Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47421

Summary:

The 47421 zip code area in Indiana is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the North Lawrence Community Schools district, except for one public charter school called Lawrence County Independent Schools.

Among the standout schools, Parkview Elementary School has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies across all grade levels, making it the top-performing elementary school in the area. Additionally, Bedford-North Lawrence High School stands out with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.4%.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the highest and lowest performing schools, particularly in English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates. The lone charter school, Lawrence County Independent Schools, has the lowest performance across the board compared to the traditional public schools. Additionally, high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% across all schools, and high levels of economic disadvantage, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 50.36% to 69.81%, may be contributing factors to the relatively low proficiency levels observed in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Lawrence County Independent Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	223 Old Farm Road	Bedford	47421	Lawrence County	Lawrence County Independent Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 277-9803	205	15	13.6	63.4%	186 (90.7%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	25.5	771^st of 1005 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.8	742^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	26.6%	29			24.1	20.0	27.3	27.3	8.3	41.2	25.4	33.3	14.3	18.2	22.7	0.0	22.2	20.8	28.6	38.1	33.3	27.3		$14,437	$4,483	$9,954
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%)	46.5	258^th of 480 public middle schools	46.3%		43.3	281^st of 491 public middle schools	42.8%	23							29.2	36.6	32.8					27.3	32.8	29.9						$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%)	52.5	191^st of 429 public high schools	55.5%		54.7	164^th of 432 public high schools	62.0%	27	55.2	23.2																			36.5	$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%)	38.6	636^th of 1005 public elementary schools	36.7%		49.5	530^th of 1011 public elementary schools	47.6%	106			38.3	21.7	16.7	50.0			31.4	46.8	19.6	24.4	37.5			32.2	32.6	47.5	39.5	22.0		$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
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%)	36.8	659^th of 1005 public elementary schools	34.4%		37.5	654^th of 1011 public elementary schools	35.3%	5			28.0	15.9	37.3	30.7			28.2	48.0	23.8	26.9	37.3			34.6	11.1	50.7	32.6	26.9		$10,737	$1,401	$9,337
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-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%)	73.8	248^th of 1005 public elementary schools	75.3%		70.9	286^th of 1011 public elementary schools	71.7%	38			46.9	39.4	40.0	41.9			42.0	75.0	62.1	61.5	51.4			62.1	54.6	46.0	50.0	58.5		$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%)	62.6	368^th of 1005 public elementary schools	63.4%		66	345^th of 1011 public elementary schools	65.9%	23			44.4	51.9	47.1	34.6			44.7	58.3	44.4	38.2	34.6			44.7	40.7	52.0	46.2	50.0		$12,441	$1,920	$10,521

Cities Near Zip Code 47421

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bedford	0.12 mi	10	286^th
Oolitic	2.6 mi	1	307^th
Springville	8.42 mi	1	160^th
Mitchell	8.49 mi	4	359^th
Bloomington	11.92 mi	27	170^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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