Goshen High School (Alabama)

Goshen High School
Goshen High School
Address
	286 Eagle Circle; Goshen, Alabama 36035; United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1897 (127 years ago)
School district	Pike County Schools
CEEB code	011270
Principal	Major Lane
Faculty	26.00 (on an FTE basis)
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	387 (2022–23)
Average class size	28
Student to teacher ratio	14.88
Schedule	7:40 AM to 3:08 (3:08 - 3:12) PM
Campus type	Small town area
Color(s)	Dark purple and Old gold
Mascot	Eagle
Website	www.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

Derrick Foster, NFL running backs coach for the New Orleans Saints^[3]
Mike Pelton, Former NFL player and current defensive line coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Wesley Wright, Former MLB relief pitcher

References

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

External links

The Goshen High School Homepage Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

31°43′23″N 86°07′27″W / 31.72293°N 86.12413°W / 31.72293; -86.12413

[NCES-1] "Goshen High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[2] ttps://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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