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How has Bedford Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510036002141
Bedford Elementary
806 Tiger Trail Road, Bedford, VA 24523 · (540) 586-0275 · Bedford County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
451 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 66%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 116 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · 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 County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 →
Where Bedford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Bedford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #753 of 1,101 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #846 of 1,111 ▼ 74 | #12 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #759 of 1,111 ▲ 42 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #711 of 1,176 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #668 of 1,105 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #799 of 1,106 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #75 of 1,157 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #561 of 759 | #5 of 7 |
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
448
+134 (+43%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 448 | 31 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 88% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 85% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 31.1 | 15.5:1 | 59% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 50% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 42% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 38 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bedford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (481 to 448); teachers unchanged (31.1 to 31).
About Bedford Elementary
Bedford Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Bedford, Virginia. The latest federal count shows 448 students in grades 2 through 5.
The 19 schools in Bedford County Public Schools enroll 8,930 students altogether, Bedford Elementary among them.
A majority of students at Bedford Elementary, 70%, are White. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Bedford County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Bedford Elementary comes in at 48%.
Teacher staffing is 31 full-time equivalents, or about 14.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 13.8:1, a similar figure.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bedford Elementary is +2.7 points: 63.4% actual, 60.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Bedford County show that median household income is about $78,937, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 22 public schools operate in Bedford County, serving about 8,930 students.
Bedford Primary is the public school closest to Bedford Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.1%; Bedford Elementary's is 63.4%, ranking 7th of 8.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 314 in 2020-21 and 448 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 14.4:1.
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
80,894
Census ACS
Median income
$78,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford County Public Schools
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Staunton River MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Bedford
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 518 students
- Bedford PrimaryElementary · 266 students
- Bedford County Alternative Education CenterElementary
- Governor's Health Sciences AcademyElementary
- Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology CenterElementary
Other Bedford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bedford Elementary. Bedford Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, PA · 764 students
- Bedford ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 586 students
- Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, KY · 421 students
- Bedford Elementary SchoolBedford, IA · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Bedford Primary1.0 mi · 266
- Liberty High3.8 mi · 708
- Liberty Middle3.9 mi · 518
- Otter River Elementary6.2 mi · 167
- Staunton River High7.6 mi · 816
- Staunton River Middle7.7 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Bedford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bedford Elementary?
Bedford Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Bedford Elementary serve?
Bedford Elementary serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bedford Elementary have?
Bedford Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Bedford Elementary?
Student demographics at Bedford Elementary are roughly 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Bedford Elementary public or private?
Bedford Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bedford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.