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Bedford High

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Bedford High ranks 43 rd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 88% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Bedford High is a comprehensive grades 9–12 high school in the suburban town of Bedford, Massachusetts, northwest of Boston, serving 868 students. It sits in the Bedford district, which ranks 25th of 351 Massachusetts districts (93rd percentile, 5 stars), while the school itself ranked 43rd of 353 high schools statewide in 2025–2026 (88th percentile, 4 stars).

That places Bedford High among the strongest schools in its area — behind only Lexington High and Concord Carlisle High, and ahead of Wilmington High, Burlington High, Minuteman Regional High, Billerica Memorial High School, Woburn High, Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School and Waltham Senior High. On 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS tests, 73.5% of students met proficiency in ELA (essentially tied with Concord Carlisle), 73.68% in Math and 69.35% in Science. Those results are roughly 28–30 points above the state average in all three subjects, and about 16 to 19 points above Wilmington and Burlington in Math. Bedford has improved over the long term, from the 77th–79th percentile in the late 2010s to 86th–93rd percentile in 2020–2023, though it has eased slightly in the last two years (89th, then 88th percentile). Scores have dipped recently, but state scores fell at the same time, and Bedford's lead over the state has stayed fairly steady.

Outcomes beyond testing are a clear strength: a 98.6% graduation rate and 0.9% dropout rate in 2024–2025, among the best of the nearby schools compared here. The student–teacher ratio is 11.1, and per-student spending was $21,142 in 2020–2021 — solid, and similar to Concord Carlisle and Burlington. School-effectiveness ratings are strong for most student groups, though a few have shifted noticeably in recent years. Free/reduced-price lunch data was not reported, so socioeconomic context cannot be analyzed.

868

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,142

Per pupil spending ?

11.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

9 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA 01730-2166

(781) 275-1700

District: Bedford

Feeder schools for Bedford High:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Asian:

18.4%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (70% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Massachusetts high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg68%

Massachusetts avg43%

43^rd of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 351Bedford among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	43 of 353	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	91.4	37 of 349	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	28 of 348	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	29 of 347	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	48 of 342	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	19 of 285	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	76 of 351	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	75 of 345	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.5	81 of 348	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	72 of 351	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.2	52 of 354	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	35 of 347	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	42 of 344	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	116 of 340	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	82.3	33 of 340	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	81.3	52 of 335	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	84.3	32 of 322	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	79.3	67 of 319	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.8	76 of 316	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	84.0	47 of 314	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	85.0	40 of 311	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	82.3	59 of 307	80.8%	★★★★☆
2003	80.1	68 of 304	77.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	98 of 157	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.8	52 of 148	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	58 of 160	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	24 of 142	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	26.4	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.0	16 of 94	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	41 of 137	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	51 of 134	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	14 of 94	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	8 of 98	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	27 of 96	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	17 of 93	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	26 of 97	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	31 of 91	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	47 of 295	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	25 of 202	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	21 of 299	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	63 of 299	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	41 of 340	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	90.6	37 of 337	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	38 of 342	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	24 of 339	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	62 of 340	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	17 of 281	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	74 of 342	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	74 of 339	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	60 of 260	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	51.2	110 of 245	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	73 of 249	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.6	16 of 241	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	34 of 217	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	13 of 149	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	43 of 206	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	21 of 193	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	84 of 340	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	40 of 334	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	181 of 338	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	89.2	27 of 338	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	66.9	105 of 332	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	60 of 253	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	108 of 330	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	150 of 330	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	44 of 344	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.7	23 of 342	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	38 of 343	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	23 of 281	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	64 of 346	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	62 of 343	81.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	27.6	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	18 of 100	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	12 of 87	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	10 of 78	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	23 of 58	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	68 of 298	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	59 of 302	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	32 of 289	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	37 of 301	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	57 of 339	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	37 of 268	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	39 of 348	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	92 of 344	73.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	48 of 302	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	91.7	27 of 298	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	25 of 302	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	36 of 301	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	34 of 300	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	9 of 249	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	68 of 302	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	66 of 303	78.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)67th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics74%+30 vs state

