Goshen Elementary

Goshen Elementary is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in Edwardsville, Illinois, one of the schools within Edwardsville CUSD 7, instructing 346 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Goshen Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Edwardsville CUSD 7, a district that hosts 7,060 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Goshen Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,793 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Madison County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), Goshen Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Liberty Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Goshen Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 30%: 496 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 76% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Goshen Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.