Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAWRENCE COM SCHOOLS·NCES 180786001344
Dollens Elementary
903 Hoosier Ave, Oolitic, IN 47451 · (812) 275-3885 · Lawrence County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
141 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dollens Elementary→Bedford-North Lawrence High School
Based on grade levels within North Lawrence Com Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dollens Elementary
Dollens Elementary's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dollens Elementary this school | 217 | 65.0% | 31.1% |
| Johnson Elementary School Scottsburg | 219 | 65.3% | 46.3% |
| Montezuma Elementary School Montezuma | 213 | 64.8% | 26.3% |
| Lawrence County Independent Schools Bedford | 205 | 63.4% | 24.2% |
| Forest Park Elementary School Brazil | 232 | 62.9% | 20.0% |
| Waterloo Elementary School Waterloo | 247 | 63.6% | 27.7% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dollens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #695 of 983 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #717 of 986 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #823 of 986 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #978 of 1,079 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #21 of 991 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #839 of 996 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #249 of 1,058 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #485 of 597 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
217
-339 (-61%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 8.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 217 | 21 | 10.3:1 | 65% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 20.9 | 11.3:1 | 58% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23.2 | 10.2:1 | 60% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 66 | 8.4:1 | 48% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 57% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 54% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 53% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 36% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 32 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dollens Elementary.
About Dollens Elementary
Dollens Elementary is a small elementary school in Oolitic, Indiana, (ZIP code 47451). Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 217 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
Dollens Elementary is one of 7 schools in North Lawrence Com Schools, which enrolls 3,568 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Dollens Elementary, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Dollens Elementary comes in at 16%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.3:1, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Indiana, the typical ratio is 15.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Dollens Elementary is 65%.
In Indiana, Dollens Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 31.1% actual against a predicted 29.6%.
Census estimates describe Lawrence County this way: median household income is about $66,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lawrence County number 15 and enroll about 5,502.
Nearest public school: Parkview Elementary School, about 2.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Dollens Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Dollens Elementary ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.1% against a local average of 37.2%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21 count was 556 students and the 2024-25 count was 217. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.3:1.
Community posts for Dollens Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,102
Census ACS
Median income
$66,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Lawrence Com Schools
- Bedford-North Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Bedford Middle SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Shawswick Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Needmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Parkview Elementary School2.5 mi · 528
- Bedford Middle School2.7 mi · 518
- Needmore Elementary School2.9 mi · 223
- Lincoln Elementary School3.5 mi · 307
- Bedford-North Lawrence High School4.3 mi · 1,268
- Lawrence County Independent Schools4.4 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Dollens ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dollens Elementary?
Dollens Elementary enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Dollens Elementary serve?
Dollens Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dollens Elementary have?
Dollens Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Dollens Elementary?
Student demographics at Dollens Elementary are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dollens Elementary?
Dollens Elementary is overseen by North Lawrence Com Schools in Lawrence County.
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