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Bedford Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Bedford Middle School serves 710 students in grades 6–8 in Westport, CT, and is part of the Westport School District, which ranks 10th out of 153 districts statewide. Bedford Middle School has earned a 5-star rating every year since 2015–16 and currently ranks 9th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools (97th percentile). The school operates in an economically advantaged community, with only 3.5% of students receiving free/reduced-price lunch, a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8, and per-pupil spending of roughly $21,900.

Bedford's state test scores are dramatically above Connecticut averages. On the latest assessments, 6th grade ELA proficiency was 75.4% compared to 51.2% statewide, while 6th grade math proficiency was 78.4% versus 44.4% statewide. Across every grade and subject, proficiency rates sit in the mid-70s to mid-80s, compared to state averages in the 40s and 50s. Math is Bedford's strongest subject, running about 35 percentage points above the state average. The school also posts strong results for many student groups; disabled students, for example, ranked 7th of 104 statewide in 2020–21.

That said, Bedford is currently the second-ranked middle school in its own district. Coleytown Middle School ranks 5th in Connecticut (98th percentile) and outscores Bedford in nearly every tested subject, including 7th grade math (86.7 vs. 80.2) and 8th grade science (84.4 vs. 76.1). Nearby Middlebrook School in Wilton and Weston Middle School also outpace Bedford in 8th grade math and science. Bedford's chronic absenteeism rate of 8.0% is half the state average (16.4%) but slightly above the district average of 6.6%, and special education results have been less consistent over time. Even so, Bedford remains one of the strongest middle schools in Connecticut by nearly any measure.

710

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,899

Per pupil spending ?

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88 North Ave.
Westport, CT 06880

(203) 341-1510

District: Westport School District

Students who attend Bedford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Staples High School

Feeder schools for Bedford Middle School:

Elementary:	Green's Farms School
	Long Lots School
	Saugatuck Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (79% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Connecticut middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg80%

Connecticut avg48%

9^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Westport School District

10^th of 153Westport School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	9 of 258	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	10 of 252	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	17 of 250	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	8 of 249	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	9 of 250	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	4 of 275	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	5 of 259	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	16 of 250	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.8	11 of 246	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	93.5	5 of 280	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	81.5	14 of 278	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	80.9	24 of 272	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.2	10 of 269	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.4	5 of 268	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	84.0	12 of 255	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	85.5	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.0	6 of 250	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	4 of 248	98.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	90.8	7 of 104	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	10 of 163	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	10 of 164	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	16 of 161	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	9 of 160	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	12 of 166	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	5 of 235	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	5 of 169	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	9 of 160	94.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	89.4	11 of 146	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	9 of 163	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	11 of 162	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	14 of 157	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	6 of 158	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	8 of 169	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	4 of 224	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	5 of 167	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	7 of 164	95.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	89.2	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	67.7	65 of 244	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	9 of 150	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	9 of 153	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	20 of 154	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	7 of 158	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	16 of 151	89.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	4 of 175	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	4 of 166	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	9 of 168	94.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2021)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)88th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2021)73rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+28 vs state

Mathematics78%+35 vs state

Science76%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Bedford Middle School	Public	6-8	88 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 341-1510	710	72	9.8	3.5%	541 (76.2%)	18 (2.5%)	53 (7.5%)	50 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	92.8	9^th of 258 public middle schools	96.5%		92.6	10^th of 252 public middle schools	96.0%	1		76.1			75.4	84.1	80.1			78.4	80.2	76.9	$28,899
Coleytown Middle School	Public	6-8	255 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 341-1610	484	47	10.2	2.5%	364 (75.2%)	11 (2.3%)	37 (7.6%)	32 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	95	5^th of 258 public middle schools	98.1%		95.7	5^th of 252 public middle schools	98.0%			84.4			77.2	88.6	83.3			80.0	86.7	80.0	$27,339
Roger Ludlowe Middle School	Public	6-8	689 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8345	764	75	10.1	8.4%	607 (79.5%)	9 (1.2%)	59 (7.7%)	40 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	92.4	11^th of 258 public middle schools	95.7%		92.4	12^th of 252 public middle schools	95.2%	1		76.3			80.2	73.6	76.9			84.1	79.3	80.6	$25,373
Tomlinson Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8336	584	61	9.5	30.3%	355 (60.8%)	39 (6.7%)	116 (19.9%)	39 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	71.2	79^th of 258 public middle schools	69.4%		79.2	54^th of 252 public middle schools	78.6%	25		48.6			58.3	61.7	62.6			66.3	61.0	54.0	$26,820
Nathan Hale Middle School	Public	6-8	176 Strawberry Hill Avenue	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 899-2910	499	48	10.3	55.3%	116 (23.2%)	68 (13.6%)	279 (55.9%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	62.5	95^th of 258 public middle schools	63.2%		54.3	112^th of 252 public middle schools	55.6%	17		66.3			52.0	55.3	60.7			45.4	49.7	49.1	$25,236
Fairfield Woods Middle School	Public	6-8	1115 Fairfield Woods Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8334	715	73	9.7	18.0%	481 (67.3%)	21 (2.9%)	104 (14.5%)	53 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	86.3	32^nd of 258 public middle schools	87.6%		84.5	34^th of 252 public middle schools	86.5%	2		69.5			72.9	78.2	69.8			70.7	69.4	64.1	$25,710
Weston Middle School	Public	6-8	135 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6360	474	44	10.7	1.9%	343 (72.4%)	8 (1.7%)	47 (9.9%)	32 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	94.4	7^th of 258 public middle schools	97.3%		95.7	4^th of 252 public middle schools	98.4%	3		88.3			74.3	88.4	86.9			74.9	84.1	84.1	$29,134
West Rocks Middle School	Public	6-8	81 West Rocks Road	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 899-2970	657	58	11.4	53.7%	114 (17.4%)	90 (13.7%)	413 (62.9%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.0%)	43.6	139^th of 258 public middle schools	46.1%		43.4	134^th of 252 public middle schools	46.8%	5		44.8			43.8	53.4	41.5			36.5	42.9	38.8	$22,917
Park City Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	1550 State Street	Bridgeport	06605	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Park City Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 953-3766	434	21	20.6	69.8%	25 (5.8%)	190 (43.8%)	206 (47.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	42.2	141^st of 258 public middle schools	45.3%		39.7	141^st of 252 public middle schools	44.0%		35.5		38.2	48.4	28.9	59.0	56.8	20.6	25.8	17.8	47.4	39.5	$15,541
Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	21 Hunters Lane	Norwalk	06850	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 847-3557	637	53	12.0	62.5%	62 (9.7%)	100 (15.7%)	423 (66.4%)	30 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	16.7	196^th of 258 public middle schools	24.0%		18.4	193^rd of 252 public middle schools	23.4%	3		27.0			23.9	33.3	34.4			15.1	24.3	18.9	$24,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford Middle School

What district is Bedford Middle School in?

Westport School District

What is the racial makeup of Bedford Middle School?

Students at Bedford Middle School are 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Bedford Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bedford Middle School usually go on to attend Staples High School

Is Bedford Middle School a good school?

Yes! Bedford Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 258 Connecticut middle schools.

How many students attend Bedford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Bedford Middle School.

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