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Schools in Boston

Boston’s public schools

Elizabeth Forward School District 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?4/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.2K
▼ 12% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,099 students on the public path
In brief

Boston’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Boston’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Elizabeth Forward SHS places highest (better than 83%); Elizabeth Forward MS lowest (50%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Boston, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Elizabeth Forward SHS. 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
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–8Elizabeth Forward MSin ElizabethB−
9–12Elizabeth Forward SHSin ElizabethA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elizabeth Forward School District.

The district

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

Elizabeth Forward School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 2,293 students · 13.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,203PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 55.1% · 1193 students tested
Math49%
State average 36.1% · 1110 students tested

Boston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Boston—Elizabeth Forward
ElizabethAElizabeth Forward
VersaillesDMcKeesport Area

Every school in Boston

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

Also serving Bostonin other towns
William Penn El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monongahela
B+
333 students13:1Rate it →
Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elizabeth
A−
292 students13:1Rate it →
Greenock El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · McKeesport
173 students11:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Forward MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elizabeth
B−
538 students13:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Forward SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabeth
A−
763 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Boston’s schools

Are Boston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Boston. Elizabeth Forward School District 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, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Boston in?

Elizabeth Forward School District.

Where do Boston kids go to high school?

Elizabeth Forward SHS.

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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.