Bedford Elementary

Bedford Elementary is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Bedford, Virginia, part of Bedford County Public Schools, works with 448 students in grades 2 through 5.

Within Bedford County Public Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 8,930 students, Bedford Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Bedford Elementary records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 16% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, On paper, Bedford Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 101% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bedford County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bedford Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.7%; this one delivers 63.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bedford County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,937, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bedford County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,930 students), of which Bedford Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Bedford Primary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bedford Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 71.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 481 students in 2018 compared to 448 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.