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If you had an hour of school board time for Shawswick Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LAWRENCE COM SCHOOLS·NCES 180786001346
Shawswick Elementary School
71 Shawswick School Rd, Bedford, IN 47421 · (812) 279-3115 · Lawrence County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
301 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 14% |
Student demographics
13%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
28.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Where Shawswick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #705 of 983 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #683 of 986 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #721 of 986 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #363 of 1,079 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #601 of 991 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #873 of 996 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #373 of 1,058 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +83.7% | #7 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 507 | 32.4 | 15.7:1 | 59% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 28.9 | 16.6:1 | 56% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 30.3 | 15.9:1 | 52% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 50% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 47% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 40% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 16 | 21.2:1 | 15% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawswick Elementary School.
About Shawswick Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Shawswick Elementary School serves students in Bedford, Indiana. It reports enrollment of 507 students in kindergarten through 6.
North Lawrence Com Schools operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,568 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Shawswick Elementary School is White, at 93%. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Lawrence County residents, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shawswick Elementary School scores 13%.
Shawswick Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher, from 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 15.5:1. Lunch program data show 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Lawrence County average a similar 60%.
Shawswick Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.6% and a predicted 33.5%.
For Lawrence County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $66,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 15 public schools and about 5,502 students.
A public school about 3.0 miles away, Bedford-North Lawrence High School, is the closest to Shawswick Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, Shawswick Elementary School is behind the 35.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 15 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.2:1 to 15.7:1 over the same years.
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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
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 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
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
- Needmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Lawrence County Independent SchoolsElementary · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford-North Lawrence High School3.0 mi · 1,268
- Lincoln Elementary School4.5 mi · 307
- Bedford Middle School5.2 mi · 518
- Parkview Elementary School5.7 mi · 528
- Dollens Elementary7.1 mi · 217
- Needmore Elementary School9.5 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Shawswick Elementary SchoolHow large is Shawswick Elementary School?
Shawswick Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades KG-06.
Is Shawswick Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shawswick Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Shawswick Elementary School have?
Shawswick Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Shawswick Elementary School?
Shawswick Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawswick Elementary School?
Shawswick Elementary School is overseen by North Lawrence Com Schools in Lawrence County.
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