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North Lawrence Com Schools

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At a glance

178^thof 374 Indiana districts▲ 14

Better than 52% of Indiana districts

Elementary 5 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

460 W Street
Bedford, IN 47421·(812) 279-3521·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 52.4% of districts

Schools

3,568

Students

Top rankedParkview Elementary School177^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Parkview Elementary School up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dollens Elementary 10.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

North Lawrence Com Schools is a seven-school Indiana district serving roughly 3,568 students across five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school in the Bedford area, ranked 178 of 374 districts (52nd percentile, 3 stars).

The district average masks big differences between schools: individual school percentiles run from 31st to 83rd. Parkview Elementary School is the clear academic standout — the only 4-star school, at the 83rd percentile, with all-grade proficiency far above the district in ELA (48.30 vs 33.29), math (63.50 vs 40.76), and science (61.94 vs 45.45), and a rank that has climbed 286 → 248 → 177. Needmore Elementary School is another bright spot, above district averages in every subject, though its rank has slipped to 436 of 1,015. Bedford-North Lawrence High School stands out for a 90.6% graduation rate and chronic absenteeism of just 7.1%, well under the district's 12.0% and the state's 16.7%, but its SAT math (23.72) remains below the state's 25.6.

Three elementaries need attention: Shawswick Elementary School (31st percentile), Lincoln Elementary School (36th), and Dollens Elementary (36th) all hold 2 stars, with 5th grade results especially low at Shawswick (ELA 12.7, math 4.69) and Lincoln (ELA 8.89, math 11.11). Bedford Middle School improved from 2 to 3 stars and reached the 50th percentile, but has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 20.4%. Notably, higher spending and smaller classes do not guarantee results: Dollens has the district's highest per-student spending ($14,053) and lowest student-teacher ratio (10.3) yet remains at 2 stars, while Parkview achieves top scores with a 71.21% free/reduced lunch rate.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bedford Middle School	Public	7-8	1501 'N' St	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-9781	518	32	16.0	59.1%	461 (89.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	48.5	241^st of 486 public middle schools	50.4%		46.5	258^th of 480 public middle schools	46.3%	17							27.3	36.4	32.2					31.5	36.1	33.9						$10,205	$1,271	$8,934
Bedford-North Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	595 N Stars Blvd	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-9756	1,268	73	17.2	53.6%	1,169 (92.2%)	9 (0.7%)	40 (3.2%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.5%)	54.4	161^st of 415 public high schools	61.2%		52.5	191^st of 429 public high schools	55.5%	30	49.0	23.7																			44.8	$11,194	$1,194	$10,000
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	2014 'F' St	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 275-6311	307	21	14.6	74.9%	276 (89.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	37.3	645^th of 1015 public elementary schools	36.5%		38.6	636^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.7%	9			37.5	42.6	8.9	16.2			27.6	51.8	61.7	11.1	18.9			37.8	46.8	29.7	39.3	13.6		$10,900	$1,655	$9,245
North Lawrence Career Center	Public	6-12	258 BNL Dr	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 279-3561	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																						$00
Dollens Elementary	Public	K-6	903 Hoosier Ave	Oolitic	47451	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 275-3885	217	21	10.3	65.0%	199 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	37	651^st of 1015 public elementary schools	35.9%		32.5	702^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	30.1%	51			41.9	26.7	29.0	27.0			31.0	32.3	43.3	16.1	37.8			32.6	33.3	40.5	37.3	32.3		$14,053	$1,512	$12,541
Shawswick Elementary School	Public	K-6	71 Shawswick School Rd	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 279-3115	507	32	15.6	59.4%	471 (92.9%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	31.7	703^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	30.7%		36.8	659^th of 1005 public elementary schools	34.4%	44			30.0	27.0	12.7	24.6			24.1	51.3	43.2	4.7	36.9			35.3	33.8	36.9	35.3	11.5		$10,737	$1,401	$9,337
Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2024 W 16th St	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 275-3301	528	43	12.1	71.2%	476 (90.2%)	5 (0.9%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	80.4	177^th of 1015 public elementary schools	82.6%		73.8	248^th of 1005 public elementary schools	75.3%	71			50.0	46.2	42.2	54.3			48.3	69.7	70.3	52.4	61.4			63.5	62.5	61.4	61.9	64.1		$12,312	$2,129	$10,183
Needmore Elementary School	Public	K-6	278 Trogdon Lane	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 279-2192	223	17	13.0	60.5%	201 (90.1%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	56.4	436^th of 1015 public elementary schools	57.0%		62.6	368^th of 1005 public elementary schools	63.4%	68			28.2	27.8	37.0	57.1			37.2	59.0	47.2	22.2	45.7			45.3	44.4	54.3	49.3	55.6		$12,441	$1,920	$10,521
Playful Pathways	Public	PK	420 W Street	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	North Lawrence Com Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 279-3521	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lawrence County Independent Schools	4.33 mi	1	276^th
Springville Community Academy	5.92 mi	1	170^th
Monroe County Community School Corp	9.81 mi	24	108^th
Mitchell Community Schools	10.61 mi	4	275^th
Eastern Greene Schools	15.06 mi	4	120^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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