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Goshen Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
181st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 486 Indiana Middle Schools
Better than 63% of Indiana middle schools
Summary

Goshen Junior High School is a grades 7–8 school at 1216 S Indiana Ave in Goshen, Indiana, serving 927 students as part of Goshen Community Schools, and it is one of the larger middle schools in its area. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 181 of 486 Indiana schools (63rd percentile, 3 stars), while its district ranked 237 of 374 (37th percentile, 2 stars) — a notable gap in the school's favor, and a big jump from the 28th percentile it posted in both 2016–2017 and 2017–2018.

On 2025–2026 ILEARN tests, all-grades proficiency was 37.37% in English Language Arts and 39.51% in math. Eighth-grade math is the standout at 43.54%, well above the state's 34.2%, and seventh-grade math (35.25%) is close to the state's 35.9%. ELA is the clearest gap, with 7th-grade ELA at 36.87% versus the state's 41.7% and 8th-grade ELA at 37.86% versus 44%. Compared with nearby schools, Goshen Junior High is stronger than the Elkhart middle schools — North Side Middle School (15.80% ELA, 13.83% math), West Side Middle School (25.84%, 22.40%) and Pierre Moran Middle School (14.76%, 17.83%). It still trails higher-performing suburban schools such as North Wood Middle School (58.70%, 67.39%), Northridge Middle School (47.44%, 51.49%) and Virgil I Grissom Middle School (52.61% ELA, though lower in math at 37.56%). Jimtown Junior High School is slightly ahead in both subjects, while Concord Junior High School is close in ELA but lower in math.

About 71.52% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, among the highest rates in the comparison group, and per-student spending was $13,589 in 2023–2024 — more than North Wood and Northridge, which post higher proficiency. The student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is favorable. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically, from 54.6% in 2022–2023 to 20.3% and then 16.0% in 2024–2025, slightly better than the state's 16.7% and well below the district's 22.0%.

927
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,589
Per pupil spending ?
71.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1216 S Indiana Ave
       Goshen, IN  46526

(574) 533-0391

District: Goshen Community Schools


Students who attend Goshen Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Goshen High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.4%
White:
31.5%
African American:
3.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Indiana median (63rd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg38%
181st of 486
Indiana public middle schools ?
Top 37%▲ up 20 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to top 37% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
237th of 374Goshen Community Schools among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202660.0181 of 48662.8%★★★☆☆
202557.6192 of 48060.0%★★★☆☆
202451.9230 of 49153.2%★★★☆☆
202354.9218 of 48955.4%★★★☆☆
202253.0235 of 49052.0%★★★☆☆
202148.1251 of 48348.0%★★☆☆☆
201945.0273 of 47041.9%★★☆☆☆
201836.5341 of 47327.9%★☆☆☆☆
201736.0342 of 47227.5%★☆☆☆☆
201650.5285 of 49442.3%★★☆☆☆
201545.6307 of 48536.7%★★☆☆☆
201428.2383 of 47018.5%★☆☆☆☆
201325.7380 of 44414.4%★☆☆☆☆
201220.8397 of 44711.2%★☆☆☆☆
201128.9382 of 45115.3%★☆☆☆☆
201026.7359 of 42816.1%★☆☆☆☆
200924.8357 of 42315.6%★☆☆☆☆
200817.7356 of 3929.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200722.5340 of 38211.0%★☆☆☆☆
200619.3343 of 3758.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200519.3339 of 3708.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200424.7189 of 22214.9%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?
Math40%
English Language Arts37%

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Students at Goshen Junior High School are 61% Hispanic, 31% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Goshen Junior High School usually go on to attend Goshen High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 927 students attended Goshen Junior High School.

Goshen Junior High School ranks 181st of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Latest Indiana data All new data »
2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresSep 25, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataSep 4, 2025
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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