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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD AREA SD·NCES 420318007021
Bedford MS
440 E Watson St, Bedford, PA 15522 · (814) 623-4200 · Bedford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
187 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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 MS→Bedford SHS
Feeds from
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
59.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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
414
-19 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.9:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bedford MS
As a modestly sized junior high in Bedford, Pennsylvania, Bedford MS serves 414 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Bedford Area SD. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 594.
Bedford Area SD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,673 students; Bedford MS is among them.
Looking at the student body, Bedford MS records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bedford County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Bedford MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bedford County (around 65%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bedford MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.2%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of -7.8 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bedford County put 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. In all, Bedford County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,951 students), of which Bedford MS is one.
Nearest neighbor: Bedford SHS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bedford MS comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 433 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Bedford MS community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 El SchElementary · 764 students
- Bedford SHSHigh · 495 students
Other schools in Bedford
- Bedford El SchElementary · 764 students
- Bedford SHSHigh · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford SHS0.2 mi · 495
- Bedford El Sch1.4 mi · 764
- Bedford County Technical Center3.3 mi · 2
- Everett Area MS6.9 mi · 358
- Everett Area HS7.0 mi · 393
- Everett Area El Sch7.3 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford MSWhat is the total enrollment at Bedford MS?
Bedford MS enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bedford MS serve?
Bedford MS serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bedford MS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bedford MS is approximately 14.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bedford MS?
Bedford MS reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bedford MS public or private?
Bedford MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.