Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Avoca’s public schools
North Lawrence Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Avoca. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Avoca’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Avoca’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Bedford-North Lawrence High School places highest (better than 74%); Bedford Middle School lowest (26%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Avoca, graded from C to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Bedford-North Lawrence High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Avoca, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Avoca · depends on your address
Bedford Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bedford
Dollens Elementary
Grades K–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Oolitic
8th grade in Avoca · depends on your address
Bedford Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bedford
Dollens Elementary
Grades K–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Oolitic
9th grade in Avoca
Bedford-North Lawrence High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,268 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bedford
10th grade in Avoca
Bedford-North Lawrence High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,268 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Bedford
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Lawrence Community Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Avoca vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Avoca’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Avoca | — | North Lawrence |
Every school in Avoca
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Avoca’s schools
Are Avoca’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Avoca. North Lawrence Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Avoca. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Avoca in?
North Lawrence Community Schools.
Where do Avoca kids go to high school?
Bedford-North Lawrence High School.
Parents talk
What Avoca families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Avoca → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.