Summary:
Bedford, MA is home to four public schools — two elementary, one middle, and one high school — serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12, all within the Bedford district, which ranks 25th of 351 Massachusetts districts, at the 93rd percentile with 5 district stars. Total enrollment is 2,513 students. Bedford High is the largest school with 868 students (34.5% of the total), followed by John Glenn Middle (604), Lt Job Lane School (540), and Lt Eleazer Davis (501). The two elementary schools together enroll 1,041 students, or 41.4% of the district.
Every tested school scores far above the state. Bedford High posts a 98.6% graduation rate and a 0.9% dropout rate, with 10th-grade proficiency of 73.5% in ELA and 73.68% in math, versus state figures of 45.48% and 43.73%. Its rank, however, slipped from 28th of 348 with 5 stars in 2023–2024 to 43rd of 353 with 4 stars in 2025–2026. John Glenn Middle has held 5 stars for three years at the 92nd percentile, led by 8th-grade civics at 69.95%, which is 30.18 points above state; its 7th grade is the relative dip. Lt Job Lane School is a 5-star, 93rd-percentile school with science at 69.47%, 28.49 points above state.
Spending and staffing vary without a clear link to results. Bedford High spends the most per student ($21,142), while Lt Job Lane School spends $18,938 and still performs strongly. John Glenn Middle has the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.2) and Lt Job Lane School the highest (11.7). Lt Eleazer Davis, serving PK–2, has no state test scores to compare. Free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable for all schools, and spending figures date to 2020–2021, limiting deeper context.
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