Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAWRENCE COM SCHOOLS·NCES 180786001341
Lincoln Elementary School
2014 'F' St, Bedford, IN 47421 · (812) 275-6311 · Lawrence County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
230 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 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
19%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
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
31.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
32.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 307 | 74.9% | 32.1% |
| Eastview Elementary School Connersville | 330 | 74.2% | 30.3% |
| Central Elementary School Clinton | 366 | 74.6% | 33.1% |
| Eastwood Elementary School New Castle | 257 | 74.7% | 21.9% |
| Frazee Elementary School Connersville | 299 | 70.6% | 28.4% |
| Fayette Central Elementary Connersville | 332 | 71.4% | 46.5% |
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 Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #677 of 983 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #723 of 986 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #653 of 986 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #817 of 1,079 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #428 of 991 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #784 of 996 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #85 of 1,058 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #228 of 353 | 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
307
-59 (-16%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 307 | 20.9 | 14.7:1 | 75% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 17.7 | 17.2:1 | 70% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 18.1 | 17.8:1 | 64% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 38 | 9.6:1 | 65% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 22.4 | 12.9:1 | 62% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 66% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 62% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 15 | 24.3:1 | 42% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 20 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school in Bedford, Indiana, according to federal school records. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 307 students. That puts enrollment 30% below the 436-student average for elementary schools in Indiana.
North Lawrence Com Schools is the local district for Lincoln Elementary School. It runs 7 schools with 3,568 students.
The share of White students at Lincoln Elementary School is 90%. Next come 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Lawrence County overall, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Elementary School scores 19%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 14.7:1, based on 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana, 15.5:1, is higher. Lincoln Elementary School counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lawrence County is 60%.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lincoln Elementary School, the prediction is 22.5% and the result is 32.1%.
The school's county is Lawrence County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $66,468 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Lawrence County number 15, with about 5,502 students.
Lincoln Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Bedford Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Lincoln Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Lincoln Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.1% against a local average of 35.9%.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Lincoln Elementary School enrolled 366 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 307. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 9.6:1 to 14.7:1.
Lincoln Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 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
- Needmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Dollens ElementaryElementary · 217 students
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
- Needmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Lawrence County Independent SchoolsElementary · 205 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 137th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 590 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolBrownsburg, IN · 540 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolWarsaw, IN · 452 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolSouth Bend, IN · 383 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolLaPorte, IN · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford Middle School0.8 mi · 518
- Parkview Elementary School1.3 mi · 528
- Bedford-North Lawrence High School2.5 mi · 1,268
- Dollens Elementary3.5 mi · 217
- Shawswick Elementary School4.5 mi · 507
- Needmore Elementary School6.3 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by North Lawrence Com Schools in Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.