Summary:
ZIP code 47421 in Bedford, Indiana is home to exactly one public high school: Bedford-North Lawrence High School, which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,268 students. It is the only high school in North Lawrence Com Schools, so for high-school-only measures such as graduation rate and test scores, the school's numbers and the district's numbers are the same by construction.
The school's standout strength is engagement. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 7.1% — less than half of Indiana's 16.7% and well below the district's all-grades figure of 12.0%. That is notable because high schools typically post higher absenteeism than earlier grades. Its graduation rate of 90.6% also edges out the state's 89.7%. In rankings, the school holds a 3-star rating for the third straight year and improved from rank 191 of 429 (55th percentile) in 2024-2025 to rank 161 of 415 (61st percentile) in 2025-2026 — a 30-place gain that outpaces the district's overall 52nd percentile standing.
Academically, results are mixed. Mathematics is the consistent weak spot at 23.16% proficient in 2024-2025 (state: 25.4%) and 23.72% in 2025-2026 (state: 25.6%) — below the state both years, with under one in four students proficient. Reading & writing fell from 55.15% (above the state's 54.5%) to 49.01% (below the state's 51.9%), while Biology rose sharply from 36.54% to 44.81%. Context matters: 53.63% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $11,194, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.2 — a mid-sized, moderately staffed school whose attendance and completion results outpace what its test scores would suggest.
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