Boston School
130 Wilson Creek Rd
Boston KY, 40107, Nelson County
Phone: 502-833-4644
Ranking: (363 out of 943, top 38%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 |
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
Total Teachers: | 16 | | 17 | | 18 | | 20 | | 15 | | 18 | | 17 | |
Total Students: | 263 | | 253 | | 280 | | 303 | | 290 | | 315 | | 269 | |
Kindergarten: | 29 | 11.0% | 31 | 12.3% | 15 | 5.4% | 27 | 8.9% | 36 | 12.4% | 35 | 11.1% | 33 | 12.3% |
Grade 1: | 34 | 12.9% | 17 | 6.7% | 25 | 8.9% | 34 | 11.2% | 35 | 12.1% | 29 | 9.2% | 26 | 9.7% |
Grade 2: | 19 | 7.2% | 27 | 10.7% | 34 | 12.1% | 39 | 12.9% | 31 | 10.7% | 28 | 8.9% | 24 | 8.9% |
Grade 3: | 33 | 12.5% | 34 | 13.4% | 36 | 12.9% | 29 | 9.6% | 25 | 8.6% | 31 | 9.8% | 25 | 9.3% |
Grade 4: | 35 | 13.3% | 32 | 12.6% | 32 | 11.4% | 28 | 9.2% | 27 | 9.3% | 27 | 8.6% | 41 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 32 | 12.2% | 29 | 11.5% | 24 | 8.6% | 29 | 9.6% | 30 | 10.3% | 49 | 15.6% | 30 | 11.2% |
Grade 6: | 30 | 11.4% | 22 | 8.7% | 30 | 10.7% | 31 | 10.2% | 48 | 16.6% | 30 | 9.5% | 28 | 10.4% |
Grade 7: | 23 | 8.7% | 29 | 11.5% | 32 | 11.4% | 53 | 17.5% | 30 | 10.3% | 29 | 9.2% | 42 | 15.6% |
Grade 8: | 28 | 10.6% | 32 | 12.6% | 52 | 18.6% | 33 | 10.9% | 28 | 9.7% | 44 | 14.0% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 139 | 52.9% | 137 | 54.2% | 153 | 54.6% | 169 | 55.8% | 151 | 52.1% | 155 | 49.2% | 131 | 48.7% |
Female: | 124 | 47.1% | 116 | 45.8% | 127 | 45.4% | 134 | 44.2% | 126 | 43.4% | 148 | 47.0% | 132 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 4.2% | 9 | 3.6% | 9 | 3.2% | 9 | 3.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% |
White: | 244 | 92.8% | 238 | 94.1% | 263 | 93.9% | 287 | 94.7% | 280 | 96.6% | 305 | 96.8% | 264 | 98.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 135 | 51.3% | 136 | 53.8% | 141 | 50.4% | 140 | 46.2% | 113 | 39.0% | 53 | 16.8% | 59 | 21.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 8.0% | 19 | 7.5% | 27 | 9.6% | 25 | 8.3% | 33 | 11.4% | 22 | 7.0% | 24 | 8.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.86 | | 14.54 | | 15.18 | | 15.34 | | 18.95 | | 17.20 | | 15.50 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 37.9% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 40.2% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 43.9% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 42.6% | N/A |
2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 48% | N/A |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 47.6% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 41.2% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 41.2% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 45.3% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 41.8% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 72.2% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 53.2% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 39.9% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 43.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 42.9% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 45.2% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 53.2% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 54.2% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 29.9% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 23.4% | N/A |
2012 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 39% | N/A |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 39.1% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 41.5% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 34.5% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 45.9% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 41.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 45.6% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 52.5% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 38.6% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 38.0% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 46.1% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 54.5% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 57.6% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 57.3% | N/A |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 34.6% | N/A |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 39.1% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 40.7% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 47.7% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.9% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 46.6% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 34.1% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 34.0% | N/A |
KCCT |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 58.95% | 65.55% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 62.86% | 63.69% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 70% | 67.46% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 67.44% | 70.36% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.68% | 68.71% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.05% | 69.86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80% | 75.4% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.26% | 75.13% | N/A |
2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 39.47% | 56.84% | N/A |
2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 82.76% | 68.25% | N/A |
2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 84.62% | 66.19% | N/A |
2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 58.62% | 64.98% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 79.31% | 52.16% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 55.1% | 49.61% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 58.62% | 49.18% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 51.72% | 54.89% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 58.62% | 46.3% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 57.14% | 47.03% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 44.83% | 53.01% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 51.72% | 57.18% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 68.66% | 53.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 70.3% | 55.42% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.04% | 59.16% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 66.38% | 58.54% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 80.6% | 60.88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 79.21% | 58.81% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 72.64% | 66.37% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.24% | 65.21% | N/A |
2008 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 56.1% | 57.32% | N/A |
2009 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 53.57% | 56.41% | N/A |
2010 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 67.74% | 53.06% | N/A |
2011 | Science | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 59.62% | 56.89% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 63.64% | 47.63% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 55.56% | 49.74% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 81.82% | 55.29% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 61.36% | 40.53% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 44.44% | 33.76% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | All grades (MS) | % proficient | 39.39% | 41.76% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 23.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.9% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% |
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Mean Base Salary: | $46,065.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,445.0 |
* Boston School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.