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What's the one class at Bedford El Sch every student should take?
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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD AREA SD·NCES 420318000347
Bedford El Sch
3639 Business Route 220, Bedford, PA 15522 · (814) 623-4221 · Bedford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
406 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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
Based on grade levels within Bedford Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -14.1pp since 2023
Math
42.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
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
764
+31 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.0:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bedford El Sch
As a roomy K-5 school in Bedford, Pennsylvania, Bedford El Sch hosts 764 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Bedford Area SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Bedford El Sch sits 72% above that benchmark.
Bedford El Sch is one of 3 schools operated by Bedford Area SD, a district that teaches 1,673 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Bedford El Sch reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, Bedford El Sch reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Bedford El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Bedford County's rate of about 65%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bedford El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.8%, the actual is 46.0%, a residual of -8.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bedford County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,992, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bedford County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,951 students), Bedford El Sch is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Bedford SHS, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Bedford El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bedford El Sch at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 52.0%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 733 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the Bedford El Sch community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,513
Census ACS
Median income
$59,992
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,951 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford Area SD
- Bedford SHSHigh · 495 students
- Bedford MSMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in Bedford
- Bedford SHSHigh · 495 students
- Bedford MSMiddle · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford SHS1.2 mi · 495
- Bedford MS1.4 mi · 414
- Bedford County Technical Center3.8 mi · 2
- Everett Area MS7.5 mi · 358
- Everett Area HS7.6 mi · 393
- Everett Area El Sch8.1 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Bedford El Sch?
Bedford El Sch enrolls approximately 764 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bedford El Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bedford El Sch is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bedford El Sch have?
Bedford El Sch employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bedford El Sch?
At Bedford El Sch, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bedford El Sch?
Bedford El Sch is overseen by Bedford Area SD in Bedford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.