Bedford High

Summary:

Bedford High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 841 students, located in the town of Bedford, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Bedford School District, which is ranked 20th out of 351 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bedford High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Massachusetts, with a statewide ranking between 19th and 48th over the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent years, indicating excellent academic performance. Bedford High students consistently outperform the state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with 82.78% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 56.86%. The school also has an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, consistently above 97%, and a very low dropout rate, typically below 1.6%, significantly better than the state averages and the nearby schools.

When comparing Bedford High to the nearby schools, several key differences emerge. Wilmington High, Tewksbury Memorial High, and Woburn High have lower statewide rankings and generally lower test scores compared to Bedford High. Waltham Senior High has a significantly lower statewide ranking, lower test scores, and a higher percentage of Hispanic and low-income students compared to Bedford High. Overall, Bedford High stands out as a high-performing school that consistently delivers exceptional educational outcomes for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 9 Mudge Way
       Bedford, MA  01730-2166


(781) 275-1700

District: Bedford

SchoolDigger Rank:
28th of 348 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,142 Help


Feeder schools for Bedford High:

Elementary:    Lt Eleazer Davis
    Lt Job Lane School
Middle:    John Glenn Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  841

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.0%
Asian:
17.6%
Hispanic:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bedford High ranks better than 92% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.58. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bedford High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61%), Asian (17.6%), Hispanic (10.2%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bedford High is 10.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bedford High is $21,142.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bedford High:

SchoolDigger ranks Bedford High 28th of 348 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Bedford High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bedford 20th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bedford High

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Rank History for all students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 80.13 68th 304 77.6%
2004 82.31 59th 307 80.8%
2005 85.05 40th 311 87.1%
2006 83.97 47th 314 85.0%
2007 72.77 76th 316 75.9%
2008 79.26 67th 319 79.0%
2009 84.33 32nd 322 90.1%
2010 81.26 52nd 335 84.5%
2011 82.26 33rd 340 90.3%
2012 69.43 116th 340 65.9%
2013 78.72 42nd 344 87.8%
2014 79.97 35th 347 89.9%
2015 78.20 52nd 354 85.3%
2016 76.24 72nd 351 79.5%
2017 74.54 81st 348 76.7%
2018 76.39 75th 345 78.3%
2019 79.30 76th 351 78.3%
2021 88.76 19th 285 93.3%
2022 86.13 48th 342 86.0%
2023 91.22 29th 347 91.6%
2024 91.58 28th 348 92.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.25 23rd 58 60.3%
2022 87.17 10th 78 87.2%
2024 89.69 12th 87 86.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.34 92nd 344 73.3%
2019 82.33 39th 348 88.8%
2021 79.26 37th 268 86.2%
2022 76.38 57th 339 83.2%
2023 87.00 37th 301 87.7%
2024 86.50 32nd 289 88.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.81 150th 330 54.5%
2019 64.96 108th 330 67.3%
2021 70.24 60th 253 76.3%
2022 66.89 105th 332 68.4%
2023 89.21 27th 338 92.0%
2024 47.80 181st 338 46.4%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.27 74th 339 78.2%
2019 78.53 74th 342 78.4%
2021 88.47 17th 281 94.0%
2022 81.25 62nd 340 81.8%
2023 91.31 24th 339 92.9%
2024 89.47 38th 342 88.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.97 63rd 299 78.9%
2019 92.35 21st 299 93.0%
2021 86.39 25th 202 87.6%
2022 80.41 47th 295 84.1%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 84.49 2nd 8 75.0%
2021 78.27 1st 2 50.0%
2022 62.80 3rd 5 40.0%
2023 27.65 6th 7 14.3%
2024 80.84 2nd 10 80.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.43 62nd 343 81.9%
2019 80.29 64th 346 81.5%
2021 88.32 23rd 281 91.8%
2022 88.82 37th 339 89.1%
2023 90.14 38th 343 88.9%
2024 92.67 23rd 342 93.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.64 31st 91 65.9%
2019 76.61 26th 97 73.2%
2021 76.25 18th 68 73.5%
2022 79.27 17th 93 81.7%
2023 75.86 27th 96 71.9%
2024 85.54 8th 98 91.8%
See the entire list of Best Massachusetts High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.65 51st 134 61.9%
2019 68.39 41st 137 70.1%
2021 75.02 16th 94 83.0%
2022 26.44 100th 133 24.8%
2023 78.30 24th 142 83.1%
2024 55.21 58th 160 63.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.85 21st 193 89.1%
2019 77.57 43rd 206 79.1%
2021 88.84 13th 149 91.3%
2022 81.43 34th 217 84.3%
2023 93.59 16th 241 93.4%
2024 67.77 73rd 249 70.7%
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Rank History for White students at Bedford High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.11 66th 303 78.2%
2019 76.86 68th 302 77.5%
2021 90.02 9th 249 96.4%
2022 86.75 34th 300 88.7%
2023 88.95 36th 301 88.0%
2024 90.51 25th 302 91.7%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Bedford High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 672 14 0 8 43 n/a n/a 0 737
1989 610 35 16 8 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1990 534 39 10 9 2 n/a n/a 0 594
1991 511 41 17 6 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1992 476 38 35 3 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1993 486 38 38 8 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1994 494 49 30 12 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1995 524 38 21 12 2 n/a n/a 0 597
1996 524 38 21 12 2 n/a n/a 0 597
1997 518 50 22 12 3 n/a n/a 0 605
1998 535 38 36 23 3 n/a n/a 0 635
1999 583 41 24 12 1 n/a n/a 0 661
2000 572 39 27 11 1 n/a n/a 0 650
2001 608 18 25 17 3 n/a n/a 0 671
2002 612 54 38 14 2 n/a n/a 0 720
2003 612 54 38 14 2 n/a n/a 0 720
2004 608 46 42 21 2 n/a n/a 0 719
2005 597 57 54 17 1 n/a n/a 0 726
2006 624 64 62 8 1 n/a n/a 2 761
2007 618 57 51 14 4 n/a n/a 6 750
2008 626 52 56 16 5 n/a n/a 9 764
2009 631 55 64 24 6 0 11 0 791
2010 620 42 72 28 6 0 13 0 781
2011 615 51 86 24 5 1 13 0 795
2012 637 62 105 29 6 0 16 0 855
2013 672 72 95 42 6 1 24 0 912
2014 647 71 98 50 5 0 31 0 902
2015 651 74 98 48 3 1 38 0 913
2016 639 67 88 43 3 3 44 0 887
2017 610 69 101 57 0 5 46 0 888
2018 575 61 103 67 0 2 48 2 858
2019 588 58 111 71 0 2 44 0 874
2020 540 63 119 81 1 1 36 0 841
2021 505 59 123 96 0 1 44 1 829
2022 530 54 143 83 0 0 37 2 849
2023 513 53 148 86 0 0 34 7 841

