📍 806 Tiger Trail Road, Bedford, Bedford County, 24523
Bedford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bedford, Bedford County. The school has 431 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bedford County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bedford Elementary enrolls 431 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 21% Black or African American and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 286 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 90 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 431 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 368 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 19.
Bedford Elementary is one of 22 schools in Bedford County Public Schools, based in Bedford, Virginia. The district serves 8,930 students district-wide and employs 678 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 431 students, Bedford Elementary is close to the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant