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What's the biggest difference between Bedford SHS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
495
High
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD AREA SD·NCES 420318000726
Bedford SHS
330 E John St, Bedford, PA 15522 · (814) 623-4250 · Bedford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
254 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 26% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 59% · 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 Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 62.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Schools most like Bedford SHS
Bedford SHS's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford SHS this school | 495 | 51.3% | 64.8% |
| Tyrone Area High School Tyrone | 503 | 51.1% | 64.9% |
| Central High School Martinsburg | 504 | 49.6% | 48.6% |
| North Penn-Mansfield JSHS Mansfield | 544 | 52.4% | 37.3% |
| Marion Center Area JR/SR High School Marion Center | 550 | 52.2% | 46.0% |
| Lakeview Middle-HS Stoneboro | 452 | 52.9% | 49.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bedford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #112 of 576 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #59 of 626 ▲ 14 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #110 of 626 ▲ 182 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #409 of 713 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #129 of 601 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #506 of 604 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #336 of 619 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #68 of 373 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
495
-77 (-13%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 495 | 41.2 | 12.0:1 | 51% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 40.2 | 13.1:1 | 48% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 41.2 | 13.0:1 | 32% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 40% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 39.3 | 15.2:1 | 31% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 40% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 35% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 22% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 49 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bedford SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (599 to 495); teachers up 5% (39.3 to 41.2).
About Bedford SHS
Federal records list Bedford SHS as a high school in Bedford, Pennsylvania. A federal count lists 495 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Bedford Area SD is made up of 3 schools with 1,673 students in all.
Most students at Bedford SHS are White: 95% of enrollment. The remaining students are 2% multiracial. For comparison, Bedford County is about 96% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Bedford SHS belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Its 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 65% average for public schools in Bedford County.
The allk12 Grade for Bedford SHS is A. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bedford SHS is 55.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.8%.
Across Bedford County, median household income is about $59,992, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Bedford SHS is among the 18 public schools in Bedford County.
Bedford Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.2% on proficiency, and Bedford SHS is above that at 64.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 572 to 495. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.8:1 to 12.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Bedford Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in Bedford
- Bedford Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Bedford Middle SchoolMiddle · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford Middle School0.2 mi · 414
- Bedford Elementary School1.2 mi · 764
- Bedford County Technical Center3.3 mi · 2
- Everett Area Middle School7.0 mi · 358
- Everett Area High School7.0 mi · 393
- Everett Area Elementary School7.4 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford SHSHow large is Bedford SHS?
Bedford SHS enrolls approximately 495 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bedford SHS serve?
Bedford SHS serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bedford SHS have?
Bedford SHS employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Bedford SHS?
Student demographics at Bedford SHS are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bedford SHS?
Bedford SHS 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.