Bedford High School is a

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Bedford, Massachusetts Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Bedford was 14,161 at th2022 United States census History ''The following compilation comes from Ellen Abrams (1999) based on information from Abram Engl ...

, United States. It is operated under the authority of the Bedford Public Schools

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. Students come primarily from Bedford. Other students that attend Bedford High School come from the neighboring

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or from

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through the use of the

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system. Some Bedford students attend

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. The school takes on-post students from

, if they are dependents of active duty military personnel.

Academic information

Out of 141 public high schools in Massachusetts, a 2008 issue of ''

'' 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

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(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

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passing rate on the first attempt was 100% for English and 100% for math.

School demographics

Notable alumni

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in New York * Michael Ratney, diplomat and former

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) *

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