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Enrollment
923
Middle
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260447004132
Bedford Junior High School
8405 JACKMAN RD, TEMPERANCE, MI 48182 · (734) 850-6200 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL923 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Michigan public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Michigan public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
223 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 308 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 305 | 33% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 56% · 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 Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Michigan 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 Junior High School
Bedford Junior High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Junior High School this school | 923 | 24.2% | 41.5% |
| Highlander Way Middle School HOWELL | 789 | 23.1% | 41.7% |
| Mattawan Middle School MATTAWAN | 823 | 26.9% | 52.1% |
| Lowell Middle School LOWELL | 790 | 20.8% | 58.7% |
| Oxford Middle School OXFORD | 938 | 19.0% | 42.7% |
| Hamilton Middle School HAMILTON | 707 | 26.0% | 51.9% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #202 of 397 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #181 of 380 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #133 of 377 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 923 | #22 of 491 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #294 of 436 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #324 of 437 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #388 of 477 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #246 of 339 | N/A |
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
923
-55 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,011
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 923 | 50.4 | 18.3:1 | 24% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 48.9 | 18.9:1 | 33% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 911 | 48.2 | 18.9:1 | 29% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 978 | 46 | 21.3:1 | 29% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 1,004 | 50 | 20.1:1 | 23% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 1,053 | 50 | 21.1:1 | 18% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 37 | 21.1:1 | 22% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 1,358 | 60 | 22.6:1 | 7% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 1,011 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bedford Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,004 to 923); teachers up 1% (50 to 50.4).
About Bedford Junior High School
This page covers Bedford Junior High School, a large middle-grades school in TEMPERANCE, Michigan. The school's enrollment of 923 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Michigan average about 502 students each.
Bedford Public Schools enrolls 3,911 students in 5 schools, including Bedford Junior High School.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Bedford Junior High School. Next come 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Monroe County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. Bedford Junior High School's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 18.3:1 comes from the school's 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 24% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Monroe County is 41%.
Bedford Junior High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Michigan public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bedford Junior High School is -14.0 points, in the bottom 10% of Michigan. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.5%, and the predicted rate is 55.6%.
In the county around the school, Monroe County, the median household income is $77,335, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in Monroe County, enrolling about 20,286 students in all.
The closest public school to Bedford Junior High School is Bedford Senior High School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 41.5% is below the 52.2% average for nearby schools.
Bedford Junior High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 923, a 6% decrease from 978 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 21.3:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,505
Census ACS
Median income
$77,335
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
20,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford Public Schools
- Bedford Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Monroe Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Jackman Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Douglas Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Smith Road Elementary SchoolElementary
Other schools in TEMPERANCE
- Bedford Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Jackman Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Smith Road Elementary SchoolElementary
Other Bedford Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Bedford Junior High. Bedford Junior High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bedford Junior High SchoolBEDFORD, TX · 968 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford Senior High School0.2 mi · 1,260
- Jackman Road Elementary School0.5 mi · 580
- Douglas Road Elementary School2.2 mi · 553
- Monroe Road Elementary School2.7 mi · 595
- Meadowvale Elementary School3.2 mi · 510
- New Bedford Academy3.3 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Bedford Junior High School?
Bedford Junior High School enrolls approximately 923 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bedford Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bedford Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Bedford Junior High School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Bedford Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bedford Junior High School?
At Bedford Junior High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bedford Junior High School public or private?
Bedford Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.