Best Public Schools in Boswell, PA

Summary:

The city of Boswell, Pennsylvania is home to two schools that are part of the North Star School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 193 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating, North Star Central Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

North Star Central Elementary School has demonstrated exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the district and state averages in PSSA Math and English Language Arts assessments. The school has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasts a 2024-2025 PSSA Math proficiency rate of 83.9%, compared to 50.6% for the district and 41.7% for the state. In PSSA ELA, the school's proficiency rate is 77.1%, surpassing the district's 62.9% and the state's 48.5%.

In contrast, North Star High School has lower academic performance, with Keystone Exam proficiency rates generally below the state averages, particularly in Algebra I. The high school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and dropout rate of 1.4% are also areas of concern that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes. However, the high school's per-student spending of $20,195 is significantly higher than the elementary school's $16,603, suggesting the need for the district to examine resource allocation across grade levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Star High School	Public	9-12	400 Ohio St	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 629-6651	327	26	12.7	100.3%	315 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	42	445^th of 681 public high schools	34.7%		60.2	293^rd of 686 public high schools	57.3%	152	25.7	49.2	58.9							$21,105	$1,265	$19,840
North Star Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1215 Morris Ave	Boswell	15531	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 629-5627	385	39	9.9	103.4%	370 (96.1%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	91.9	78^th of 1511 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.2	130^th of 1526 public elementary schools	91.5%	52				92.2	76.1	83.9	79.7	74.7	77.1	$15,834	$1,049	$14,785

Cities Near Boswell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stoystown	6.24 mi	1	303^rd
Davidsville	6.56 mi	1	56^th
Johnstown	8.04 mi	15	477^th
Somerset	10.79 mi	4	124^th
Cairnbrook	11.61 mi	2	306^th

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

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