Goshen High School (Alabama)
Encyclopedia
Goshen High School is a secondary school
located at 101 Eagle Circle in Goshen
, Pike County, Alabama
.
, 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 400 students in grades seven through twelve. The current principal is Warren Weeks.
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
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
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located at 101 Eagle Circle in Goshen
Goshen, Alabama
Goshen is a town in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 300.-Geography:Goshen is located at .According to the U.S...
, Pike County, Alabama
Pike County, Alabama
Pike County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806. As of 2010 the population was 32,899. Its county seat is Troy.- History :In 1819 the State...
.
Community
Goshen is located about 10 miles west of TroyTroy, Alabama
Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,003. Troy experienced a growth spurt of over 4,000+ people since 2000. The city is the county seat of Pike County....
, and 10 miles east of Luverne
Luverne, Alabama
Luverne is a city in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,635.The city is the county seat of Crenshaw County.-History:...
. 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
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida. This highway's northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland...
) 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 Warren Weeks.
Teaching grades
- 1800s to 1897 GradesSecondary education in the United StatesIn most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last six or seven years of statutory formal education. Secondary education is generally split between junior high school or middle school, usually beginning with sixth or seventh grade , and high school, beginning with...
(6 - 12) - (Goshen Location) 1897 to 2004 Grades (6 - 12)
- 2004 to present (7 - 12)
Grade 7
Reading63% (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
Reading60% (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