Summary:
Goshen High School is a public high school located in Goshen, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,004 students. The school is part of the Goshen Community Schools district, which is ranked 236 out of 381 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Goshen High School stands out for its significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (60.43%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 4.85% to 47.34% Hispanic students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the nearby schools. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing was 41.74%, compared to 53.66% to 63.64% at the Westview Junior-Senior High School, Elkhart High School, and other nearby schools. Goshen High School's four-year graduation rate of 86.8% in 2022-2023 is also lower than the surrounding schools, which range from 83.0% to 97.1%.
Additionally, Goshen High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 41.4% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 12.3% to 46.9%. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 63.97% in 2022-2023, higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 23.93% to 63.16%. While Goshen High School's overall performance is lower than the surrounding schools, its performance for certain subgroups, such as White students and multi-racial students, is stronger, with rankings in the top 100 and 4-star ratings in 2023-2024. However, the school's performance has declined over the past several years, dropping from a ranking of 146 out of 389 Indiana high schools and a 3-star rating in 2018-2019 to a ranking of 265 out of 431 and a 2-star rating in 2023-2024.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Goshen Community Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
271st of 431 Indiana High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,980
Student/teacher ratio: 18.5
Number of students: 2,004
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
60.4%
White:
32.6%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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African American:
2.8%
Asian:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.0%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64%
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