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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
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
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
5
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 | 52 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 47% · 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→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 →
Schools most like Bedford Elementary School
Bedford Elementary School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Elementary School this school | 421 | 57.5% | 19.4% |
| Williamstown Elementary Williamstown | 397 | 56.9% | 32.5% |
| Northern Elementary School Georgetown | 414 | 58.0% | 46.8% |
| North Butler Elementary Morgantown | 406 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary Shepherdsville | 441 | 58.3% | 43.9% |
| North Hancock Elementary School Lewisport | 451 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #643 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #652 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #625 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #392 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #669 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #425 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #515 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #382 of 437 |
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
421
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 421 | 18.8 | 22.4:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 17.6 | 25.4:1 | 60% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 23.3 | 20.1:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 59% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 69% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 58% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 10 | 44.0:1 | 50% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 13 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bedford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (436 to 421); teachers down 18% (23 to 18.8).
About Bedford Elementary School
Bedford Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Bedford, Kentucky. It educates 421 students in pre-K through 6.
Trimble County serves 1,194 students across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Bedford Elementary School is 88% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 18.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.4:1. That is higher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%. That tracks the 54% average for public schools in Trimble County.
Bedford Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Bedford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in Kentucky. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.4%, against a prediction of 43.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Trimble County, the median household income is $66,027, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Trimble County is home to 4 public schools and about 1,194 public school students.
Nearest public school: Trimble County JR/SR High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bedford Elementary School is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The school enrolled 421 students in 2024-25, 25 more than the 396 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.5:1 in 2020-21 to 22.4:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bedford Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Bedford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bedford Elementary. Bedford Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, PA · 764 students
- Bedford ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 586 students
- Bedford ElementaryBedford, VA · 448 students
- Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, IA · 269 students
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.