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Bedford High School

Q: Is Bedford High School a good school?

Yes! Bedford High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 2 nd of 89 New Hampshire high schools.

Q: How many students attend Bedford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,360 students attended Bedford High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bedford High School?

Students at Bedford High School are 78% White, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Bedford High School?

Bedford High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Memorial School Elementary : Peter Woodbury School Elementary : Riddle Brook School Middle : McKelvie Intermediate School Middle : Ross A. Lurgio Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 89 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 98% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Bedford High School is a large public high school in the Manchester-area community of Bedford, New Hampshire, serving about 1,360 students in grades 9–12 as part of the highly rated Bedford School District.

Bedford stands out for combining the scale of a traditional comprehensive high school with outstanding academic results. It ranked second among New Hampshire high schools for 2025–2026 and has generally remained among the state’s top schools for many years. Students performed well above state averages in all three reported subjects: 63% were proficient in mathematics, 86% in reading, and 74% in science. Bedford led nearby traditional schools in mathematics and science and was essentially tied with The Founders Academy Charter School (H) for reading. Its 13.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio is also relatively favorable for a school of its size. The school’s 0.0% dropout rate is a particularly strong outcome.

Nearby comparisons provide useful context. Bedford’s results are stronger than those of similarly sized Goffstown High School and Merrimack High School, while smaller Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School and Founders are also high-performing but serve far fewer students. Bedford’s latest 88.1% graduation rate remains above the state average, although it declined from prior years and merits monitoring. Mathematics is another area to watch because the school’s 63% proficiency rate trails the district’s 75%, despite a recent rebound. Overall, Bedford offers broad, consistently strong achievement and unusually strong reported outcomes across student subgroups, including students receiving special education services.

1,360

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,660

Per pupil spending ?

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47B Nashua Rd.
Bedford, NH 03110-5527

(603) 310-9000

District: Bedford School District

Feeder schools for Bedford High School:

Elementary:	Memorial School
	Peter Woodbury School
	Riddle Brook School
Middle:	McKelvie Intermediate School
	Ross A. Lurgio Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Asian:

9.4%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (74% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of New Hampshire high schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg75%

New Hampshire avg46%

2^nd of 89

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 166Bedford School District among New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	2 of 89	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	7 of 86	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	14 of 87	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.8	5 of 85	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	8 of 85	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	7 of 84	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	5 of 71	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	4 of 81	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	5 of 82	93.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	3 of 84	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	88.7	5 of 85	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	3 of 83	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	93.4	2 of 83	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	1 of 81	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	4 of 81	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★
2025	74.4	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	3 of 80	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.3	10 of 80	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	96.2	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	5 of 79	93.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	2 of 81	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	7 of 78	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	11 of 82	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	10 of 78	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	9 of 78	88.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	63.5	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.8	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	75.3	7 of 35	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.6	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	2 of 88	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	85.7	10 of 86	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	16 of 87	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	5 of 83	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	8 of 85	90.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)83rd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2025-2026) ?

Reading86%+31 vs state

Science74%+36 vs state

Mathematics63%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, May 2, 2019

First of all, I am a Bedford student. From a normal kid who wants nothing more than specific classes that I need in order to peruse my future in building the school makes you go through all these bullshit starting classes first. you have to wait until your junior year to start this journey, where they have the option to send you to an ENTIRE another school for 1/3 of the day, just to do something you love. second of all the whole diversity low grading is the most retarded thing I've ever heard. We don't have a diverse school because we discriminate, we have one because no one of colour wants to enrol because of the stereotype. The science program is the worst I've ever seen. History is good, math is good, reading and writing are ok, and the languages are bad. very liberal school, and doesn't encourage free thinking. Overall score D. Oh wait I can't give Ds... Bedford high school doesn't believe in Ds. Bedford high school has the dumbest most useless style of grading students. We have what is called compenticies. This means all of your work ( that is graded ) is divided into multiple parts. ( usually between 3-4). You are graded on these 3-4 parts instead of the entire project as a whole. Meaning that it is possible to have your kid come home from school, have an 89 in a class, but still technically be failing and eligible for summer school, which you would then have to pay for. Not a single student or parent I Have asked has said this was a smart move of the boards part. Hey, look on the bright side, we have excellent sports. You may fail academically like a majority of the intelligent kids I hang out with, but you can always have that Bulldog Pride. WOOF Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 28, 2014

Bedford is a strong community, it has many smart students and supportive parents. Academics is excellent, Athletics is super! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, July 27, 2012

I have two children in Bedford High. The education they are receiving and the life skills are second to none. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading (2026)	NH SAS Mathematics (2026)	NH SAS Reading (2026)	NH SAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Bedford High School	Public	9-12	47B Nashua Rd.	Bedford	03110	Hillsborough County	Bedford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 310-9000	1,360	101	13.4	5.4%	1,062 (78.1%)	16 (1.2%)	46 (3.4%)	128 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (7.8%)	97.7	2^nd of 89 public high schools	97.8%		87.2	7^th of 86 public high schools	91.9%	5	63.0	86.0	63.0	86.0	74.0	74.0	$14,660
Manchester West High School	Public	9-12	9 Notre Dame Ave.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6384	764	55	13.9	49.1%	327 (42.8%)	93 (12.2%)	215 (28.1%)	31 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (12.6%)	11.7	83^rd of 89 public high schools	6.7%		11.2	78^th of 86 public high schools	9.3%	5	393.0	33.0	< 10%	33.0	26.0	26.0	$17,782
NH Career Academy Chartered Public School	Public, Charter	12	5 Perimeter Rd	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	NH Career Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(603) 769-9730	0																		(n/a)
The Founders Academy Charter School (H)	Public, Charter	9-12	5 Perimeter Rd	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	The Founders Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 952-4705	152	12	12.6	11.8%	119 (78.3%)	9 (5.9%)	15 (9.9%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	81.2	15^th of 89 public high schools	83.1%		64.7	22^nd of 86 public high schools	74.4%	7	30.0	87.0	30.0	87.0	63.0	63.0
Manchester School of Technology (High School)	Public	9-12	100 Gerald Connors Cir	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6490	302	19	15.5	42.7%	182 (60.3%)	7 (2.3%)	91 (30.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	11.1	84^th of 89 public high schools	5.6%		5.6	83^rd of 86 public high schools	3.5%	1	413.0	45.0	< 10%	45.0	15.0	15.0	$9,315
Manchester Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1 Crusader Way	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6378	1,296	91	14.3	29.5%	706 (54.5%)	118 (9.1%)	303 (23.4%)	82 (6.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.5%)	12.3	81^st of 89 public high schools	9.0%		8.6	81^st of 86 public high schools	5.8%		14.0	43.0	14.0	43.0	13.0	13.0	$12,370
Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (H)	Public, Charter	9-12	470 Pine St.	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Kreiva Academy Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 232-7974	76	5	15.8	82.9%	42 (55.3%)	4 (5.3%)	16 (21.1%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (15.8%)								(n/a)
Manchester Central High School	Public	9-12	535 Beech Street	Manchester	03104	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6363	1,130	79	14.3	45.0%	403 (35.7%)	202 (17.9%)	382 (33.8%)	25 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (10.1%)	12.1	82^nd of 89 public high schools	7.9%		4.4	85^th of 86 public high schools	1.2%	3	15.0	36.0	15.0	36.0	19.0	19.0	$12,752
Merrimack High School	Public	9-12	38 McElwain St.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6204	1,057	85	12.4	11.0%	924 (87.4%)	22 (2.1%)	42 (4.0%)	29 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.2%)	51.9	32^nd of 89 public high schools	64.0%		58.8	27^th of 86 public high schools	68.6%	5	25.0	66.0	25.0	66.0	38.0	38.0	$18,302
Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1066 Front St.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 316-1170	96	8	12.0	3.1%	80 (83.3%)	2 (2.1%)	4 (4.2%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	91.7	8^th of 89 public high schools	91.0%		86.4	9^th of 86 public high schools	89.5%	1	58.0	79.0	58.0	79.0	58.0	58.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford High School

What district is Bedford High School in?

Bedford School District

Is Bedford High School a good school?

Yes! Bedford High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 89 New Hampshire high schools.

What schools feed into Bedford High School?

Bedford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Memorial School
Elementary : Peter Woodbury School
Elementary : Riddle Brook School
Middle : McKelvie Intermediate School
Middle : Ross A. Lurgio Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Bedford High School?

Students at Bedford High School are 78% White, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Bedford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,360 students attended Bedford High School.

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