Bedford Elementary School
3639 Business Route 220
Bedford PA, 15522, Bedford County
Phone: 814-623-4221
Ranking: 
(1,381 out of 2,311, bottom 40%)*
(1,381 out of 2,311, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bedford Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 783 | 790 | 772 | 792 | 799 | 840 | 843 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 118 | 15.1% | 123 | 15.6% | 134 | 17.4% | 114 | 14.4% | 113 | 14.1% | 114 | 13.6% | 149 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 131 | 16.7% | 142 | 18.0% | 108 | 14.0% | 119 | 15.0% | 110 | 13.8% | 155 | 18.5% | 140 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 138 | 17.6% | 121 | 15.3% | 112 | 14.5% | 115 | 14.5% | 151 | 18.9% | 141 | 16.8% | 128 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 126 | 16.1% | 124 | 15.7% | 121 | 15.7% | 156 | 19.7% | 151 | 18.9% | 131 | 15.6% | 138 | 16.4% |
| Grade 4: | 132 | 16.9% | 129 | 16.3% | 147 | 19.0% | 151 | 19.1% | 133 | 16.6% | 140 | 16.7% | 157 | 18.6% |
| Grade 5: | 138 | 17.6% | 151 | 19.1% | 150 | 19.4% | 137 | 17.3% | 141 | 17.6% | 159 | 18.9% | 131 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 421 | 53.8% | 422 | 53.4% | 408 | 52.8% | 407 | 51.4% | 411 | 51.4% | 436 | 51.9% | 438 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 362 | 46.2% | 368 | 46.6% | 364 | 47.2% | 385 | 48.6% | 380 | 47.6% | 396 | 47.1% | 401 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.0% | 13 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.3% |
| White: | 749 | 95.7% | 760 | 96.2% | 744 | 96.4% | 763 | 96.3% | 770 | 96.4% | 813 | 96.8% | 814 | 96.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 302 | 38.6% | 264 | 33.4% | 267 | 34.6% | 262 | 33.1% | 250 | 31.3% | 218 | 26.0% | 230 | 27.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 8.4% | 79 | 10.0% | 71 | 9.2% | 78 | 9.8% | 92 | 11.5% | 100 | 11.9% | 102 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.74 | 15.57 | 15.05 | 15.14 | 15.08 | 15.90 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 82% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 87.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.2% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 71.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 74.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 78.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 69% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 79.9% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 77.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 75% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.8% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 62.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 69.3% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 63.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.7% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.2% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 55.7% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 63.1% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 75% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 60% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 76.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 77.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.1% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 81.7% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 64.7% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 53.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 58.5% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 53.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 65.1% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 64.5% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 70.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 61.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 51.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 53.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 58.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 45.8% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 37.7% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 45.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 36.5% | 64.2% |
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* Bedford Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.