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Schools in Gravity

Gravity’s public schools

Bedford Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gravity. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
88%
2021–22
Math proficiency
82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
514 students on the public path
In brief

Gravity’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Gravity’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Bedford Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); Bedford High School lowest (91%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gravity, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bedford Elementary Schoolin BedfordA+
6–12Bedford High Schoolin BedfordA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bedford Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bedford Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 514 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,967IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading88%
State average 69.7% · 314 students tested
Math82%
State average 63.8% · 314 students tested

Gravity vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Gravity’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gravity—Bedford

Every school in Gravity

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Gravityin other towns
Bedford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bedford
A+
269 students13:1Rate it →
Bedford High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bedford
A
245 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Gravity’s schools

Are Gravity’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gravity. Bedford Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gravity. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gravity in?

Bedford Community School District.

Where do Gravity kids go to high school?

Bedford High School.

Parents talk

What Gravity families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.