Bedford High school

School Profile

Bedford High School is a public, comprehensive four-year high school large enough to offer great curricular breadth, and small enough for each student to be known as an individual. The challenging curriculum is enriched by a caring, collaborative and creative faculty, a vibrant music and arts program, and a vigorous athletic program. The schools average SAT scores each year (SAT average 1723 in 2011) are consistently well above the state and national averages and 76% of the faculty holds an advanced degree.

Bedford High School has just completed an extensive renovation. All school and community members are proud of our newly renovated, technology rich, state-of-the-art building for teaching and learning, which will be home this year to the one-to-one iPad pilot for the freshman class.

Challenging curriculum, vibrant music and arts program, and a vigorous athletic program. Welcome to Bedford High School!

Community Information

Location

Bedford is a town within the Greater Boston area. The town was recently honored with the prestigious America's Promise Alliance Seal, as one of the best 100 communities in the US for young people. 30 min Northwest of Boston. Area population 14,000. Town website: www.bedfordma.gov

Dates

Estimated Start Date: Early September

Estimated End Date: Mid June

Number of High Schools in the District

1

Foreign Languages:

French
Latin
Spanish
 

Arts:

Art I-IV, Photography I-III, Graphics I-II, Art Explorations, Arts as Communication, Ceramics I-IV

AP Courses:

Biology
Calculus AB
Chemistry
Environmental Science
French Language and Culture
Physics
Spanish Language and Culture

Percentage Scoring Proficient (3-5) On AP Exams:

92%

Sports:

Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Riflery
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball

Extracurricular Activities & Clubs:

Asian Student Alliance
Astronomy
Best Buddies
Chess
Christian
Computer
Dance
Drama
Economics
Environmental
Gay-Straight Alliance
Interact
Latin
Literary Magazine
Math
Mentoring Program
National Honor Society
Peer Tutoring
Red Cross
SADD
Science
Step
Student Newspaper
UNICEF
Yearbook

SAT Average:

1719

SAT 2011 Average Subject Test Scores:

Literature:648 US Hist.:609 Spanish:637 Math I:634 Math II:731 Chemistry:707 Bio. M:646 Bio. E:611 Physics:738

SAT Breakdown:

University Acceptance Rate:

93%

Partial List of College and University Acceptances:

• Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Princeton University, Brown University, Boston College, New York University, University of Notre Dame, Case Western Reserve University, University of Massachusetts, University of Miami, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Swarthmore College, Smith College, Middlebury College, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Virginia, Wesleyan College, Syracuse University, Boston University, Williams College, Cornell University, McGill University (Canada), Stanford University, UC Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, Clemson University, Colorado State University, George Washington University

Closest International and Local Airports:

Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)