Son's Chapel · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Goshen’s public schools outscore 85% of Arkansas districts
On the state math tests, 52% of Goshen’s students scored proficient, above the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Goshen, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.
From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Goshen’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 16 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Goshen’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,688 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Goshen’s grade
A: better than 85% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Goshen, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Goshen · depends on your address
McNair Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 670 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
John L Colbert Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 466 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Holt Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 463 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
6th grade in Goshen · depends on your address
McNair Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 670 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
John L Colbert Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 466 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Holt Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 463 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
7th grade in Goshen · depends on your address
Woodland Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 765 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Ramay Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 761 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
8th grade in Goshen · depends on your address
Woodland Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 765 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Ramay Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 761 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
9th grade in Goshen · depends on your address
Fayetteville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,588 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School
Grades 9–12 · 250 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
10th grade in Goshen · depends on your address
Fayetteville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,588 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School
Grades 9–12 · 250 students · 6:1 students per teacher · in Fayetteville
Goshen’s public schools are run by Fayetteville School District, which also serves Elkins, Fayetteville and Johnson. Parts of Goshen (11% of its land) are served by Springdale instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Goshen vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Goshen’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Goshen | A | Fayetteville |
Every school in Goshen
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Goshen’s schools
Are Goshen’s schools good?
By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Goshen children attend outscore 85% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Goshen in?
Fayetteville School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,291 students in 17 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Goshen are served by Springdale.
Where do Goshen kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Fayetteville High School and Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School.
What is Goshen’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Fayetteville School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Goshen spend per student?
$14,688 in Fayetteville School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Goshen families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.