For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 403 students in Bedford Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Bedford Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
1,705 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
118 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Bedford Area School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#179 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.64
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
12 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
29 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
16%
# Black Students
19 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
1,597 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
94%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
45 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
121
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
120
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
132
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
130
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
129
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
134
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
144
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
123
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
136
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
119
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
138
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
139
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
140
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,157 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,642 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,157
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,642
$23,073
Best Bedford Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bedford Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
440 E Watson St
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-4200
Bedford, PA 15522
(814) 623-4200
Grades: 6-8
| 403 students
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