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Bedford High School

Public Grades 9-12

638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 795 Ohio High Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Bedford High School is a 9–12 school serving 836 students in Bedford, Ohio, part of the Bedford City district, in a community where most students come from lower-income households — 83.18% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023–24.

For 2025–26, Bedford High School ranks 638th of 795 Ohio high schools (20th percentile, 1 star), and it scores below the state average in every End-of-Course subject reported. Its relative strengths are American History (65.4%), American Government (58.3%) and English II (56.3%); its largest gaps are Algebra I (38.3% versus the state's 61.6%) and Geometry (28.3% versus 43.3%). Locally, Bedford outperforms Maple Heights High School and Garfield Heights High School in most tested subjects, is roughly comparable to Warrensville Heights High School overall, and trails Solon High School by a wide margin in every subject. Its student–teacher ratio of 10.5 in 2024–25 is lower (more favorable) than most nearby high schools.

Two numbers stand out most. The graduation rate has climbed to 98.5%, well above the district's 89.4% and close to Solon's 98.9%. Yet chronic absenteeism has risen to 59.0%, up from 46.4% in 2022–23 and higher than the district's 41.4% — meaning nearly three in five students miss enough school to be considered chronically absent. Some groups do notably better than the school's overall rating suggests: gifted and talented students rank in the 91st percentile (5 stars), and special education students improved to the 39th percentile (2 stars). Students from low-income families remain at the 23rd percentile (1 star). Recent gains in English and Geometry are encouraging, but math proficiency and attendance remain the biggest concerns.

836

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,257

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

481 Northfield Rd
Bedford, OH 44146-2201

(440) 786-3522

District: Bedford City

Feeder schools for Bedford High School:

Elementary:	Carylwood Intermediate School
	Central Primary School
	Columbus Intermediate School
	Glendale Primary School
Middle:	Heskett Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.1%

Two or more races:

6.3%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 23 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Ohio avg63%

638^th of 795

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

670^th of 773Bedford City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	638 of 795	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	636 of 855	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	630 of 864	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	655 of 867	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	647 of 836	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	653 of 819	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	619 of 836	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	596 of 800	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	629 of 773	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	639 of 784	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.1	625 of 778	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.9	598 of 769	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.6	614 of 767	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.7	654 of 832	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.4	674 of 818	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	675 of 819	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	672 of 791	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.3	654 of 767	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	642 of 756	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	602 of 696	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	585 of 689	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.1	594 of 681	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	139 of 296	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	135 of 328	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	152 of 318	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	156 of 323	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	154 of 306	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	126 of 284	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	135 of 303	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	109 of 279	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	279 of 606	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.1	507 of 596	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	394 of 628	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	409 of 550	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	61.4	32 of 119	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	614 of 763	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	622 of 809	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	599 of 798	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	647 of 813	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	621 of 794	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	610 of 775	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	624 of 781	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	599 of 751	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	15.5	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	25 of 283	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	64.6	104 of 244	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	228 of 280	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	294 of 308	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	61.5	144 of 312	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	94 of 349	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	25.1	472 of 538	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	217 of 272	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	133 of 260	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.5	57 of 184	69.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	586 of 761	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	592 of 815	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	594 of 822	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	620 of 805	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	585 of 773	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	610 of 763	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	581 of 779	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	494 of 758	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	640 of 765	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	635 of 817	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	620 of 816	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	659 of 819	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	674 of 808	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	681 of 778	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	623 of 792	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	590 of 763	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	75 of 240	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	115 of 254	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.6	194 of 239	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	179 of 222	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	192 of 211	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.1	90 of 208	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	71 of 201	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	352 of 575	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	475 of 617	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	282 of 598	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.5	501 of 614	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	658 of 748	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	535 of 756	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	631 of 749	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	594 of 727	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	557 of 739	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.4	237 of 718	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)91st percentile+71 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)73rd percentile+53 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Foster Care (2019)13th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

American History65%-8 vs state

American Government58%-13 vs state

English II56%-6 vs state

Biology54%-13 vs state

Algebra I38%-23 vs state

Geometry28%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Bedford High School	Public	9-12	481 Northfield Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 786-3522	836	79	10.5	72.1%	51 (6.1%)	678 (81.1%)	46 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.3%)	23	638^th of 795 public high schools	19.7%		28.2	636^th of 855 public high schools	25.6%	2		58.3	65.4			53.7	56.3	28.3	38.3	$18,257
Randall Park High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4836 Northfield Rd	North Randall	44128	Cuyahoga County	Randall Park High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 243-5034	193	7	27.5	—	0 (0.0%)	193 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$8,828
Maple Heights High School	Public	9-12	1 Mustang Way	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 438-6400	956	62	15.4	68.7%	20 (2.1%)	858 (89.7%)	26 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	11.5	693^rd of 795 public high schools	12.8%		18.9	677^th of 855 public high schools	20.8%	16		58.7	56.4			44.6	34.6	17.6	25.4	$16,357
T2 Honors Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	18450 S Miles Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	T2 Honors Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	130	10	13.0	49.2%	1 (0.8%)	127 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	44.6	480^th of 795 public high schools	39.6%		36.5	591^st of 855 public high schools	30.9%	111	33.3	75.0	66.7	13.3	20.0	80.6	42.3	48.1	71.9	$10,415
Warrensville Heights High School	Public	9-12	4270 Northfield Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	Warrensville Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 752-8585	618	47	13.1	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	582 (94.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	23.2	635^th of 795 public high schools	20.1%		29	632^nd of 855 public high schools	26.1%	3		71.3	70.5			42.2	43.6	18.8	46.4	$25,797
Luther E Ball (Chjcf)	Public	8-12	4321 Green Rd	Highland Hills	44128	Cuyahoga County	Buckeye United School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 285-9911	120	23	5.2	—	15 (12.5%)	90 (75.0%)	5 (4.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.5%)								(n/a)
John F Kennedy High School	Public	8-12	15111 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5200	652	38	17.1	—	8 (1.2%)	620 (95.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1.6	785^th of 795 public high schools	1.3%		4.4	809^th of 855 public high schools	5.4%	24		27.1	29.4			13.6	6.8	8.3	5.4	$15,795
Solon High School	Public	9-12	33600 Inwood Dr	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 349-6230	1,519	82	18.5	—	742 (48.8%)	266 (17.5%)	51 (3.4%)	367 (24.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (5.9%)	84.6	33^rd of 795 public high schools	95.8%		86.3	29^th of 855 public high schools	96.6%	4		96.2	92.0			95.8	88.0	84.6	83.3	$16,839
Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3845 E 131st St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Southern Cleveland Drop Back Indba Innovative Career Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 259-9009	65	9	7.0	75.4%	5 (7.7%)	50 (76.9%)	8 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)										$10,584
Garfield Heights High School	Public	9-12	4900 Turney Rd	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 662-2800	942	60	15.7	45.4%	72 (7.6%)	785 (83.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.3%)	10.2	698^th of 795 public high schools	12.2%		15.1	708^th of 855 public high schools	17.2%	10		61.4	55.5			37.0	28.7	9.6	33.2	$18,266

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford High School

What is the racial makeup of Bedford High School?

Students at Bedford High School are 81% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Bedford High School in?

Bedford City

What schools feed into Bedford High School?

Bedford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carylwood Intermediate School
Elementary : Central Primary School
Elementary : Columbus Intermediate School
Elementary : Glendale Primary School
Middle : Heskett Middle School

How many students attend Bedford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 836 students attended Bedford High School.

Is Bedford High School a good school?

Bedford High School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Ohio high schools.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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