Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NELSON COUNTY·NCES 210441001089
Boston School
130 Wilson Creek Rd, Boston, KY 40107 · (502) 833-4644 · Nelson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
138 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 School
Boston School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston School this school | 251 | 55.0% | 35.8% |
| Sharpe Elementary School Benton | 276 | 54.7% | 49.0% |
| Greysbranch Elementary School Greenup | 278 | 53.6% | 43.6% |
| Milton Elementary School Milton | 232 | 54.3% | 16.5% |
| Tilden Hogge Elementary School Morehead | 207 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| A B Chandler Elementary School Corydon | 256 | 53.9% | 51.0% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Nelson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #488 of 669 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #453 of 668 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #494 of 674 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #632 of 744 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #333 of 674 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #502 of 674 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #543 of 721 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #76 of 437 | #5 of 7 |
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
251
-108 (-30%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 55% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 57% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 44% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 22.7 | 14.4:1 | 57% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 55% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 54% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 9 | 20.7:1 | 54% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 12 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boston School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (326 to 251); teachers down 25% (22.7 to 17).
About Boston School
Boston School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Boston, Kentucky. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 251 students. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 40% lower.
Nelson County (12 schools, 4,178 students) runs Boston School.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Boston School. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Nelson County, where about 90% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 17 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 15.4:1. Roughly 55% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 53% average for public schools in Nelson County.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Boston School outscored 23%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.6% for Boston School. The school posts 35.8%, 8.8 points below the prediction.
In the wider Nelson County area, median household income comes to about $69,562, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Nelson County counts 20 public schools with about 7,047 students.
Boston School is about 5.3 miles from Lebanon Junction Elementary, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 7 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Boston School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment decreased 30% over 4 years, reaching 251 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Boston School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nelson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,606
Census ACS
Median income
$69,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nelson County
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Foster Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Lebanon Junction Elementary5.3 mi · 349
- Bernheim Middle School8.7 mi · 371
- Lincoln Trail Elementary School9.1 mi · 653
- Thomas Nelson High School9.1 mi · 629
- Spectrum Care Academy9.9 mi · 3
- Bardstown Alternative School9.9 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Boston SchoolHow many students attend Boston School?
Boston School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades PK-08.
Is Boston School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boston School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Boston School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Boston School.
What is the student diversity at Boston School?
Student demographics at Boston School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Boston School in?
Boston School is part of Nelson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.