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Boston Elementary School

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Boston Elementary School ranks 74 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Boston Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, serving 199 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Whitley County School District, which is ranked 17 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boston Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools, with particularly strong performance in Mathematics and Reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, 71% of 3rd and 6th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 60% and 61% for the Whitley County district, respectively. The school also excels in Reading, with 82% of 6th graders proficient or better, compared to 76% for the district and 52% for the state. Boston Elementary's performance is especially impressive given that 82.41% of its students come from low-income backgrounds, a population the school effectively supports.

While Boston Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% in 2024-2025 is an area for improvement, the school's high spending per student ($20,783 in 2023-2024) and low student-teacher ratio (12.4 in 2023-2024) suggest a resource-rich environment that contributes to its strong academic outcomes. Compared to nearby schools in the Whitley County district, Boston Elementary outperforms most, though a few other high-performing schools, such as Pleasant View Elementary and Whitley County East Elementary, also demonstrate the district's commitment to quality education.

206

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,783

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 66 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Kentucky)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg62%

Kentucky avg45%

74^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 66 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Whitley County

17^th of 157Whitley 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	74 of 685	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	78 of 685	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	257 of 687	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	292 of 684	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	333 of 517	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.3	122 of 700	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	171 of 691	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	137 of 694	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.1	194 of 690	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	30.7	537 of 698	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.4	510 of 705	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.2	499 of 719	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.8	511 of 713	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	73.3	160 of 688	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	61.3	260 of 683	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.9	209 of 658	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	85.6	56 of 651	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	63.8	222 of 638	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	95.8	15 of 474	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	11 of 445	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	297 of 648	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.2	63 of 644	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	57.6	238 of 639	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	329 of 641	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	236 of 671	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	310 of 663	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	16 of 672	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	16 of 665	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.7	99 of 670	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	209 of 667	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.2	35 of 664	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.4	112 of 631	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	69.9	131 of 652	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	61 of 657	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	57 of 676	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.1	98 of 665	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	62.7	224 of 661	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	95 of 659	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	70 of 659	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.3	301 of 658	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	327 of 656	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	172 of 592	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	168 of 593	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)97th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)80th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)66th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics75%+28 vs state

Social Studies70%+32 vs state

Reading66%+16 vs state

Mathematics62%+19 vs state

Science56%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Boston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3291 Hwy 1804	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7872	206	16	13.2	87.4%	200 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	84.8	74^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.5	78^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.6%	4	71.0	44.0		71.0			65.0	63.0	55.0	82.0			56.0				70.0		75.0		$20,783	$3,207	$1,084	$4,291	$11,711	$4,137	$15,848
Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5554 Hwy 25 W South	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7085	229	17	13.1	87.3%	224 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	88.1	52^nd of 685 public elementary schools	92.4%		69	176^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.3%	124	70.0	55.0	83.0	81.0			74.0	55.0	74.0								57.0		70.0		$21,375	$3,604	$908	$4,512	$12,930	$2,873	$15,803
Frakes School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop	Frakes	40940	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-2921	117	9	13.3	73.5%	115 (98.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	293^rd of 685 public elementary schools	57.2%		34.4	462^nd of 685 public elementary schools	32.6%	169			47.0						60.0	60.0					27.0						$43,527	$4,520	$38	$4,558	$29,528	$4,780	$34,308
Whitley County East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13781 Hwy 92E	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7097	268	20	13.4	84.3%	261 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	92.3	22^nd of 685 public elementary schools	96.8%		92.3	19^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.2%	3	85.0	68.0		64.0			77.0	76.0		77.0					50.0		85.0		75.0		$19,231	$3,359	$1,303	$4,662	$11,158	$2,559	$13,717
Whitley County Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	520 Blvd of Champions	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7060	413	29	14.2	76.0%	391 (94.7%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)								(n/a)																					$18,850	$2,855	$911	$3,766	$11,627	$2,535	$14,162
Whitley Central Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2940 North Highway 25W	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-8011	456	30	15.2	71.3%	432 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	87	56^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.8%		85.5	64^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.7%	8	62.0	67.0	70.0	55.0			71.0	61.0	66.0	73.0			60.0		57.0		59.0		67.0		$14,937	$2,412	$994	$3,406	$9,137	$1,750	$10,887
Whitley County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6670 Hwy 26	Rockholds	40759	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7869	303	22	13.7	87.8%	289 (95.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	61.9	234^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.8%		65.5	209^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.5%	25	48.0	38.0	46.0	54.0			53.0	53.0	63.0	60.0			38.0		37.0		54.0		59.0		$20,382	$2,930	$1,026	$3,956	$12,766	$2,529	$15,295
Yellow Creek School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4840 West Cumberland Avenue	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 248-1794	575	36	16.1	84.9%	546 (95.0%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	79.2	113^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.5%		79.8	95^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.1%	18	53.0	55.0	55.0	62.0	61.0	44.0	49.0	72.0	67.0	68.0	64.0	56.0	58.0	41.0	61.0	72.0	43.0	40.0	69.0	64.0	$31,405	$2,407	$87	$2,490	$21,705	$2,599	$24,304
Pine Knot Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	119 East Highway 2792	Pine Knot	42635	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 354-2161	425	29	14.6	86.6%	411 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)																					$16,239	$2,264	$943	$3,236	$7,865	$2,310	$9,391
Pine Knot Intermediate	Public	3-5	6519 S Hwy 1651	Pine Knot	42635	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 354-2511	352	27	13.0	86.1%	331 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	74.2	143^rd of 685 public elementary schools	79.1%		71.9	144^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.0%	1	40.0	56.0	61.0				57.0	56.0	66.0				49.0		65.0		44.0		67.0		$16,869	$2,727	$1,493	$4,220	$10,037	$2,166	$10,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Boston Elementary School

How many students attend Boston Elementary School?

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

What district is Boston Elementary School in?

Whitley County

Is Boston Elementary School a good school?

Boston Elementary School ranks 74^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Boston Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Boston Elementary School?

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

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