Enrollment
245
High
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190456000120
Bedford High School
906 Pennsylvania St, Bedford, IA 50833 · (712) 523-2656 · Taylor County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Iowa public high schools
- A+Test 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.
- ·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 Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
109 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 13% |
Student demographics
13%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
Feeds from
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
93.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.2% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.2% | 88.1% |
% 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
88.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 70% 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 19 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 High School
Bedford High School's state test result (88.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford High School this school | 245 | 44.5% | 88.6% |
| Midland Middle/High School Wyoming | 268 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School Packwood | 258 | 42.2% | 71.8% |
| North Tama High School Traer | 203 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| Moravia High School Moravia | 207 | 43.0% | 67.3% |
| Boyer Valley Middle/High School Dunlap | 219 | 42.9% | 77.0% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #7 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #17 of 314 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.2% | #6 of 314 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #215 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #22 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #223 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #78 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #80 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high 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
245
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 245 | 22 | 11.1:1 | 44% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 23.3 | 10.4:1 | 43% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 21.9 | 11.1:1 | 35% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 47% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 21.9 | 10.2:1 | 42% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | 45% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 44% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 31 | 7.7:1 | 23% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 24 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bedford High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (224 to 245); teachers up 1% (21.9 to 22).
About Bedford High School
Bedford High School is a public high school in Bedford, Iowa. Students in grades 6 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 245 students. The average among high schools in Iowa is roughly 468 students; this school is 48% smaller than that.
Bedford High School is one school in a 2-school district, Bedford Comm School District, which enrolls 514 students.
Bedford High School's enrollment is 93% White. Next come 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Bedford High School is 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. About 44% of students, or 109, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Taylor County averages 52%, higher than here.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, Bedford High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, Bedford High School is in the top 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 88.6% is 18.9 points above the 69.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Bedford High School is located in Taylor County, where the median household income is $67,740, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Bedford High School, Taylor County has 3 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Bedford High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Bedford Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bedford High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Bedford High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment climbed 4% from its 2020-21 level of 235.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Bedford High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other Bedford High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bedford High. Bedford High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Bedford High SchoolBedford, NH · 1,360 students
- Bedford HighBedford, MA · 868 students
- Bedford High SchoolBedford, OH · 836 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford Elementary School0.0 mi · 269
- 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 High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bedford High School?
Bedford High School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Bedford High School serve?
Bedford High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bedford High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bedford High School is approximately 11.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bedford High School?
At Bedford High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bedford High School in?
Bedford High School is part of Bedford Comm School District.
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