Enrollment
205
Elementary
STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS·NCES 180022902734
Lawrence County Independent Schools
223 Old Farm Road, Bedford, IN 47421 · (812) 277-9803 · Lawrence County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
130 students
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 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 35% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
25.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Lawrence County Independent Schools
Lawrence County Independent Schools's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County Independent Schools this school | 205 | 63.4% | 24.2% |
| Montezuma Elementary School Montezuma | 213 | 64.8% | 26.3% |
| Dollens Elementary Oolitic | 217 | 65.0% | 31.1% |
| Johnson Elementary School Scottsburg | 219 | 65.3% | 46.3% |
| Forest Park Elementary School Brazil | 232 | 62.9% | 20.0% |
| Needmore Elementary School Bedford | 223 | 60.5% | 45.5% |
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 Lawrence County Independent Schools ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #796 of 983 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #861 of 986 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #769 of 986 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #992 of 1,079 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #246 of 991 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #810 of 996 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #289 of 1,058 | #5 of 9 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 205 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 63% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 20 | 10.6:1 | 70% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 57% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence County Independent Schools.
About Lawrence County Independent Schools
Lawrence County Independent Schools is a small elementary school found in Bedford, Indiana. The school serves 205 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students.
In federal data, the district for Lawrence County Independent Schools is the school itself.
About 91% of the student body at Lawrence County Independent Schools is White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Lawrence County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.7 students per teacher. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 63% of students. That tracks the 60% average for public schools in Lawrence County.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Lawrence County Independent Schools receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 30.7%. Lawrence County Independent Schools scores 24.2%.
In the county around the school, Lawrence County, the median household income is $66,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Lawrence County, enrolling about 5,502 students in all.
Nearby, Dollens Elementary is about 4.4 miles away. Within five miles of Lawrence County Independent Schools, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.4%; Lawrence County Independent Schools's is 24.2%, ranking 7th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant. Federal records list Lawrence County Independent Schools as a charter school.
Community posts for Lawrence County Independent Schools can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Bedford
- 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
- Dollens Elementary4.4 mi · 217
- Springville Community Academy5.0 mi · 253
- Needmore Elementary School5.0 mi · 223
- Parkview Elementary School5.1 mi · 528
- Bedford Middle School5.6 mi · 518
- Lincoln Elementary School6.3 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence County Independent SchoolsHow large is Lawrence County Independent Schools?
Lawrence County Independent Schools enrolls approximately 205 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Lawrence County Independent Schools serve?
Lawrence County Independent Schools serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lawrence County Independent Schools have?
Lawrence County Independent Schools employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Lawrence County Independent Schools?
Lawrence County Independent Schools reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lawrence County Independent Schools public or private?
Lawrence County Independent Schools is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Lawrence County Independent Schools.
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