📍 4650 Croissant St, Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, 48125
Bedford School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dearborn Heights, Wayne County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dearborn Heights School District #7 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bedford School enrolls 461 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 32% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 461 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bedford School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 13.
Bedford School is one of 6 schools in Dearborn Heights School District #7, based in DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan. The district serves 2,387 students district-wide and employs 171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Bedford School is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large