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What's the biggest difference between Bedford Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIMBLE COUNTY·NCES 210561001330
Bedford Elementary School
204 Mt Pleasant Rd, Bedford, KY 40006 · (502) 255-3217 · Trimble County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
242 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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→Trimble County JR/SR High School
Based on grade levels within Trimble County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
26.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
14.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
421
-15 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 19.0:1
% White
88%
was 94%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bedford Elementary School
Located at 204 Mt Pleasant Rd, in Bedford, Kentucky, Bedford Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school that serves 421 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Trimble County.
Trimble County comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,194 students; Bedford Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Bedford Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bedford Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.7%; Bedford Elementary School posts 19.4%, -24.3 points below that line.
In the broader community, census data for Trimble County shows median household income runs about $66,027, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Trimble County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,194 students), Bedford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Trimble County JR/SR High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bedford Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 29.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bedford Elementary School has declined 3%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 421 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 94% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.
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Trimble County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,550
Census ACS
Median income
$66,027
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trimble County
- Trimble County JR/SR High SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Milton Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Trimble County Alternative ProgramCombined
Other schools in Bedford
- Trimble County JR/SR High SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Trimble County Alternative ProgramCombined
Nearby schools
- Trimble County JR/SR High School0.3 mi · 541
- Milton Elementary School5.9 mi · 232
- Carroll County Middle School9.2 mi · 555
- Lydia Middleton Elementary School9.4 mi · 333
- Campbellsburg Elementary School9.4 mi · 331
- Kathryn Winn Primary9.5 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bedford Elementary School?
Bedford Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-06.
Is Bedford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bedford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Bedford Elementary School have?
Bedford Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
How diverse is Bedford Elementary School?
Bedford Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bedford Elementary School?
Bedford Elementary School is overseen by Trimble County in Trimble County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.