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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD·NCES 250240000132

Lt Job Lane School

66 Sweetwater Avenue, Bedford, MA 01730 · (781) 275-7606 · Middlesex County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 3
156
Grade 4
195
Grade 5
189
Student demographics
White
28853%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Hispanic
397%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 26%
Black
346%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10%
Asian
13725%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 7%
Two+
418%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
29154%
Female
24946%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
66.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
69.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
540
-69 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.8:1
% White
53%
was 70%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
25%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Lt Job Lane School

Lt Job Lane School is a moderately sized primary school in Bedford, Massachusetts, run under Bedford. The school hosts 540 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 42% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Bedford comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,513 students; Lt Job Lane School is among them.

Demographically, Lt Job Lane School shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 25% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lt Job Lane School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

Bedford High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lt Job Lane School has contracted 11%, going from 609 students in 2018 to 540 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 70% to 53%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Lt Job Lane School
District
Bedford
Address
66 Sweetwater Avenue, Bedford, MA 01730
Phone
(781) 275-7606
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
540
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250240000132
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lt Job Lane School
How many students attend Lt Job Lane School?
Lt Job Lane School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Lt Job Lane School serve?
Lt Job Lane School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Lt Job Lane School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Lt Job Lane School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lt Job Lane School?
At Lt Job Lane School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 25% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lt Job Lane School public or private?
Lt Job Lane School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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