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Enrollment
710
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090504001048
Bedford Middle School
88 North Ave., Westport, CT 06880 · (203) 341-1510 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Connecticut public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
25 students
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 239 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 249 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 31% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bedford Middle School→Staples High School
Based on grade levels within Westport School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
80.3%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
76.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Bedford Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Middle School this school | 710 | 3.5% | N/A |
| Roger Ludlowe Middle School Fairfield | 764 | 8.4% | N/A |
| Scotts Ridge Middle School Ridgefield | 548 | 6.6% | N/A |
| Coleytown Middle School Westport | 484 | 2.5% | N/A |
| Walter C. Polson Middle School Madison | 541 | 6.5% | N/A |
| Middlesex Middle School Darien | 1,043 | 1.6% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bedford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #12 of 174 | #7 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #11 of 173 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #41 of 181 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #29 of 169 | #4 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #123 of 169 | #23 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.5% | #177 of 180 | #26 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #38 of 133 | #7 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
710
-497 (-41%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 710 | 72 | 9.9:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 71.6 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 78 | 9.3:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 1,207 | 76 | 15.9:1 | 3% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 79 | 10.8:1 | 3% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 77 | 10.8:1 | 4% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | 75 | 11.1:1 | 4% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 57 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 36 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bedford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (854 to 710); teachers down 9% (79 to 72).
About Bedford Middle School
At 88 North Ave. in Westport, Connecticut, Bedford Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 710 students. That puts enrollment 36% larger than the 521-student average for middle schools in Connecticut.
Westport School District enrolls 5,161 students in 8 schools, including Bedford Middle School.
The share of White students at Bedford Middle School is 76%, a majority. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 61% White share among all Western Connecticut Planning Region residents. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Bedford Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bedford Middle School is 9.9:1, based on 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Connecticut average 11.3:1. Lunch program data show 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region average 33%.
Among Connecticut public middle schools, Bedford Middle School outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Western Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $128,188, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 149 public schools and about 90,520 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Staples High School, is the closest to Bedford Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bedford Middle School.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 1,207 in 2020-21 and 710 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 9.9:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westport School District
- Staples High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Long Lots SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Coleytown Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Coleytown Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Green's Farms SchoolElementary · 460 students
- King's Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other schools in Westport
- Staples High SchoolHigh · 1,629 students
- Long Lots SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Coleytown Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Coleytown Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Green's Farms SchoolElementary · 460 students
- King's Highway Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other Bedford Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bedford Middle. Bedford Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Bedford Middle SchoolBedford, IN · 518 students
- Bedford Middle SchoolBedford, PA · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Staples High School0.2 mi · 1,629
- Long Lots School1.3 mi · 571
- Green's Farms School1.5 mi · 460
- Coleytown Elementary School1.6 mi · 461
- Coleytown Middle School1.8 mi · 484
- Dwight Elementary School2.2 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bedford Middle School?
Bedford Middle School enrolls approximately 710 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bedford Middle School serve?
Bedford Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bedford Middle School?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Bedford Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bedford Middle School?
Student demographics at Bedford Middle School are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bedford Middle School in?
Bedford Middle School is part of Westport School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.