Parkview Elementary School, Bedford IN

Original Research by School Decision on Parkview Elementary School

Parkview Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in Bedford, the county seat of Lawrence County. Bedford’s identity is tied to its limestone quarrying heritage, and its economy draws on manufacturing, healthcare, and retail, with major employers including GM Powertrain, Indiana Limestone, and IU Health Bedford Hospital. The school itself is part of the North Lawrence Community Schools district, and it sits in a community that has seen modest population growth and recent investments, including a Stellar Communities designation that brought public funds for infrastructure improvements. Housing in the area is priced at a level that makes homeownership more attainable than in many parts of the state and country.

On the state’s ILEARN assessments, the school’s performance is notably above the midpoint for Lawrence County elementary schools. Math results are a clear strength, with a strong majority of students meeting the state’s proficiency standard. Science results, too, are solid, with about half of students reaching proficiency. In English language arts, a smaller share of students are at the proficient level, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what support is in place for reading and writing. Social studies results, available for fifth graders, are in line with the stronger subjects. Overall, when the test scores across all subjects and grades are combined into a single index, Parkview places in the top tier among Lawrence County districts. The school’s performance stands out in a county where many other schools show lower overall proficiency rates, making Parkview a comparatively strong academic option within the local area.

The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic students, students of two or more races, and Asian and Black students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a school community with significant economic diversity. The school operates as a regular public elementary, with no charter or magnet designation, and serves a single campus. Because Parkview ends at sixth grade, students will move on to a middle school within the North Lawrence system before entering Bedford North Lawrence High School. No data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available in the records examined, so patterns on those fronts are not part of this picture.

Bedford offers a historic downtown centered on a courthouse square district, a public library, recreational amenities such as Otis Park and Golf Course, and proximity to Spring Mill State Park. The city has emphasized affordable living and growth, though no specific new housing developments were flagged in the available sources. For a family considering a move to the area, the housing market appears moderate in cost relative to state and national benchmarks, and the school’s academic standing places it among the stronger elementary options in Lawrence County. Parkview Elementary fits a family seeking a solid public elementary school with above-average math and science results, set in a small city with a working-class and industrial base, and where the school community reflects a mix of economic backgrounds.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-862%

School 62% · District 38% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-842%

School 42% · District 33% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-850%

School 50% · District 41% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 39% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median

This schoolNorth Lawrence Com Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income71%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income37%Higher-income47%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income65%39 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income79%50 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income68%Higher-income94%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income77%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income78%26 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income79%37 pp gap