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Schools in Boston

Boston’s public schools

Richmond Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Boston. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/8schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
100%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 1% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,766 students on the public path
In brief

Boston’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Boston’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Charles Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Dennis Middle School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Boston, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Richmond High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Boston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
7–8Dennis Middle Schoolin RichmondD
9–12Richmond High Schoolin RichmondC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richmond Community School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Richmond Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,387 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,508IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 41.3% · 2276 students tested
Math20%
State average 37.5% · 2275 students tested

Boston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Boston’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Boston—Richmond Community School Corporation

Every school in Boston

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bostonin other towns
Crestdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Richmond
C
373 students12:1Rate it →
Charles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Richmond
A−
359 students17:1Rate it →
Vaile Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Richmond
D
311 students12:1Rate it →
Starr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Richmond
D
284 students15:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Richmond
D
259 students10:1Rate it →
Westview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Richmond
C−
258 students12:1Rate it →
Dennis Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Richmond
D
649 students14:1Rate it →
Richmond High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Richmond
C+
1,273 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Boston’s schools

Are Boston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Boston. Richmond Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Boston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Boston in?

Richmond Community School Corporation.

Where do Boston kids go to high school?

Richmond High School.

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What Boston families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.