Summary:
ZIP code 44146 in Bedford, Ohio is served by seven public schools — one high school, one middle school, two PK–2 primaries, two 3–5 intermediates, and one alternative academy — all part of Bedford City, which is ranked 670th of 773 Ohio districts and rated 1 star. Enrollment totals 2,887 students, with Bedford High School (836 students, grades 9–12) the largest and Excel Academy (118 students, grades 2–12) the smallest. Every individual school in the ZIP carries a 1-star rating, so this is a district-wide pattern rather than a few weak outliers.
Chronic absenteeism is the one measure reported for all seven schools, and it climbs steadily up the grade ladder: Carylwood Intermediate has the lowest rate at 27.3%, Heskett Middle School sits at 41.2%, and Bedford High is highest at 59.0% — more than double the PK–2 buildings. The two intermediate schools moved in opposite directions: Columbus Intermediate fell from the 33rd to the 20th percentile and lost a star, while Carylwood improved from 19 to 24 and now leads in 5th-grade ELA, 5th-grade math, and 4th-grade math. Notably, third-grade math declined at both intermediates at the same time.
Academic results are uneven. Heskett posts the ZIP's only above-state scores — Algebra I 80.8% and Geometry 81.8%, likely from a small accelerated cohort — but its 8th-grade math (12.5%) and science (20.1%) are the ZIP's weakest. Bedford High graduates 98.5% of students yet trails the state in all six End-of-Course subjects, with Algebra I flat at 38.3% across two years and Geometry up sharply to 28.3%. Excel Academy shows the most strain: a 41.0% graduation rate, 0% Algebra I proficiency, and a 25.2:1 student–teacher ratio. Note that Central and Glendale primaries have no test data, and no school reports free/reduced-lunch figures.
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