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Boston Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
46th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 93% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Boston Elementary School is a 206-student school serving pre-K through grade 6 in Williamsburg, in Whitley County, Kentucky. Its results are strong compared with Kentucky overall, but the picture is more mixed against local schools and its district. The most important takeaway is that the school is above state proficiency averages in every subject with a reported score, while not outperforming its district in every subject.

Science is the clearest local strength: fourth-grade proficiency is 67%, 8 points above the Whitley County average and 20 points above the nearby-school average; it is also the highest reported nearby score for that grade. Third-grade math stands out too: 82% is 9 points above the district and above the nearby-school average of 62%, the highest result among the six schools with scores. Fourth-grade math is a relative weak spot compared with the school’s other math grades: 56% is below the district’s 65%, though above the state’s 43% and the nearby average of 48%. Reading is also below the district in grades 3 and 4, and fifth-grade social studies is 11 points below the district and 4 below the nearby-school average.

Results and statewide standing have improved over time: the SchoolDigger percentile rose from 36 in 2020–2021 to 93 in 2025–2026, when the school ranked 46th of 684 and earned five stars. Over the same period, third-grade math rose 37 points and fourth-grade science rose 32 points; sixth-grade math was nearly unchanged. The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1, below the nearby-school average of 14.1:1. As context, 87% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; this is an observation, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s Female Students ranking is at the 70th percentile, below the school’s overall 93rd percentile, though it rose from the 54th percentile the prior year. Some latest reading and math results, along with fifth-grade writing, are suppressed and cannot be assessed.

206
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,039
Per pupil spending ?
87.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 3291 Hwy 1804
       Williamsburg, KY  40769

(606) 549-7872

District: Whitley County


Students who attend Boston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Whitley County Middle School
High:    Whitley County High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
97.1%
Hispanic:
1.9%
Two or more races:
1.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (67% vs 45% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 7% of Kentucky elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Kentucky)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Whitley County's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school67%
District avg68%
Kentucky avg45%
46th of 684
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Top 7%▲ up 21 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 7% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Kentucky Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 6Elementary Schools in the Whitley County
6th of 158Whitley County among Kentucky 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202689.046 of 68493.3%★★★★★
202584.874 of 68589.2%★★★★☆
202483.578 of 68588.6%★★★★☆
202358.1257 of 68762.6%★★★☆☆
202252.8292 of 68457.3%★★★☆☆
202137.5333 of 51735.6%★★☆☆☆
201975.3122 of 70082.6%★★★★☆
201869.0171 of 69175.3%★★★★☆
201773.9137 of 69480.3%★★★★☆
201667.1194 of 69071.9%★★★★☆
201530.7537 of 69823.1%★☆☆☆☆
201435.4510 of 70527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201338.2499 of 71930.6%★★☆☆☆
201233.8511 of 71328.3%★☆☆☆☆
201173.3160 of 68876.7%★★★★☆
201061.3260 of 68361.9%★★★☆☆
200967.9209 of 65868.2%★★★☆☆
200885.656 of 65191.4%★★★★★
200763.8222 of 63865.2%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
201995.815 of 47496.8%★★★★★
201898.311 of 44597.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202663.7195 of 65770.3%★★★★☆
202552.2297 of 64854.2%★★★☆☆
202482.263 of 64490.2%★★★★★
202357.6238 of 63962.8%★★★☆☆
202245.6329 of 64148.7%★★☆☆☆
201962.3236 of 67164.8%★★★☆☆
201853.7310 of 66353.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202696.511 of 67498.4%★★★★★
202593.316 of 67297.6%★★★★★
202491.916 of 66597.6%★★★★★
202373.799 of 67085.2%★★★★☆
202258.1209 of 66768.7%★★★☆☆
201986.235 of 66494.7%★★★★★
201872.4112 of 63182.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202697.33 of 65199.5%★★★★★
202369.9131 of 65279.9%★★★★☆
202281.561 of 65790.7%★★★★★
201982.757 of 67691.6%★★★★★
201878.198 of 66585.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
201962.7224 of 66166.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202683.670 of 65089.2%★★★★☆
202580.295 of 65985.6%★★★★☆
202482.470 of 65989.4%★★★★☆
202351.3301 of 65854.3%★★★☆☆
202246.7327 of 65650.2%★★★☆☆
201966.6172 of 59270.9%★★★★☆
201865.9168 of 59371.7%★★★★☆
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)
Male (2026)100th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2019)97th percentile+14 vs school
White (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)70th percentile-23 vs school
Special Education (2019)66th percentile-16 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics72%+30 vs state
Editing and Mechanics71%+23 vs state
Science67%+27 vs state
Reading66%+14 vs state
Social Studies53%+15 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Boston Elementary School

Students who attend Boston Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitley County Middle School
High : Whitley County High School

Yes. Boston Elementary School ranks in the top 6.7% of Kentucky elementary schools.

Students at Boston Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Boston Elementary School.

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Latest Kentucky data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataOct 15, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 KSA test scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 KSA test scoresOct 30, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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