For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 404 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 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,681 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
117 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Bedford Area School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 675 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
0.13
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
11 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
36 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
17%
# Black Students
18 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
1,572 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
94%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
41 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
120
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
118
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
124
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
133
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
131
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
124
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
138
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
148
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
118
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
138
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
112
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
141
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
136
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,431 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,908 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,431
$23,696
Spending / Student
$18,908
$23,119
Best Bedford Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bedford Middle 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
| 404 students
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