Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a cozy K-5 school in Bedford, Indiana, operated by North Lawrence Com Schools. The school enrolls 307 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Lincoln Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by North Lawrence Com Schools, a district that teaches 3,568 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 75% of students at Lincoln Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lawrence County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,468 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 5,502 students).

Bedford Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 290 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Lincoln Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.