Elementary Schools in Bedford School District

Summary:

The Bedford School District in New Hampshire is home to three exceptional elementary schools: Riddle Brook School, Memorial School, and Peter Woodbury School. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Peter Woodbury School standing out as the clear standout, consistently ranking within the top 5 elementary schools in New Hampshire.

Peter Woodbury School boasts the highest test scores in both mathematics and reading across all grades, with 87-92% of students proficient or better in mathematics and 81-84% in reading. Riddle Brook School also performs exceptionally well, with the highest percentage of students proficient or better in both subjects compared to the district and state averages. Memorial School, while not quite reaching the heights of its counterparts, still demonstrates strong academic achievement.

The differences in free and reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios among the schools may contribute to the variations in performance, with Riddle Brook School and Peter Woodbury School having the lowest rates of free and reduced lunch recipients and the lowest student-teacher ratios, respectively. Overall, the Bedford School District is providing a high-quality education to its elementary school students, with all three schools demonstrating strong academic achievement compared to the state averages.

District Detail

103 County Rd
Bedford, NH 03110-6202

(603) 472-3755

SchoolDigger Rank:
7^th of 158 New Hampshire districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 3,970

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)			NH SAS Reading (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	Total
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-4	55 Old Bedford Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 627-1776	439	29	15.2	11.6%	322 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.7%)	35 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.7%)	90.2	14^th of 224 public elementary schools	93.8%		86.8	18^th of 234 public elementary schools	92.3%	4	79.0	74.0	76.0	69.0	80.0	75.0	$17,197
Peter Woodbury School	Public	K-4	180 County Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 622-0431	428	29	14.7	7.5%	319 (74.5%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.1%)	55 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	96.2	3^rd of 224 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.7	1^st of 234 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	82.0	92.0	87.0	81.0	84.0	82.0	$15,062
Riddle Brook School	Public	K-4	230 New Boston Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 471-1082	478	35	13.6	3.8%	388 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	96	4^th of 224 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.7	2^nd of 234 public elementary schools	99.1%	2	88.0	84.0	86.0	79.0	83.0	81.0	$15,431

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Manchester School District	2.75 mi	20	151^st
Merrimack School District	3.22 mi	6	66^th
NH Career Academy Chartered Public School	3.42 mi	1
The Founders Academy Charter School	3.44 mi	2	101^st
Wellheart Chartered Public School	3.59 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

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