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Bedford Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Bedford Elementary, located in Bedford, VA, serves 448 students in grades 2–5 and is the lowest-performing elementary school in its immediate comparison group within Bedford County Public Schools, despite belonging to a district that ranks 35th of 131 Virginia districts with a 4-star rating. The school's most recent state ranking places it at the 14th percentile (954th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools) with a 1-star rating — its lowest rank since 2014–15. It serves a very high-poverty population, with a free/reduced-price lunch eligibility rate of 100.7%, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 15.5% exceeds both the district rate (11.8%) and the state rate (14.8%).

Academically, Bedford Elementary trails its own district by 15 to 24 percentage points on every SOL subject. For example, only 51.5% of 4th graders passed math versus the district's 74.0%, and just 50.5% of 3rd graders passed reading compared to the district's 73.9%. The school's state ranking fell sharply in the most recent year — from the 27th percentile in 2024–25 to the 14th percentile in 2025–26 — with significant declines in 5th-grade math, 4th- and 5th-grade reading, and 4th-grade VA Studies. Subgroup outcomes are also very weak: the school's male students rank at the 7th percentile statewide, low-income students at the 9th percentile, and White students at the 1st percentile.

Nearby comparisons highlight the scale of the challenge. High-performing schools just a few miles away include Otter River Elementary, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars, and New London Academy Elementary, also at the 91st percentile. Even schools with similar poverty levels — Stewartsville Elementary (102.1% FRL, 45th percentile), Montvale Elementary (102.4% FRL, 50th percentile), and Huddleston Elementary (101.8% FRL, 49th percentile) — outperform Bedford by a wide margin. Spending and class sizes are not obvious disadvantages: Bedford spends about $9,331 per student with a 14.4 student-teacher ratio, similar to higher-performing peers. The school's feeder, Bedford Primary (PK–1), has the highest chronic absenteeism rate in the comparison group at 22.1%, suggesting attendance challenges begin early, but Bedford Elementary's own elevated rate shows the issue persists.

448

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,331

Per pupil spending ?

100.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

806 Tiger Trail Road
Bedford, VA 24523

(540) 586-0275

District: Bedford County Public Schools

Students who attend Bedford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Middle
High:	Liberty High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

African American:

16.1%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (57% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2022) to 14th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

954^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Bedford County Public Schools

35^th of 131Bedford County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	954 of 1111	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	805 of 1110	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	793 of 1114	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	816 of 1114	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	683 of 1109	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	772 of 1105	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	831 of 1097	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.4	678 of 1099	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	825 of 1096	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1004 of 1100	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.2	1040 of 1110	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	911 of 1120	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1060 of 1117	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	991 of 1117	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	1042 of 1113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.0	990 of 1082	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	984 of 1081	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.3	890 of 1083	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.7	902 of 1071	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	997 of 1062	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	513 of 579	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	540 of 588	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	491 of 579	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	823 of 1100	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.2	697 of 1096	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	749 of 1098	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	843 of 1100	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	949 of 1040	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	704 of 1046	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	712 of 1036	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	1023 of 1099	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	901 of 1093	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	826 of 1101	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	775 of 1093	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	285 of 306	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	258 of 271	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	221 of 247	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	960 of 974	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	864 of 973	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	799 of 979	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	856 of 984	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science62%-7 vs state

Mathematics58%-16 vs state

English Reading56%-15 vs state

VA Studies53%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bedford Elementary	Public	2-5	806 Tiger Trail Road	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 586-0275	448	31	14.4	100.7%	312 (69.6%)	72 (16.1%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.8%)	19.4	954^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.1%		32.5	805^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.5%	149	62.5	51.5	58.6	61.6	50.5	56.4	61.6	53.0	$9,331	$1,153	$8,178
Bedford Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	807 College St	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 586-8339	266	20	13.4	103.0%	184 (69.2%)	35 (13.2%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.2%)								(n/a)									$10,636	$1,147	$9,489
Otter River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1044 Otter River Dr	Goode	24556	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 586-9210	167	12	13.6	36.5%	137 (82.0%)	9 (5.4%)	9 (5.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.6%)	86	104^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.6%		81.7	187^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.2%	83	96.0	90.5	89.7	89.7	88.0	85.7	86.2	81.0	$10,506	$395	$10,111
Montvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Little Patriot Dr	Montvale	24122	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 947-2241	252	16	15.3	102.4%	226 (89.7%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	55.2	555^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.0%		41.6	703^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	36.7%	148	81.1	74.5	66.7	66.7	75.7	74.5	64.3	85.1	$9,847	$818	$9,028
Moneta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12718 Moneta Rd	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-4411	218	16	13.3	87.2%	169 (77.5%)	16 (7.3%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	77.4	241^st of 1111 public elementary schools	78.3%		80.9	200^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.0%	41	96.3	86.7	73.5	75.8	80.8	83.3	84.9	93.1	$9,350	$909	$8,441
Huddleston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Huddleston Drive	Huddleston	24104	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-5144	221	16	13.5	101.8%	173 (78.3%)	23 (10.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.7%)	54.5	565^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.1%		46.7	646^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.8%	81	69.7	75.7	50.0	75.8	78.1	81.1	67.7	81.1	$10,119	$1,057	$9,062
New London Academy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1133 Academy Lane	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2177	330	22	15.0	31.8%	260 (78.8%)	20 (6.1%)	21 (6.4%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	86	105^th of 1111 public elementary schools	90.5%		80.4	211^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.0%	106	90.2	92.9	85.7	83.3	92.2	85.7	85.7	91.1	$8,950	$528	$8,422
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Scholar Lane	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 525-2681	384	22	17.6	18.0%	273 (71.1%)	18 (4.7%)	32 (8.3%)	36 (9.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	75.7	271^st of 1111 public elementary schools	75.6%		84.2	141^st of 1110 public elementary schools	87.3%	130	89.9	68.7	90.0	91.8	88.4	85.7	86.9	73.8	$7,713	$582	$7,132
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1255 Patriot Place	Forest	24551	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 534-6159	567	35	16.1	24.5%	404 (71.3%)	38 (6.7%)	51 (9.0%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	84.3	140^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.4%		84.2	140^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.4%		89.0	85.9	93.0	88.7	81.0	87.4	85.7	87.4	$8,846	$336	$8,510
Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1374 Rivermont Academy Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 892-5674	504	34	14.7	82.9%	400 (79.4%)	22 (4.4%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	65.3	409^th of 1111 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.5	428^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.4%	19	80.0	76.8	85.3	85.3	60.0	81.7	77.1	79.3	$9,231	$1,007	$8,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Bedford Elementary

How many students attend Bedford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Bedford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bedford Elementary?

Students at Bedford Elementary are 70% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Bedford Elementary in?

Bedford County Public Schools

Is Bedford Elementary a good school?

Bedford Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bedford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bedford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle
High : Liberty High

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