Goshen High School (Alabama)

Goshen High School
Address
Map
286 Eagle Circle

Goshen
,
Alabama
36035

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1897 (127 years ago) (1897)
School districtPike County Schools
CEEB code011270
PrincipalMajor Lane
Faculty26.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades7–12
Enrollment387 (2022–23)[1]
Average class size28
Student to teacher ratio14.88[1]
Schedule7:40 AM to 3:08 (3:08 - 3:12) PM
Campus typeSmall town area
Color(s)Dark purple and Old gold    
MascotEagle
Websitewww.pikecountyschools.com/goshenhighschool

Goshen High School is a secondary school located at 101 Eagle Circle in Goshen, Alabama.

Community

Goshen is located about 10 miles (16 km) west of Troy, and 10 miles east of Luverne. The earliest record of a public school in Goshen was in the middle 19th century. A small wooden structure made from hand-split logs was located between Goshen and the Troy-Luverne Highway (U.S. Route 29) on a parcel of land called "Goshen Hill". This is what is now known as Mt. Zion Community. This first public school in Goshen was a one-room building with one teacher. The school term was whenever the students were not busy on the farm. The school was moved to its present site in the town of Goshen in 1897 and employed its first principal, Miss Ada Ray, about 1920. Goshen High School has grown continually over the past number of years, and has over 200 students in grades seven through twelve. The current principal is Bennie Shellhouse. [2]

Teaching grades

  • mid-19th century to 1897 Grades (6 - 12)
  • (Goshen Location) 1897 to 2004 Grades (6 - 12)
  • 2004 to present (7 - 12)

ARMT results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 7

Reading 63% (2006) 68% (2005) The state average for Reading was 74% in 2006.

Math 45% (2006) 52% (2005) The state average for Math was 59% in 2006.

Source: Alabama Dept. of Education, 2005–2006

Grade 8

Reading 60% (2006) 65% (2005) 31% (2004) The state average for Reading was 72% in 2006.

Math 67% (2006) 54% (2005) The state average for Math was 68% in 2006.

Source: Alabama Dept. of Education, 2005–2006

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Goshen High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.goshenhs.com/staffpage
  3. ^ Boutwell, Josh (February 15, 2024). "Goshen native Derrick Foster reportedly headed to New Orleans". The Troy Messenger. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

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