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
Student By Grade
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 2022-2023 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)
(22-23)43%
38%
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
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
2%
17%
% Black
1%
20%
% White
94%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
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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