Lancaster Central School
3240 East 300 North
Bluffton IN, 46714, Wells County
Phone: 260-565-3135
Ranking:
(316 out of 1,449, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Northern Wells Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 515 | 526 | 564 | 556 | 550 | 559 | 523 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 29 | 5.6% | 31 | 5.9% | 29 | 5.1% | 37 | 6.7% | 48 | 8.7% | 24 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.4% |
Kindergarten: | 71 | 13.8% | 74 | 14.1% | 90 | 16.0% | 84 | 15.1% | 78 | 14.2% | 102 | 18.2% | 71 | 13.6% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 15.7% | 85 | 16.2% | 85 | 15.1% | 84 | 15.1% | 102 | 18.5% | 80 | 14.3% | 87 | 16.6% |
Grade 2: | 86 | 16.7% | 87 | 16.5% | 90 | 16.0% | 105 | 18.9% | 73 | 13.3% | 92 | 16.5% | 76 | 14.5% |
Grade 3: | 83 | 16.1% | 77 | 14.6% | 98 | 17.4% | 74 | 13.3% | 96 | 17.5% | 79 | 14.1% | 74 | 14.1% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 14.0% | 93 | 17.7% | 78 | 13.8% | 96 | 17.3% | 78 | 14.2% | 79 | 14.1% | 101 | 19.3% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 18.1% | 79 | 15.0% | 94 | 16.7% | 76 | 13.7% | 75 | 13.6% | 103 | 18.4% | 91 | 17.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 268 | 52.0% | 286 | 54.4% | 295 | 52.3% | 286 | 51.4% | 278 | 50.5% | 276 | 49.4% | 264 | 50.5% |
Female: | 247 | 48.0% | 240 | 45.6% | 269 | 47.7% | 270 | 48.6% | 260 | 47.3% | 268 | 47.9% | 248 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.7% | 14 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.9% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 479 | 93.0% | 482 | 91.6% | 516 | 91.5% | 515 | 92.6% | 519 | 94.4% | 524 | 93.7% | 494 | 94.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 24.5% | 126 | 24.0% | 155 | 27.5% | 142 | 25.5% | 142 | 25.8% | 122 | 21.8% | 106 | 20.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 6.6% | 47 | 8.9% | 53 | 9.4% | 41 | 7.4% | 48 | 8.7% | 57 | 10.2% | 54 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.39 | 18.14 | 16.96 | 21.09 | 16.78 | 14.50 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 71% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 90% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.4% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 71% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 86% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.6% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.5% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88.1% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 87.1% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 86.4% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.5% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.2% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 86.8% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 92.5% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 68.1% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 72.5% | 67% |
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* Lancaster Central School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.