Goshen High School is a

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located at 101 Eagle Circle in

Goshen, Alabama Goshen is a town in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 266, down from 300 in 2000. It incorporated in 1907. History A post office called Goshen has been in operation since 1839. The town was named after t ...

Community

Goshen is located about west of

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, and 10 miles east of Luverne. The earliest record of a

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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 (

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) 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 400 students in grades seven through twelve. The current principal is Major Lane.

Teaching grades

* mid-19th century to 1897

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(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

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relief pitcher *

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player and current defensive line coach for the

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References

External links

The Goshen High School Homepage
{{authority control Public high schools in Alabama Educational institutions established in 1897 Schools in Pike County, Alabama Public middle schools in Alabama 1897 establishments in Alabama