Summary
Goddard High is a grades 9–12 comprehensive high school in Roswell, New Mexico, enrolling 1,096 students as part of Roswell Independent Schools. It is the second-largest high school in its immediate area, behind only Roswell High (1,437 students). Goddard reports 100% free/reduced-price lunch, and like most nearby schools it serves a high-poverty population — important context when reading its results.
On the latest 11th grade tests (2025–26), Goddard was the strongest of the district's large traditional high schools. Its English language arts proficiency of 39.84% beat the district (30.51%) and the state (36.78%), and its math proficiency of 13.55% was also above both (7.12% and 12.72%) — though in plain terms only about one in eight students is proficient in math. Science came in at 32%, above the district's 24.75% but below the state's 34.02%. Goddard outperformed Roswell High in every directly comparable subject — for example, ELA 39.84% vs. 24.91% — and far outpaced University High in ELA. It also scored higher than Dexter High in ELA, science, and math. Still, Early College High School remains the area's standout, with much higher outcomes in a much smaller setting.
Goddard's graduation rate has climbed steadily, from 67.5% in 2020–21 to 79.9% in 2024–25 — a 12.4-point gain that now nearly matches the state average and beats Roswell High (77.8%) and University High (71.2%), though Dexter High (89.4%) and Early College High School (90.1%) are higher. Its student-teacher ratio of 17.3 is better than Roswell High's 18.3 but higher than University, Early College, and Dexter. Subgroup rankings mostly sit in the lower half of New Mexico schools (roughly 35th–50th percentile), with low-income students reaching the 62nd percentile (3 stars) in 2023–24 before settling near 47th. Overall, Goddard is a mid-tier, 2-star school that has slipped from its 4-star standing a decade ago, but its 2025–26 results and graduation gains suggest modest improvement.
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