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Lancaster Central School

Regular School · Bluffton, IN

Lancaster Central School is a regular school school in Bluffton, Indiana, serving grades PK–05 with 533 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
533
Teachers (FTE)
36.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 459 86%
Hispanic/Latino 42 8%
Two or more races 18 3%
Black or African American 7 1%
Asian 7 1%
Total enrollment 533 280M / 253F

English Language Learners: 8 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 54.0% +17pp 37.0% 257
Reading Proficiency 47.0% +4.8pp 42.2% 257
Science Proficiency 35-39% 90

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.42 grade levels
Math
+0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
65 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
46
8.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 533 100%

Contact & Location

3240 E 300 N

Bluffton, IN 46714

Phone: (260)565-3135

District

Northern Wells Community Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,390

District enrollment: 2,464

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

180822001409

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD