Summary:
The Bedford School District has one high school in Bedford, New Hampshire: Bedford High School, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 1,360 students.
Bedford High School is a strong-performing school with a 5-star rating and a 2025–2026 ranking of 2nd out of 89 New Hampshire high schools. Its ranking improved from 14th in 2023–2024, placing it in the 98th statewide percentile most recently. Academic results are well above state averages: 63% of students were proficient in mathematics, 86% in reading, and 74% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44%, 55%, and 38%. Eleventh-grade SAT results were also strong, with 63% proficiency in mathematics and 86% in reading, compared with 30% and 62% statewide. Reading is the school’s most consistent strength, while science showed the largest recent improvement, rising 25 percentage points from the prior year.
For families considering the school, completion and support measures are also favorable. The graduation rate is 88.1%, slightly above New Hampshire’s 87.0%, and the reported dropout rate is 0.0%, compared with 2.3% statewide. Enrollment is supported by a reported 13.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Mathematics is the main area to watch: although the school’s 63% proficiency rate is 19 points above the state, it is 12 points below the broader district result of 75%. Overall, parents can expect a large, academically successful high school with especially strong reading and science outcomes, improving mathematics performance, and a record of high statewide standing.
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