Sources of Information
The Bedford School District publishes an annual School Report. Contact the Superintendent’s Office at (603) 472-3755 to get a copy.

For a nice summary of school stats including class sizes, student-teacher ratios, and test metrics, try the New Hampshire Department of Education. The NHDOE site lets you you examine Bedford as a district, or on a school-by-school basis. You can also pull up summaries for other towns in New Hampshire to compare.

There are also websites like greatschools.net and localschooldirectory.com that are great resources for school statistics and comparisons.

Daycare and Preschools

  • Bedford Early Education Program - Memorial School, 55 Old Bedford Road, 627-1776
  • Bedford Mother’s Club Preschool - 4 Church Road, 472-3621
  • Bedford Montessori - Tirrell Hill Road, 627-9545
  • Bedford Village Morning School - 19 Ministerial Road, 472-5531
  • Bedford Youth Performing Company - 155 Route 101, 472-3894
  • Creative Growing Preschool - 11 Bell Hill Road, 472-5983
  • Harmony Learning Center - 54 Constitution Drive, 472-5451
  • Kindercare - 3 Upjohn Street, 621-7485
  • Lambs’ Workshop - Bethany Covenant Church, One Covenant Way, 472-2113
  • New Morning Schools - 23 Back River Road, 669-3591
  • Rainbowland Child Development Center - 3 Rundlett Hill Road, 622-6766

The yahoo local page for Bedford preschools also includes maps.

Bedford K - 12
For information about Bedford’s public education please visit the district’s website at www.sau25.net. There you will find all the information you’ll need about our three elementary (k-4th), intermediate (5-6th) and brand new middle (7-8th) and high schools (9-12th). A sampling of information you’ll find there are the current school calendar, school hours, lunch menus, Elementary, Intermediate, Middle and High School teacher sites, school district locator and budget information.

Assessment Test Performance: The New Hampshire Educational Improvement and Assessment Program (NHEIAP) was established in 1993 to help assess education across the state. Starting in May of 1994, third graders attending public school were tested for the first time in English language arts and mathematics. Starting in May 1996, all sixth, and tenth graders were tested for the first time. (Sixth and tenth graders are also tested in science and social studies).

The state of New Hampshire compiles statistics on enrollment, student achievement, attendance, teacher salaries, etc. for each district, and compares them against state averages. For this information for grades K - 8, see the District Assessment pages for Bedford.

Private Schools
There are a number of Catholic schools in the area, for a complete list see the website for the Diocese of Manchester.
Other private school options include The Derryfield School in Manchester (grades 6 - 12), in Manchester, Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter (grades 9 - 12), Pine Hill Waldorf School (grades K - 8 ) and High Mowing School both in Wilton and St. Paul’s School in Concord.

For more information on these and other private school options check out the DirectoryNH listings online.