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| Bedford High School | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of school campus | |
| Location | |
| 9 Mudge Way Bedford, MA 01730 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | “Active learners, resourceful thinkers, effective communicators.” |
| Established | 1955 |
| School district | Bedford Public Schools (Massachusetts) |
| Superintendent | Cliff Chuang |
| NCES School ID | 250240000128 |
| Principal | HeatherAnn P. Galante |
| Staff | 79.10 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Enrollment | 841 (2022-23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.63 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics | Soccer, football, field hockey, cross country, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, track, cheerleading, riflery, skiing, swimming, tennis, lacrosse, ultimate Frisbee, ice hockey |
| Mascot | Buccaneer |
| Rival | Concord Carlisle High School, Weston High School |
| Newspaper | The Lookout |
| DESE School ID | 00230505 |
| Website | www |
Bedford High School is a public high school in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. It is operated under the authority of the Bedford Public Schools district. Students come primarily from Bedford. Other students that attend Bedford High School come from the neighboring Hanscom Air Force Base or from Boston through the use of the METCO system. Some Bedford students attend Shawsheen Valley Technical High School.
The school takes on-post students from Hanscom Air Force Base, if they are dependents of active duty military personnel.
Academic information
Out of 141 public high schools in Massachusetts, a 2008 issue of Boston rated Bedford High fourth for overall "cost effectiveness" and fourteenth for academic performance statewide. In 2009, the magazine ranked Bedford High the 10th best overall public high school in Massachusetts. In 2010, the magazine ranked BHS the 6th best overall public high school in Massachusetts.
A comprehensive, four-year school, Bedford High is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (N.E.A.S.C.). Enrollment is growing and was at 785 with a senior class of 183 for the 2020–2021 school year.
The student-faculty ratio is 16:1, and 76% of the faculty holds an advanced degree. The class of 2009 MCAS passing rate on the first attempt was 100% for English and 100% for math.
School demographics
According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2022–2023 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Bedford High School (Massachusetts) are as follows:
Total number of enrolled students: 841
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 79.1
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 10.6:1
| Race | Enrolled Pupils* | % of District |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 53 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 149 | 17.7% |
| Hispanic | 86 | 10.2% |
| Native American | 0 | 0.0% |
| White | 518 | 61.6% |
| Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic | 35 | 4.2% |
| Total | 841 | 100% |
* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.
| Gender | Enrolled pupils | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 404 | 48.04% |
| Male | 430 | 51.13% |
| Non-binary | 7 | 0.83% |
| Total | 841 | 100% |
| Grade | Pupils Enrolled | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 221 | 26.28% |
| 10 | 226 | 26.87% |
| 11 | 194 | 23.07% |
| 12 | 200 | 23.78% |
| SP* | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 841 | 100% |
* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (September 2020) |
- Doug Ardito, guitarist and bassist for rock band Puddle of Mudd
- Doug Coombs, alpine skier and mountaineer
- John Ferrillo, Principal Oboe, Boston Symphony Orchestra, former co-principal oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York
- Michael Ratney, diplomat and United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- Steve Shea, former MLB player (Houston Astros, Montreal Expos)
- Taecyeon, actor, model and member of Korean idol group 2PM
- Neera Tanden, senior advisor to US President Joe Biden
References
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- "Gordon Optimistic about Renewal of State Aid for Military Affiliated Students". The Bedford Citizen. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- "Best Public High Schools". Boston. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- "Public Schools Chart". Boston. Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- "Marketing Display for Vertical". Boston. Archived from the original on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- Bedford High School College Profile http://www.bedford.k12.ma.us/bhs/counsel/pdfs/college_profile.pdf Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- "Enrollment Data (2022–23) – Bedford High (00230505)". profiles.doe.mass.edu. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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- Signum '89 Bedford High School, vol. 6, Jostens Printing and Publishing Division (published May 1989), 1989, p. 22
- "Bedford will welcome its third class to Hall". Lowell Sun. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- Citizen, The Bedford (19 April 2019). "MCC World of Music Concert on April 26 ~ John Ferrillo, Elizabeth Ostling, William Rounds, and Carmen Rodrigquez-Peralta". The Bedford Citizen. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Steven Shea". www.seacoastonline.com. 2015-03-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- "Steve Shea Trades and Transactions by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- "Taecyeon Profile and Facts (Updated!)". Kpop Profiles. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
