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Alumni: what's one memory from Shawswick Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
507
+231 (+84%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.3:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Shawswick Elementary School
Shawswick Elementary School is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Bedford, Indiana, operated by North Lawrence Com Schools, instructing 507 students in grades K through 6.
Within North Lawrence Com Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 3,568 students, Shawswick Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Shawswick Elementary School records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Shawswick Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shawswick Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 30.6%.
In the surrounding community, Lawrence County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,468, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lawrence County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,502 students), Shawswick Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Bedford-North Lawrence High School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Shawswick Elementary School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shawswick Elementary School has increased 84%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 507 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the Shawswick Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.