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Lancaster Central School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3240 E 300 N, Bluffton, IN 46714 · (260) 565-3135 · Part of Northern Wells Community Schools

Lancaster Township’s School Grade A better than 86% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
533
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lancaster Central School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Lancaster Township kids: Norwell Middle School

On the path

Where Lancaster Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lancaster Central SchoolYou are here
6–8Norwell Middle Schoolin Ossian

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3240 E 300 N, Bluffton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten75
Grade 168
Grade 282
Grade 382
Grade 4100
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
536’20
563’21
544’22
542’23
533’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lancaster Central School from Lancaster Township families.

Other schools in Northern Wells Community Schools

The district →
Ossian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ossian
B
566 students15:1
Norwell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ossian
B+
561 students14:1
Norwell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ossian
A−
753 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Indiana’s other public schools; Lancaster Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.