Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190456000122
Bedford Elementary School
906 Pennsylvania St, Bedford, IA 50833 · (712) 523-2116 · Taylor County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
156 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 48% · 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 Elementary School→Bedford High School
Based on grade levels within Bedford Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
91.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.2% | 91.7% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 89.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bedford Elementary School
Bedford Elementary School's state test result (86.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Elementary School this school | 269 | 58.0% | 86.6% |
| Shellsburg Elementary School Shellsburg | 269 | 53.9% | 78.0% |
| Van Allen Elementary School Chariton | 292 | 59.9% | 65.7% |
| East Union Elementary Afton | 201 | 55.7% | 78.2% |
| GMG Elementary School Green Mountain | 271 | 52.4% | N/A |
| RRMR Elementary School Rockford | 235 | 57.4% | 69.2% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #32 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.7% | #22 of 564 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #161 of 564 ▼ 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #439 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #273 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.8% | #559 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #143 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #77 of 168 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
269
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 269 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 58% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 18.9 | 14.8:1 | 57% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 18.8 | 15.5:1 | 45% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 45% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 17.1 | 14.1:1 | 42% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 52% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 57% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 38% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bedford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (241 to 269); teachers up 17% (17.1 to 20).
About Bedford Elementary School
The public elementary school Bedford Elementary School is located in Bedford, Iowa. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 269 students.
Bedford Comm School District oversees Bedford Elementary School and 1 other school, with 514 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Bedford Elementary School, about 97 are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
There are about 13.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bedford Elementary School, which has 20. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bedford Elementary School is about 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bedford Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bedford Elementary School is +23.7 points, in the top 10% of Iowa. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 86.6%, and the predicted rate is 62.9%.
In Taylor County, the median household earns about $67,740 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Taylor County has 4 public schools with about 1,041 students, including Bedford Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Bedford Elementary School from the closest public school, Bedford High School. The ten-mile area around Bedford Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 63.9% on proficiency, and Bedford Elementary School is above that at 86.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bedford Elementary School had a net loss of 16 students, or 6%.
The allk12 page for Bedford Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,868
Census ACS
Median income
$67,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford Comm School District
- Bedford High SchoolHigh · 245 students
Other Bedford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bedford Elementary. Bedford Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, PA · 764 students
- Bedford ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 586 students
- Bedford ElementaryBedford, VA · 448 students
- Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, KY · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford High School0.0 mi · 245
- NORTH NODAWAY JR.-SR. HIGH9.5 mi · 100
- NORTH NODAWAY ELEM.16.4 mi · 86
- Lenox High School16.7 mi · 219
- Lenox Elementary School16.7 mi · 308
- Garfield Elementary School16.9 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bedford Elementary School?
Bedford Elementary School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bedford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bedford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bedford Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Bedford Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bedford Elementary School?
At Bedford Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Bedford Elementary School public or private?
Bedford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford Comm School District.
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