New Boston Independent School District (Isd)

The New Boston Independent School District (Isd) serves 1,108 students across three schools—Crestview Elementary, New Boston Middle, and New Boston High School—in a small Texas community, earning a 3-star rating and ranking 393rd out of 951 districts statewide.

New Boston Middle is the district’s standout, achieving 100% proficiency in Algebra I for 8th graders in recent years—far exceeding state averages—and showing strong math scores across all grades, despite having the highest poverty rate at 84.17%. In contrast, Crestview Elementary faces significant challenges, with a 1-star rating and a critical weakness in 4th grade, where only 19.54% of students are proficient in math and 37.5% in reading, both well below state benchmarks. New Boston High School performs solidly, with a 94.1% graduation rate and strong English I scores (64.56% vs. 55.43% state), though it lags in Biology and U.S. History. Notably, the high school receives the highest per-student funding ($14,444) despite having the lowest poverty rate (71.91%), while the elementary and middle schools, with higher need, get less funding—an imbalance worth noting.

A key takeaway is the sharp drop in math proficiency from 5th grade (52.05%) to 6th grade (24.66%), suggesting a curriculum gap between elementary and middle school. The middle school’s success in math, despite high poverty, offers a model for improvement at Crestview Elementary, especially for addressing the “4th grade wall.” Overall, the district shows pockets of excellence, particularly in middle school math, but needs targeted support in elementary grades and more equitable resource allocation to lift all schools.