English Language Arts74%+28 vs state

Science69%+29 vs state

Physics62%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Bedford High	Public	9-12	9 Mudge Way	Bedford	01730	Middlesex County	Bedford	No	No	No	No	(781) 275-1700	868	78	11.1	11.2%	520 (59.9%)	63 (7.3%)	82 (9.4%)	160 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.7%)	89.8	43^rd of 353 public high schools	87.8%		91.4	37^th of 349 public high schools	89.4%	6		73.5			73.7			69.4			61.8		$23,142
Minuteman Regional High	Public	9-12	758 Marrett Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 861-6500	669	82	8.1	20.8%	477 (71.3%)	37 (5.5%)	74 (11.1%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.8%)	68.9	106^th of 353 public high schools	70.0%		78	82^nd of 349 public high schools	76.5%	24		59.1			44.6			49.6		49.6			$37,171
Lexington High	Public	9-12	251 Waltham Street	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2320	2,405	211	11.4	8.4%	897 (37.3%)	106 (4.4%)	110 (4.6%)	1,122 (46.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	160 (6.7%)	98.3	1^st of 353 public high schools	99.7%		97.2	3^rd of 349 public high schools	99.1%	2		84.0			90.1			87.0		86.4			$15,474
Concord Carlisle High	Public	9-12	500 Walden Street	Concord	01742	Middlesex County	Concord-Carlisle	No	No	No	No	(978) 318-1400	1,191	104	11.4	9.4%	862 (72.4%)	52 (4.4%)	73 (6.1%)	115 (9.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (6.9%)	95.2	18^th of 353 public high schools	94.9%		95.1	14^th of 349 public high schools	96.0%	4		73.1			80.8			76.9		78.3			$28,632
Burlington High	Public	9-12	123 Cambridge Street	Burlington	01803	Middlesex County	Burlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 270-1836	1,019	90	11.3	21.3%	550 (54.0%)	92 (9.0%)	133 (13.1%)	205 (20.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	72.5	94^th of 353 public high schools	73.4%		74.2	94^th of 349 public high schools	73.1%			50.6			54.9			48.0		62.9			$24,493
Billerica Memorial High School	Public	8-12	35 River Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8711	1,816	129	14.0	25.4%	1,163 (64.0%)	153 (8.4%)	214 (11.8%)	208 (11.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (3.7%)	63.7	123^rd of 353 public high schools	65.2%		65.8	121^st of 349 public high schools	65.3%	2	42.4	46.4	42.4	37.2	41.9	37.2	50.6	54.9	50.6	50.0		43.0	$17,728
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	100 Cook Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 667-2111	1,282	130	9.8	24.6%	1,050 (81.9%)	29 (2.3%)	128 (10.0%)	12 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.7%)	50.2	173^rd of 353 public high schools	51.0%		50.8	178^th of 349 public high schools	49.0%	5		43.3			31.3			41.2		40.5			$30,326
Waltham Senior High	Public	9-12	554 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	No	(781) 614-2702	1,791	172	10.4	51.5%	574 (32.0%)	161 (9.0%)	938 (52.4%)	60 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.9%)	35.6	224^th of 353 public high schools	36.5%		30.9	243^rd of 349 public high schools	30.4%	19		33.9			37.8			26.8			29.2		$24,447
Waltham Valor High School	Public	9-12	617 Lexington Street	Waltham	02452	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 314-5402	49	5	9.8	73.5%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Woburn High	Public	9-12	88 Montvale Avenue	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	No	(781) 937-8210	1,259	112	11.2	40.2%	746 (59.3%)	142 (11.3%)	240 (19.1%)	67 (5.3%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.0%)	50.8	170^th of 353 public high schools	51.8%		49.6	183^rd of 349 public high schools	47.6%	13		44.6			33.3			38.4		45.2			$22,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford High

What schools feed into Bedford High?

Bedford High is fed by the following schools:

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

How many students attend Bedford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 868 students attended Bedford High.

What district is Bedford High in?

Bedford

What is the racial makeup of Bedford High?

Students at Bedford High are 60% White, 18% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Bedford High a good school?

Bedford High ranks 43^rd of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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