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How has Boston Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 130111002020
Boston Elementary School
105 Othello Dr, Woodstock, GA 30189 · (770) 704-1400 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
257 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
47.0%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 49.9% |
| 2021-22 | 49.4% | 49.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boston Elementary School
Boston Elementary School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Elementary School this school | 651 | 39.5% | 45.9% |
| Willis Road Elementary Sharpsburg | 664 | 35.4% | 52.6% |
| Sugarmill Elementary Saint Marys | 651 | 40.4% | 62.6% |
| Sand Hill Elementary School Carrollton | 733 | 45.4% | 48.4% |
| Holly Springs Elementary School Canton | 831 | 43.0% | 50.1% |
| Youth Elementary School Loganville | 756 | 41.7% | 68.1% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Cherokee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #416 of 1,208 | #19 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #467 of 1,215 ▲ 11 | #19 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #351 of 1,215 ▼ 25 | #16 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #210 of 1,183 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #481 of 1,324 | #18 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #501 of 1,301 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #626 of 1,301 | #12 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #1,126 of 1,312 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #261 of 386 | #9 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 931
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 50.4 | 12.9:1 | 39% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 46.5 | 13.6:1 | 39% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 45.3 | 14.0:1 | 29% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 30% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 41.5 | 14.8:1 | 31% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 38% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 903 | 61 | 14.8:1 | 57% (511) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 53 | 15.6:1 | 22% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 931 | 39 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (615 to 651); teachers up 21% (41.5 to 50.4).
About Boston Elementary School
Located in Woodstock, Georgia, Boston Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 651 students.
The Cherokee County system has 37 schools and 42,031 students.
Of every 100 students at Boston Elementary School, about 62 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Boston Elementary School scores 56%.
Boston Elementary School lists 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.9 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. About 39% of students at Boston Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cherokee County is similar, at 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Boston Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.9%. Boston Elementary School scores 45.9%.
In Cherokee County, home to about 281,032 people, median household income comes to about $108,115, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 38 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,642, Boston Elementary School among them.
Boston Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Bascomb Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Boston Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 45.9% versus a 54.9% average.
Boston Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.5:1 to 12.9:1.
This page is set up for the Boston Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,032
Census ACS
Median income
$108,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
42,642 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 3,012 students
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Sequoyah High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
Other schools in Woodstock
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 2,393 students
- Woodstock High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,902 students
- E. T. Booth Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,675 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,476 students
- Little River Elem.Elementary · 1,232 students
Other Boston Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Boston Elementary. Boston Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Boston Elementary SchoolWilliamsburg, KY · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Bascomb Elementary School0.7 mi · 911
- Etowah High School1.8 mi · 2,393
- E. T. Booth Middle School1.8 mi · 1,675
- Carmel Elementary School2.6 mi · 912
- Oak Grove Elementary School2.7 mi · 523
- Woodstock High School3.4 mi · 2,006
Frequently asked questions
About Boston Elementary SchoolHow large is Boston Elementary School?
Boston Elementary School enrolls approximately 651 students in grades PK-05.
Is Boston Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boston Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Boston Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Boston Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boston Elementary School?
At Boston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Boston Elementary School public or private?
Boston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.