The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 21% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Boistfort Online School
Boistfort Online School is a regular public school serving grades three through twelve, operated by the Boistfort School District in the small, unincorporated rural community of Curtis, Washington. The school was launched as an alternative learning experience program beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, adding a permanent online option for families in the district and beyond. The surrounding community of Curtis is a low-density place of scattered rural residences along roads like Boistfort Road, with the Curtis General Store and post office serving as the primary commercial and civic gathering point. The economy was historically based on logging and farming, particularly hops, and the community remains primarily residential and rural today. The district itself recently made a notable capital investment in infrastructure for a small rural system.
The student body is predominantly white, with a small share of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. A very small portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that stands out in the context of a rural community where median household income is reported as below the national average. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, a gap a parent may want to explore directly with the school. Enrollment is concentrated in the upper grades, with the largest groups in grades nine through twelve, while the lower elementary grades have very few students enrolled.
State assessment results are available for only a limited set of grade levels, a pattern that often reflects the small number of students tested at certain grades, which can lead to data being suppressed to protect student privacy. For the seventh grade, math proficiency was reported at a rate that falls well below the subject-wide proficiency level. In seventh grade English language arts, roughly half of students met the proficiency standard. The school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Lewis County. Science results for the eighth grade were not reported. Only a single year of assessment data was available, so there is no trend to examine. The overall proficiency picture suggests a school where many students are still working toward meeting state academic benchmarks, particularly in math, and a parent would benefit from asking the school about its academic support strategies.
Because the school serves grade three through twelve but operates fully online, the traditional measures of graduation rate and chronic absenteeism were not available in the data for this entity. A family considering this school would need to gather information directly from the school about its graduation outcomes, student engagement, and how it monitors participation and progress in a remote setting. The school is classified as a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and Title I status was not reported.
For a parent or resident evaluating this option, Boistfort Online School represents a relatively new virtual program anchored in a very small rural district. The academic picture is one where proficiency rates are below the county median, with math a particular area of concern. The student population is small and overwhelmingly white, with very low reported economic disadvantage. The surrounding community offers little in the way of walkable amenities or commercial density, which is consistent with a rural unincorporated area. Families considering this school should investigate the quality of the online curriculum, the availability of live instruction and student support, and how the school serves its high school students toward graduation.
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