Bedford County Public Schools

Summary:

The Bedford County Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 19 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 43 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out for their exceptional performance. Forest Elementary and New London Academy Elementary are two high-performing elementary schools, ranking in the top 125 and 100 elementary schools in Virginia, respectively, and earning 4-5 star ratings from SchoolDigger. Meanwhile, Jefferson Forest High is the top-performing high school in the district, ranking in the top 129 high schools in Virginia and earning a 3-star rating.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance across the district. While some schools excel, others like Bedford Elementary, Stewartsville Elementary, and Huddleston Elementary struggle, with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages. This suggests potential equity issues within the district, which may be linked to socioeconomic factors and variations in per-student spending and resources across the schools.

District Detail

310 S. Bridge St
Bedford, VA 24523

(540) 586-1045

SchoolDigger Rank:
43^rd of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)		SOL Geometry (2024)			SOL Algebra I (2024)					SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL Earth Science (2024)				SOL English Reading (2024)								SOL Geography (2024)	SOL VA and US History (2024)	SOL World History I (2024)	SOL World History II (2024)	SOL Civics and Economics (2024)	SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 8th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Scholar Lane	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2681	351	21	16.9	16.8%	278 (79.2%)	18 (5.1%)	15 (4.3%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	84.7	125^th of 1114 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.3	131^st of 1114 public elementary schools	88.2%	6												89.7	83.1	83.7							84.0					84.5	92.3	81.6											93.8	$8,758	$256	$8,502
Forest Middle	Public	6-8	100 Ashwood Dr	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-6630	870	60	14.5	22.5%	682 (78.4%)	53 (6.1%)	53 (6.1%)	28 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.0%)	78.6	68^th of 417 public middle schools	83.7%		72.6	110^th of 422 public middle schools	73.9%	42			100.0			100.0	100.0								82.3	72.4	73.4					87.5							86.6	87.8	88.1			84.9				86.2		$8,128	$516	$7,612
Jefferson Forest High	Public	9-12	1 Cavalier Circle	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2674	1,309	88	14.8	23.3%	1,012 (77.3%)	101 (7.7%)	64 (4.9%)	60 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (5.3%)	62.9	129^th of 329 public high schools	60.8%		65.3	116^th of 326 public high schools	64.4%	13	84.7	100.0		96.0	31.0			87.6	88.0	63.6	97.8							81.9	69.4				55.6	100.0								93.4			33.3		10.8			$4,861	$425	$4,436
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Patriot Place	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 534-6159	510	34	15.0	27.5%	387 (75.9%)	37 (7.3%)	30 (5.9%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.0%)	81.2	195^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.5%		79.9	209^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.2%	14												87.9	96.2	82.6							76.8					80.0	93.7	75.0											86.3	$10,712	$546	$10,165
Susie G. Gibson Science And Technology Center	Public		600 Edmund St	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-3933	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bedford Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	807 College St	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 586-8339	293	22	13.1	100.0%	199 (67.9%)	45 (15.4%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.0%)								(n/a)																																								$14,460	$1,883	$12,577
Bedford Elementary	Public	2-5	806 Tiger Trail Road	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 586-0275	431	29	14.8	85.4%	286 (66.4%)	90 (20.9%)	16 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.1%)	33.7	793^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	28.8%		32.4	816^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.8%	23												57.8	75.3	56.9							49.6					50.9	72.0	62.4											73.9	$11,992	$1,410	$10,582
Bedford County Alternative Education Center	Public		600 Edmund Street	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-1270	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Governor's Health Sciences Academy	Public		600 Edmund Street	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-3933	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New London Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 E Lynchburg-Salem Trnpk	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2177	333	21	16.0	27.6%	267 (80.2%)	19 (5.7%)	16 (4.8%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	86.2	100^th of 1114 public elementary schools	91.0%		82.5	164^th of 1114 public elementary schools	85.3%	64												83.3	95.1	89.8							81.4					83.3	87.8	88.1											95.1	$13,136	$438	$12,698
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	1237 Lacey Putney Way	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-7735	535	45	12.0	86.4%	404 (75.5%)	66 (12.3%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.0%)	44	254^th of 417 public middle schools	39.1%		24	354^th of 422 public middle schools	16.1%	100						100.0	100.0								71.0	48.0	69.2					77.1							68.2	70.6	70.7			63.0				60.7		$9,542	$531	$9,011
Boonsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1234 Eagle Circle	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 384-2881	331	22	15.2	29.0%	263 (79.5%)	26 (7.9%)	13 (3.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	69.4	368^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.0%		72.7	300^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.1%	68												90.9	87.0	83.9							67.9					70.4	76.7	78.6											74.0	$8,316	$226	$8,090
Liberty High	Public	9-12	100 Liberty Minutemen Dr	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-2541	726	65	11.2	69.3%	574 (79.1%)	85 (11.7%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	34.7	264^th of 329 public high schools	19.8%		37.8	244^th of 326 public high schools	25.2%	20	78.7			91.7				83.1	76.7	75.0								61.0	64.0													80.9					6.2			$6,181	$436	$5,745
Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1374 Rivermont Academy Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 892-5674	495	37	13.3	70.1%	400 (80.8%)	17 (3.4%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.5%)	60.7	481^st of 1114 public elementary schools	56.8%		45.8	656^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.1%	175												75.8	82.3	79.0							65.8					66.1	81.3	71.1											69.6	$11,086	$940	$10,147
Montvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Little Patriot Dr	Montvale	24122	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 947-2241	253	16	15.5	87.4%	215 (85.0%)	10 (4.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	58.5	504^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.8%		43.5	686^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.4%	182												65.8	85.4	78.1							78.1					60.5	68.3	65.6											90.2	$10,400	$568	$9,833
Stewartsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 Wildcat Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 890-2174	330	22	15.1	87.0%	280 (84.8%)	4 (1.2%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	50.2	616^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.7%		55.5	544^th of 1114 public elementary schools	51.2%	72												82.0	70.9	64.0							64.0					76.0	65.5	72.0											61.5	$9,407	$960	$8,446
Staunton River Middle	Public	6-8	1293 Golden Eagle Drive	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 297-4152	627	47	13.2	86.0%	527 (84.1%)	26 (4.1%)	35 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	38.6	280^th of 417 public middle schools	32.9%		27.1	336^th of 422 public middle schools	20.4%	56							97.6								68.1	46.6	58.0					60.5							67.9	66.7	68.7			63.6		90.0		68.3		$10,336	$571	$9,765
Otter River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Otter River Dr	Goode	24556	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-9210	198	15	12.9	38.9%	165 (83.3%)	9 (4.5%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	69.8	361^st of 1114 public elementary schools	67.6%		72.1	313^th of 1114 public elementary schools	71.9%	48												91.3	87.9	68.8							59.4					82.6	84.9	78.1											81.8	$12,493	$419	$12,074
Staunton River High	Public	9-12	1095 Golden Eagle Dr	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 297-7151	889	67	13.2	68.8%	744 (83.7%)	46 (5.2%)	51 (5.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	31.9	276^th of 329 public high schools	16.1%		31.5	272^nd of 326 public high schools	16.6%	4	72.7			83.9				69.6	76.2	90.9								60.1	45.0	73.3			56.9	92.6	83.3							83.5	90.0				2.4			$5,694	$484	$5,210
Moneta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12718 Moneta Rd	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-4411	242	15	15.8	71.1%	195 (80.6%)	19 (7.9%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.4%)	57.3	520^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.3%		60.6	474^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.5%	46												81.3	77.8	69.1							66.7					77.4	88.9	59.5											77.8	$10,366	$888	$9,477
Huddleston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Huddleston Drive	Huddleston	24104	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-5144	212	16	13.0	82.5%	164 (77.4%)	29 (13.7%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.7%)	38.4	741^st of 1114 public elementary schools	33.5%		43.3	689^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.2%	52												77.4	63.2	50.0							62.5					71.0	62.2	62.5											67.6	$11,599	$891	$10,708
Big Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1114 Schooldays Rd	Big Island	24526	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 299-5863	149	9	16.1	69.1%	117 (78.5%)	6 (4.0%)	10 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.1%)	65.6	418^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.5%		81.7	180^th of 1114 public elementary schools	83.8%	238												40.9	74.2	96.2							80.8					40.9	93.6	92.3											80.7	$11,175	$589	$10,587

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Campbell County Public Schools	15.77 mi	15	52^nd
Botetourt County Public Schools	16.14 mi	12	6^th
Lynchburg City Public Schools	17.6 mi	20	112^th
Central Virginia Governor's School	17.74 mi	1
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	18.42 mi	23

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