71% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 73% (328) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goshen High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (425 to 356); teachers down 7% (27 to 25).
About Goshen High School
Goshen High School is a small high school for students in Goshen, Alabama. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 356 students. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Within Pike County, Goshen High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,124 students.
The share of White students at Goshen High School is 55%, a majority. After that, the student body is 39% Black and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Pike County at about 56% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Goshen High School are from different groups.
There are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.2:1. Compared with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Goshen High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Alabama public high schools.
Goshen High School is 7.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.2% versus 39.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
The school's county is Pike County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $48,677, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pike County's 12 public schools enroll about 3,951 students and include Goshen High School.
Goshen High School is about 1.3 miles from Goshen Elementary School, its nearest public school. Goshen High School has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Goshen High School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.2% against a local average of 42.1%.
Goshen High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
A 12% decline took enrollment from 406 in 2020-21 to 356 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Goshen High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,987
Census ACS
Median income
$48,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,951 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike County
- Pike County High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Pike County Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Goshen Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Banks SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Pike County Alternative Learning CenterHigh
- TroyPike Center For TechnologyHigh
Other Goshen High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Goshen High. Goshen High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Goshen High SchoolGoshen, IN · 1,717 students
- Goshen High SchoolGoshen, OH · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Goshen Elementary School1.3 mi · 446
- Luverne High School8.9 mi · 745
- Charles Henderson High School11.7 mi · 546
- Charles Henderson Middle11.7 mi · 263
- Troy Elementary School11.9 mi · 1,018
- Brantley High School12.0 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Goshen High SchoolHow large is Goshen High School?
Goshen High School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Goshen High School serve?
Goshen High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Goshen High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goshen High School is approximately 14.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Goshen High School?
Goshen High School reports a student body of 55% White, 2% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Goshen High School in?
Goshen High School is part of Pike County.
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