Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Bedford’s public schools outscore 84% of Texas districts
On the state math tests, 59% of Bedford’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bedford, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bedford’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 59% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,179 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Bedford’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Texas school districts, #60 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bedford, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Bedford · depends on your address
Harwood J H
Grades 7–9 · 1,024 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Bedford J H
Grades 7–9 · 968 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Bedford · depends on your address
Harwood J H
Grades 7–9 · 1,024 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Bedford J H
Grades 7–9 · 968 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Bedford · depends on your address
Harwood J H
Grades 7–9 · 1,024 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Bedford J H
Grades 7–9 · 968 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Bedford · depends on your address
Trinity H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,734 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Euless
Bell H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,411 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hurst
11th grade in Bedford · depends on your address
Trinity H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,734 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Euless
Bell H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,411 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hurst
12th grade in Bedford · depends on your address
Trinity H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,734 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Euless
Bell H S
Grades 10–12 · 2,411 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hurst
Bedford’s public schools are run by Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, which also serves Euless and Hurst. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bedford vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Bedford’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | A− | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent |
| Euless | A | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent PK–12 · Grapevine-Colleyville Independent PK–12 |
| Hurst | B+ | Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent PK–12 · Birdville Independent PK–12 |
| Colleyville | A | Grapevine-Colleyville Independent |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent with Bedford, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Bedford
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Transition Program, Buinger Cte Academy and New H S).
Questions about Bedford’s schools
Are Bedford’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bedford children attend outscore 84% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #60 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bedford in?
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 23,262 students in 31 schools (2024–25).
Where do Bedford kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Trinity H S and Bell H S.
What is Bedford’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Bedford spend per student?
$11,179 in Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bedford 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.