Bedford Middle School
440 East Watson St
Bedford PA, 15522, Bedford County
Phone: 814-623-4200
Ranking: 
(980 out of 2,311, top 42%)*
(980 out of 2,311, top 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 33 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 488 | 447 | 450 | 444 | 447 | 441 | 454 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 164 | 33.6% | 158 | 35.3% | 140 | 31.1% | 137 | 30.9% | 161 | 36.0% | 137 | 31.1% | 150 | 33.0% |
| Grade 7: | 171 | 35.0% | 146 | 32.7% | 141 | 31.3% | 169 | 38.1% | 145 | 32.4% | 151 | 34.2% | 156 | 34.4% |
| Grade 8: | 153 | 31.4% | 143 | 32.0% | 169 | 37.6% | 138 | 31.1% | 141 | 31.5% | 153 | 34.7% | 148 | 32.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 49.6% | 225 | 50.3% | 227 | 50.4% | 241 | 54.3% | 236 | 52.8% | 228 | 51.7% | 238 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 246 | 50.4% | 222 | 49.7% | 223 | 49.6% | 203 | 45.7% | 203 | 45.4% | 205 | 46.5% | 212 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 471 | 96.5% | 431 | 96.4% | 431 | 95.8% | 428 | 96.4% | 433 | 96.9% | 438 | 99.3% | 445 | 98.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 182 | 37.3% | 129 | 28.9% | 126 | 28.0% | 131 | 29.5% | 110 | 24.6% | 107 | 24.3% | 109 | 24.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 8.6% | 44 | 9.8% | 47 | 10.4% | 43 | 9.7% | 66 | 14.8% | 44 | 10.0% | 42 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.91 | 14.70 | 14.05 | 15.73 | 15.15 | 14.90 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 73.3% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 63.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 66.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 84.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 83.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 60.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 63.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.6% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.7% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 68.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 60.7% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 72.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.2% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 74.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84.4% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 68.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64.5% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.7% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 69% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 68.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 60.6% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 59.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 72.5% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 72.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 65.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 69.1% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 61.2% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 61.2% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.5% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 81.3% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 61.9% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 51.1% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 58.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 63.2% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 65.1% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.8% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.6% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 75% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 72.7% |
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* Bedford Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.