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Bedford County Schools
Bedford County is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Bedford County (Shelbyville). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Bedford County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Bedford County
14 of 15 schools in Bedford County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 3D: 8
Best schools in Bedford County
Statewide rankings: all 339 high schools in Tennessee · all 306 middle schools in Tennessee · all 944 elementary schools in Tennessee
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.
- A Thomas Magnet School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Cascade High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Cascade Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Cascade Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Community High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Community Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Community Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Shelbyville Central High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D South Side Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Learning Way Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Bedford County
High schools (3)
- B- Cascade High School, Wartrace
- C- Community High School, Unionville
- D+ Shelbyville Central High School, Shelbyville
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C Cascade Middle School, Wartrace
- D+ Community Middle School, Unionville
- D- Harris Middle School, Shelbyville
Elementary and primary schools (7)
- B- Cascade Elementary, Wartrace
- C- Community Elementary School, Unionville
- D- Eakin Elementary, Shelbyville
- D- East Side Elementary, Shelbyville
- D Learning Way Elementary, Shelbyville
- D Liberty Elementary, Shelbyville
- D South Side Elementary, Shelbyville
Other schools and academies (2)
- Bedford County Virtual School, Wartrace
- A Thomas Magnet School, Shelbyville
Where Bedford County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Shelbyville (8)
- Wartrace (4)
- Unionville (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Bedford County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,994 students with 641 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,360 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4700180
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tullahoma (8 schools, 17 mi)
- Marshall County (10 schools, 18 mi)
- Rutherford County (50 schools, 18 mi)
- Manchester (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Murfreesboro (13 schools, 24 mi)
- Lincoln County (8 schools, 24 mi)
- Fayetteville (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Coffee County (10 schools, 28 mi)
Questions about Bedford County
How many schools are in Bedford County?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Bedford County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Bedford County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Shelbyville, Wartrace, Unionville.
How good are the schools in Bedford County?
Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.2%. 36% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Bedford County?
8,994 students were enrolled in Bedford County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Bedford County?
Bedford County is in Tennessee, based in Bedford County, with its district office in Shelbyville. Its boundary covers about 474 sq mi.