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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Goshen Intermediate School this year?
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Enrollment
889
Middle
DISTRICT 908 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOSHEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180393002714
Goshen Intermediate School
925 S Greene Rd, Goshen, IN 46526 · (574) 534-8640 · Elkhart County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
634 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 431 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 458 | 52% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Goshen Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 →
Where Goshen Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Elkhart County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #217 of 324 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #170 of 325 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #244 of 325 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #57 of 334 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #266 of 314 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #101 of 315 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #28 of 330 | #2 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 889 | 50.3 | 17.7:1 | 71% (634) |
| 2023-24 | 911 | 54.5 | 16.7:1 | 71% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 933 | 59.8 | 15.6:1 | 69% (645) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goshen Intermediate School.
About Goshen Intermediate School
Goshen Intermediate School is a mid-sized middle school in Goshen, Indiana, (ZIP code 46526). The school offers grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 889 students. The school is 50% bigger than the average for middle schools in Indiana.
Goshen Intermediate School is part of Goshen Community Schools, where 10 schools serve 6,242 students.
The student body at Goshen Intermediate School is 56% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 36% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Elkhart County, the Hispanic share is about 20%. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Goshen Intermediate School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. The school has 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.6:1. Federal data show 71% of students (634) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 20 points above the 51% average for public schools in Elkhart County.
On BeatsExpectations, Goshen Intermediate School is 6.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
Elkhart County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,561 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Goshen Intermediate School shares Elkhart County with 59 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Model Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Goshen Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 38.5%, higher than Goshen Intermediate School's 31.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
People who know Goshen Intermediate School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Elkhart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,132
Census ACS
Median income
$68,561
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
33,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goshen Community Schools
- Goshen High SchoolHigh · 1,717 students
- Goshen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 927 students
- Model Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Waterford Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- West Goshen Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Goshen
- Goshen High SchoolHigh · 1,717 students
- Fairfield Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 944 students
- Goshen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 927 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Model Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Model Elementary School0.5 mi · 474
- Goshen Junior High School1.2 mi · 927
- West Goshen Elementary School1.2 mi · 387
- Parkside Elementary School2.1 mi · 334
- Chandler Innovation Academy2.2 mi · 357
- Chamberlain Elementary School2.3 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Goshen Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Goshen Intermediate School?
Goshen Intermediate School enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Goshen Intermediate School serve?
Goshen Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Goshen Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Goshen Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goshen Intermediate School?
At Goshen Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 56% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Goshen Intermediate School public or private?
Goshen Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Goshen Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.