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Bedford Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Bedford Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Bedford, Kentucky, with 447 students. The school is part of the Trimble County School District, which is ranked 156 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bedford Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Bedford Elementary School over the past several years, with a ranking between 494 and 656 out of around 685 schools. The school underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 14% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math and 14% of 5th graders proficient or better in reading, compared to state averages of 43% and 50%, respectively. Additionally, Bedford Elementary has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23% to 33.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Bedford Elementary's performance lags significantly behind the nearby Buckner Elementary and Campbellsburg Elementary schools in the Oldham County and Henry County districts, which have much higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Bedford Elementary's ranking and performance have generally declined over the past several years, with its SchoolDigger star rating dropping from 1 star to 0 stars during this time period.

421

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,815

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

204 Mt Pleasant Rd
Bedford, KY 40006

(502) 255-3217

District: Trimble County

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Kentucky avg45%

656^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Trimble County

156^th of 157Trimble County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	656 of 685	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	623 of 685	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	562 of 687	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	544 of 684	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	494 of 517	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	619 of 700	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	621 of 691	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	552 of 694	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	564 of 690	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	602 of 698	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	423 of 705	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	478 of 719	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.3	564 of 713	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.6	324 of 688	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.9	380 of 683	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.3	510 of 658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	479 of 651	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	593 of 638	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	624 of 648	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	572 of 644	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	529 of 639	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	506 of 641	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	608 of 671	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	604 of 663	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	630 of 672	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	636 of 665	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	575 of 670	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	556 of 667	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	621 of 664	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	592 of 631	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	614 of 653	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	621 of 652	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	517 of 652	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	542 of 657	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	591 of 676	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	600 of 665	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	10.6	620 of 661	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	655 of 659	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	643 of 659	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	590 of 658	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	581 of 656	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	573 of 592	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)6th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading26%-23 vs state

Writing21%-17 vs state

Editing and Mechanics16%-31 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 vs state

Social Studies11%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 8, 2011

I moved to this county in the year of 2002 looking for a good school for my daughter can go too. I moved away from Jefferson County dued to over crowded classroom and not enough help for the teachers, and of course crime and other illegals stuff that isn't control at all. This school I found out is small,but,the classes are small where teachers and volunteers can help the ones who needs help and all the students get the one on one that they need. I love this school very much and I am glad I pick this school and haven't regretted since. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bedford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 Mt Pleasant Rd	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-3217	421	19	22.4	57.5%	370 (87.9%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	7.4	656^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.2%		11.3	623^rd of 685 public elementary schools	9.1%	33	14.0			28.0		14.0	37.0		21.0	11.0	16.0	$12,815	$732	$70	$802	$7,695	$3,261	$10,956
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9245 Hwy 421 N	Milton	40045	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 268-3322	232	13	18.4	54.3%	206 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	4.3	671^st of 685 public elementary schools	2.0%		9.3	642^nd of 685 public elementary schools	6.3%	29			14.0		26.0	11.0		16.0				$14,142	$706	$92	$798	$8,858	$3,428	$12,286
Campbellsburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 Cardinal Dr	Campbellsburg	40011	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8630	331	21	15.7	47.7%	299 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	19.5	572^nd of 685 public elementary schools	16.5%		24.8	538^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.5%	34	40.0	44.0	34.0	25.0	26.0	25.0		26.0	13.0	21.0	30.0	$14,608	$1,303	$420	$1,724	$9,297	$1,991	$11,289
Kathryn Winn Primary	Public	K-1	907 Hawkins St	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 732-7090	233	13	17.9	63.5%	168 (72.1%)	3 (1.3%)	45 (19.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)								(n/a)												$18,912	$896	$236	$1,132	$13,388	$4,392	$17,780
Cartmell Elementary	Public	2-4	1708 Highland Ave	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 732-7085	436	30	14.5	62.2%	336 (77.1%)	4 (0.9%)	75 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	10	642^nd of 685 public elementary schools	6.3%		15.6	598^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.7%	44	24.0	20.0		24.0	34.0			19.0				$15,822	$929	$208	$1,137	$11,731	$2,954	$14,685
LaGrange Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Jefferson Street	La Grange	40031	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 222-9454	450	39	11.5	57.3%	280 (62.2%)	17 (3.8%)	126 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	60	253^rd of 685 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.7	188^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.6%	65	38.0	43.0	44.0	46.0	57.0	60.0		46.0	69.0	33.0	61.0	$18,540	$961	$78	$1,040	$12,902	$2,488	$15,588
New Castle Elementary School	Public	K-5	182 S Property Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8650	326	20	16.3	58.3%	272 (83.4%)	11 (3.4%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	14.3	616^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.1%		20.8	567^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.2%	49	27.0	29.0	17.0	23.0	25.0			27.0	9.0	22.0	41.0	$16,255	$1,544	$378	$1,923	$10,301	$2,590	$12,892
Buckner Elementary School	Public	K-5	4307 Brown Blvd.	Buckner	40010	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-3712	620	41	15.1	16.0%	545 (87.9%)	12 (1.9%)	28 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	90	40^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.5	25^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.4%	15	58.0	73.0	80.0	62.0	74.0	70.0		67.0	52.0	67.0	73.0	$15,536	$592	$80	$672	$10,184	$2,014	$12,396
Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	1231 E Hwy 22	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-3521	594	35	16.9	21.4%	493 (83.0%)	17 (2.9%)	29 (4.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	79.4	110^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.9%		66.1	204^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.2%	94	51.0	63.0	61.0	63.0	69.0	71.0		51.0	44.0	50.0	60.0	$14,444	$608	$88	$695	$9,648	$1,789	$11,634
Centerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	4512 S Hwy 393	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 241-1772	519	38	13.6	33.5%	420 (80.9%)	15 (2.9%)	51 (9.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	63.8	223^rd of 685 public elementary schools	67.4%		69.7	167^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.6%	56	41.0	43.0	62.0	41.0	54.0	59.0		40.0	58.0	53.0	60.0	$16,320	$699	$94	$793	$11,134	$2,073	$13,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford Elementary School

How many students attend Bedford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Bedford Elementary School.

Is Bedford Elementary School a good school?

Bedford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bedford Elementary School?

Students at Bedford Elementary School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Bedford Elementary School in?

Trimble County

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