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Enrollment
983
High
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361233000995
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
222 SCOTCHTOWN AVE, GOSHEN, NY 10924 · (845) 615-6100 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL983 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
319 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 9 | 231 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 244 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 251 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 251 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 74.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for New York 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 New York'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 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 983 | 32.5% | 76.7% |
| ROCKY POINT HIGH SCHOOL ROCKY POINT | 894 | 31.1% | 78.2% |
| IRONDEQUOIT HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 1,160 | 30.7% | 72.0% |
| MINISINK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 1,116 | 27.7% | 69.7% |
| LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL SHRUB OAK | 966 | 25.9% | 86.8% |
| EAST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL ISLIP TERRACE | 1,170 | 26.4% | 83.7% |
Matched among New York 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 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #231 of 1,135 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #299 of 1,109 ▲ 9 | #4 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #323 of 1,135 ▲ 29 | #9 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 983 | #246 of 1,216 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #713 of 1,058 | #6 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #444 of 1,070 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #965 of 1,167 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #273 of 339 | N/A |
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
983
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 983 | 81.2 | 12.1:1 | 32% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 996 | 80.2 | 12.4:1 | 30% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 77 | 13.2:1 | 32% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 957 | 88 | 10.9:1 | 26% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 69 | 13.9:1 | 27% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 69 | 14.0:1 | 24% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 991 | 68 | 14.6:1 | 16% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 62 | 12.3:1 | 9% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 58 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school for students in GOSHEN, New York. Enrollment stands at 983 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 47% larger than the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
A total of 4 schools make up GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,737 students enrolled.
The share of White students at GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is 65%, a majority. The school is also 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. Census estimates put Orange County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. The school has 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is 1.1 students per teacher. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Orange County is 44%.
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of New York public high schools.
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL scores 76.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.1%.
For Orange County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,178 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, Orange County has 82 public schools.
SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 76.7% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 957 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 983 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 10.9:1 to 12.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 646 students
- GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
Other schools in GOSHEN
- ORANGE-ULSTER BOCESCombined · 1,082 students
- C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 646 students
- GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
- GOSHEN SECURE CENTERHigh · 51 students
Nearby schools
- SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 505
- GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 603
- C J HOOKER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 646
- ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES2.8 mi · 1,082
- CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 393
- CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL4.1 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 983 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL have?
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
At GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL in?
GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is part of GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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