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bedford High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 737 n/a n/a n/a
1989 669 n/a n/a n/a
1990 594 n/a n/a n/a
1991 575 n/a n/a n/a
1992 552 n/a n/a n/a
1993 570 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 585 n/a n/a n/a
1995 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 605 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 635 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 661 n/a 0.0 2.3
2000 650 n/a 0.0 1.7
2001 671 n/a 0.0 1.9
2002 720 n/a n/a 3.9
2003 720 n/a n/a 3.9
2004 719 65.3 11.0 0
2005 726 64.8 11.2 3.7
2006 761 66.2 11.5 6.2
2007 750 67.0 11.2 5.8
2008 764 67.9 11.3 6.1
2009 791 68.7 11.5 6.2
2010 781 71.6 10.9 6.4
2011 795 71.5 11.1 7.9
2012 855 73.1 11.6 10.2
2013 912 70.9 12.8 13.2
2014 902 74.9 12.0 12.7
2015 913 80.0 11.4 13.5
2016 887 80.0 11.0 n/a
2017 888 78.4 11.3 n/a
2018 858 82.4 10.4 n/a
2019 874 81.0 10.7 n/a
2020 841 79.9 10.5 n/a
2021 829 79.2 10.4 n/a
2022 849 80.3 10.5 n/a
2023 841 79.1 10.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bedford High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 737 n/a n/a n/a
1989 669 n/a n/a n/a
1990 594 n/a n/a n/a
1991 575 n/a n/a n/a
1992 552 n/a n/a n/a
1993 570 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 585 n/a n/a n/a
1995 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 597 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 605 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 635 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 661 n/a 0.0 2.3
2000 650 n/a 0.0 1.7
2001 671 n/a 0.0 1.9
2002 720 n/a n/a 3.9
2003 720 n/a n/a 3.9
2004 719 65.3 11.0 0
2005 726 64.8 11.2 3.7
2006 761 66.2 11.5 6.2
2007 750 67.0 11.2 5.8
2008 764 67.9 11.3 6.1
2009 791 68.7 11.5 6.2
2010 781 71.6 10.9 6.4
2011 795 71.5 11.1 7.9
2012 855 73.1 11.6 10.2
2013 912 70.9 12.8 13.2
2014 902 74.9 12.0 12.7
2015 913 80.0 11.4 13.5
2016 887 80.0 11.0 n/a
2017 888 78.4 11.3 n/a
2018 858 82.4 10.4 n/a
2019 874 81.0 10.7 n/a
2020 841 79.9 10.5 n/a
2021 829 79.2 10.4 n/a
2022 849 80.3 10.5 n/a
2023 841 79.1 10.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bedford High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $291 (1.5%) $19,108 (98.5%) $19,399
2020 $284 (1.4%) $19,999 (98.6%) $20,284
2021 $805 (3.8%) $20,336 (96.2%) $21,142

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bedford High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 76th of 351 High schoolsRanks 29th of 347 High schools
 13.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Bedford High)7186.1
 15.1%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Bedford)6884.3
 16.3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Bedford High)7980.5
 1.5%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Bedford)7679.3
 3.3%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students874841
 3.8%
African American5853
 8.6%
American Indian00
Asian111148
 33.3%
Hispanic7186
 21.1%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White588513
 12.8%
Two or More Races4434
 22.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford High

Yes. Bedford High ranks in the top 8.0% of Massachusetts high schools.

Bedford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lt Eleazer Davis
Elementary : Lt Job Lane School
Middle : John Glenn Middle

Students at Bedford High are 61% White, 18% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 841 students attended Bedford High.


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