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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Bedford County Public Schools

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Bedford County Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 13
1
rank
Otter River Elementary
Grades PK–05198 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Grades PK–05510 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
3
rank
New London Academy Elementary
Grades PK–05333 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
4
rank
Forest Elementary
Grades PK–05351 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
5
rank
Boonsboro Elementary
Grades PK–05331 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
6
rank
Huddleston Elementary
Grades PK–05212 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
7
rank
Goodview Elementary
Grades PK–05495 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.4:1)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
8
rank
Big Island Elementary
Grades PK–05149 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
9
rank
Moneta Elementary
Grades PK–05242 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
10
rank
BEDFORD PRIMARY
Grades PK–01293 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,790
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Bedford County Public Schools not shown here.
View all schools in Bedford County Public Schools
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
19
Total Schools
59
#1 Score
49
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.