Bedford County Public Schools Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Forest Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Forest Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Boonsboro Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Thomas Jefferson Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
5. A Big Island Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A Jefferson Forest High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A New London Academy Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
8. A Moneta Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
9. A Otter River Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. A Stewartsville Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (3)

• A Jefferson Forest High, Forest
• B+ Liberty High, Bedford
• B+ Staunton River High, Moneta

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A+ Forest Middle, Forest
• A- Liberty Middle, Bedford
• B+ Staunton River Middle, Moneta

Elementary and primary schools (13)

• B Bedford Elementary, Bedford
• Bedford Primary, Bedford
• A Big Island Elementary, Big Island
• A+ Boonsboro Elementary, Lynchburg
• A+ Forest Elementary, Forest
• B Goodview Elementary, Goodview
• A- Huddleston Elementary, Huddleston
• A Moneta Elementary, Moneta
• B+ Montvale Elementary, Montvale
• A New London Academy Elementary, Forest
• A Otter River Elementary, Goode
• A Stewartsville Elementary, Goodview
• A+ Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Forest

Cities and towns served (9)

• Forest (5)
• Bedford (4)
• Moneta (3)
• Goodview (2)
• Big Island (1)
• Goode (1)
• Huddleston (1)
• Lynchburg (1)
• Montvale (1)

• State: Best schools in Virginia
• County: Bedford County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 9,059 students with 628 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,540 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 5100360
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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