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Goshen Middle School

Q: Is Goshen Middle School a good school?

Goshen Middle School ranks 359 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Goshen Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Goshen, Ohio, with an enrollment of 653 students. The school is part of the Goshen Local District, which is ranked 265 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goshen Middle School consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests, with 68.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also stands out in its performance for certain student subgroups, ranking 71st out of 442 Ohio middle schools for African American students and 111th out of 262 for Hispanic students. Additionally, Goshen Middle School ranks 12th out of 194 Ohio middle schools for its gifted and talented student population, indicating exceptional programming for advanced learners.

While Goshen Middle School generally performs well, it faces some challenges compared to nearby higher-performing schools. The school's spending per student of $8,518 is lower than Indian Hill Middle School ($16,384) and Loveland Middle School ($11,024), and its student-teacher ratio of 21.0 is higher than these schools, which may impact the level of individualized attention and support available to students. Additionally, Goshen Middle School has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.0% in 2024-2025 to 25.9% in 2023-2024, an area that the school and district should address.

660

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,687

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6692 Goshen Rd
Goshen, OH 45122-9273

(513) 722-2226

District: Goshen Local

Students who attend Goshen Middle School usually attend:

High:

Goshen High School

Feeder schools for Goshen Middle School:

Elementary:	Marr/Cook Elementary School
	Spaulding Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg61%

Ohio avg54%

359^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 828Goshen Local among Ohio 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	359 of 1036	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	378 of 1046	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	366 of 1048	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	348 of 1017	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	326 of 1037	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	407 of 1050	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	488 of 1010	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.7	318 of 1038	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.6	189 of 1050	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	207 of 1035	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.8	249 of 1008	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	218 of 1001	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	214 of 989	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	141 of 925	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	226 of 895	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.2	282 of 858	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	318 of 835	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.0	254 of 837	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	341 of 732	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.8	364 of 692	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.4	252 of 400	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	71 of 442	83.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	72.6	74 of 565	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	85 of 576	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	313 of 658	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	507 of 643	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	362 of 938	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	334 of 942	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	357 of 943	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	268 of 925	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	237 of 910	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	377 of 917	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	496 of 897	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	79.4	1 of 25	96.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	12 of 194	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	69.2	41 of 196	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	134 of 241	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.3	26 of 274	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	365 of 521	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	111 of 262	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	84 of 239	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	98.3	2 of 247	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	139 of 983	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	286 of 989	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	260 of 974	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	210 of 947	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	159 of 923	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	301 of 945	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	365 of 924	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	344 of 954	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	369 of 958	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	368 of 963	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	405 of 946	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	363 of 924	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	387 of 933	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	435 of 916	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	47.9	130 of 245	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	74 of 239	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	97 of 219	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	169 of 572	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	158 of 563	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	148 of 590	74.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	393 of 777	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	358 of 795	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	365 of 805	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	362 of 809	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	352 of 781	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	449 of 796	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	503 of 781	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Foster Care (2018)96th percentile+44 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)94th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)47th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Integrated Math I99%+54 vs state

Science69%+6 vs state

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Mathematics58%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Goshen Middle School	Public	6-8	6692 Goshen Rd	Goshen	45122	Clermont County	Goshen Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 722-2226	660	33	20.0		565 (85.6%)	23 (3.5%)	40 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	67.4	359^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.3%		67.3	378^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.9%	19		68.9		60.7	48.3	66.5		58.3	70.6	60.3		98.7		$9,687
Milford Junior High School	Public	6-8	5735 Pleasant Hill Rd	Milford	45150	Clermont County	Milford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 831-1900	978	52	18.8	27.4%	849 (86.8%)	33 (3.4%)	42 (4.3%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.9%)	76.6	242^nd of 1036 public middle schools	76.6%		80.4	188^th of 1046 public middle schools	82.0%	54		77.8			53.7	71.7			80.9	66.1	100.0		98.3	$14,322
Clermont Northeastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2792 US Highway 50	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Clermont Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 625-1211	300	15	19.9	50.7%	272 (90.7%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	38.5	663^rd of 1036 public middle schools	36.0%		52.2	557^th of 1046 public middle schools	46.7%	106		61.3		43.4	39.8	16.4		40.7	53.1	43.8			78.9	$13,406
Loveland Middle School	Public	7-8	801 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Hamilton County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 683-3100	624	33	19.1	22.3%	542 (86.9%)	18 (2.9%)	24 (3.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	85.3	109^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.5%		88.9	72^nd of 1046 public middle schools	93.1%	37		83.2			83.6	60.1			89.1	76.8			100.0	$13,705
Loveland Intermediate School	Public	4-6	757 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Hamilton County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 774-7000	643	32	20.4	21.9%	539 (83.8%)	18 (2.8%)	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)								(n/a)	82.1		79.6	74.0			86.6	79.4						$12,492
Little Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	5290 Morrow Cozaddale Rd	Morrow	45152	Warren County	Little Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 899-2264	1,304	63	20.8	25.0%	1,081 (82.9%)	53 (4.1%)	62 (4.8%)	38 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.4%)	78.6	206^th of 1036 public middle schools	80.1%		80	193^rd of 1046 public middle schools	81.5%	13		83.1		63.0	68.3	76.8		58.1	77.8	69.5			100.0	$11,710
Columbia Intermediate School	Public	5-6	8263 Columbia Rd	Kings Mills	45034	Warren County	Kings Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 398-8050	809	35	23.3	22.6%	597 (73.8%)	19 (2.3%)	45 (5.6%)	106 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.2%)								(n/a)	81.7		68.9	77.2	100.0		81.0	74.1						$11,134
Kings Junior High School	Public	7-8	5620 Columbia Rd	Kings Mills	45034	Warren County	Kings Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-8050	730	37	19.6	24.2%	529 (72.5%)	30 (4.1%)	45 (6.2%)	77 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	80.8	174^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.2%		84.2	136^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.0%	38		77.1			85.0	57.3			86.1	67.0	100.0		97.8	$11,868
Batavia Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Bulldog Pl	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Batavia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 732-9534	584	41	14.2	43.5%	481 (82.4%)	31 (5.3%)	31 (5.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	62.3	428^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.7%		62.4	437^th of 1046 public middle schools	58.2%	9		72.0		45.9	49.7	64.7		41.4	69.2	69.7			100.0	$11,359
Indian Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	6845 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4642	537	43	12.4		393 (73.2%)	17 (3.2%)	26 (4.8%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.1%)	88	75^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.8%		88.9	73^rd of 1046 public middle schools	93.0%	2		93.7		80.1	73.8	60.3		83.1	87.1	87.9	93.5		100.0	$20,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Goshen Middle School

What district is Goshen Middle School in?

Goshen Local

Is Goshen Middle School a good school?

Goshen Middle School ranks 359^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Goshen Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Goshen Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Goshen Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Goshen Middle School?

Students at Goshen Middle School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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