Boswell Elementary School
414 West Main St
Boswell IN, 47921, Benton County
Phone: 765-869-5523
Ranking: 
(891 out of 1,449, bottom 39%)*
(891 out of 1,449, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Benton Community School Corporation
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: | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 131 | 141 | 150 | 155 | 173 | 165 | 183 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 20 | 15.3% | 22 | 15.6% | 21 | 14.0% | 19 | 12.3% | 31 | 17.9% | 23 | 13.9% | 41 | 22.4% |
| Grade 1: | 22 | 16.8% | 24 | 17.0% | 14 | 9.3% | 23 | 14.8% | 21 | 12.1% | 16 | 9.7% | 25 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 17 | 13.0% | 18 | 12.8% | 22 | 14.7% | 20 | 12.9% | 17 | 9.8% | 26 | 15.8% | 28 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 18 | 13.7% | 24 | 17.0% | 20 | 13.3% | 14 | 9.0% | 22 | 12.7% | 33 | 20.0% | 20 | 10.9% |
| Grade 4: | 22 | 16.8% | 15 | 10.6% | 16 | 10.7% | 22 | 14.2% | 33 | 19.1% | 18 | 10.9% | 23 | 12.6% |
| Grade 5: | 18 | 13.7% | 16 | 11.3% | 22 | 14.7% | 34 | 21.9% | 24 | 13.9% | 26 | 15.8% | 21 | 11.5% |
| Grade 6: | 13 | 9.9% | 22 | 15.6% | 35 | 23.3% | 23 | 14.8% | 25 | 14.5% | 23 | 13.9% | 25 | 13.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 73 | 55.7% | 78 | 55.3% | 73 | 48.7% | 76 | 49.0% | 73 | 42.2% | 71 | 43.0% | 94 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 58 | 44.3% | 63 | 44.7% | 77 | 51.3% | 79 | 51.0% | 72 | 41.6% | 65 | 39.4% | 71 | 38.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 48 | 36.6% | 44 | 31.2% | 45 | 30.0% | 50 | 32.3% | 37 | 21.4% | 37 | 22.4% | 37 | 20.2% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 79 | 60.3% | 93 | 66.0% | 104 | 69.3% | 104 | 67.1% | 113 | 65.3% | 106 | 64.2% | 130 | 71.0% |
| 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: | 4 | 3.1% | 4 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 63.4% | 93 | 66.0% | 94 | 62.7% | 94 | 60.6% | 103 | 59.5% | 90 | 54.5% | 74 | 40.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 13.0% | 12 | 8.5% | 16 | 10.7% | 18 | 11.6% | 18 | 10.4% | 15 | 9.1% | 21 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.91 | 11.75 | 11.54 | 12.05 | 11.26 | 11.60 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 71% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 78% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 77% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89.3% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.4% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 65% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 67% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 70% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 71% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 74% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.6% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 67% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 82% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 67% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 88.9% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 80% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 70% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 77% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 79% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.2% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.5% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 87% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 88.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 76.4% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 74% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 70% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 83.8% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 85.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 79% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 83% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 79% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.9% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 78.9% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 83% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 77% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 15% | 71% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 74% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 74.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85.8% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 80% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 88% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.4% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 87.9% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 51% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 65.9% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 76.6% | 64% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Boswell Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.