Bedford Elementary is located in Pikesville, which is in the Northwestern section of Baltimore County. The community is composed of several neighborhoods, including Williamsburg, Villa Nova, Silver Creek, and historic Sudbrook Park. Families are generally middle income with a large percentage of professional and semi-professional residents.

Bedford opened in 1963 as a small community school and has remained that way ever since. There are approximately 375 students in grades one through five. The Pikesville Recreation and Parks Council provides quality daycare before and after the regular school day. In addition, a variety of activities are offered through the Recreation Department during the school week, as well as on weekends.

The staff consists of 15 classroom teachers, 2 inclusion resource teachers, a speech/language pathologist, two part-time guidance counselors, one classroom resource teacher, two reading specialists, a part-time math specialist, and a part-time gifted and talented specialist. Also members are a school nurse, special area teachers providing vocal and instrumental music, art, physical education, library/media services, and computer instruction, two instructional assistants, two administrators, two office secretaries, a cafeteria staff, and a custodial staff.

Bedford students, as measured by the county's standardized testing program, achieve academic levels that are commensurate with their ability.

Bedford's student base is predominantly African-American. This includes students from Nigeria and other African nations, as well as the Jamaican islands. The remaining population consists of Caucasian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial children.

Bedford maintains an active M.E.S.A. program, S.A.D.D. program, and Peer Mediation/Mentor program,. Parent and community volunteers provide individual assistance to students and teachers. The PTA is extremely active and works cooperatively with the school staff for the welfare of all children. Bedford is a child-centered school with a tremendous focus on achievement, success, high expectations, and feelings of self-worth.

Each month, Bedford spotlights a particular value. Some of the values we focus on are: Responsibility, Honesty, Cooperation, Compassion, Respect, and Trustworthiness. Students observed demonstrating these values are recognized school-wide. The descriptors for each value are sent home so that parents can also work with their children reinforcing these values. Values are taught in the classroom through modeling and the interactions between students and teachers and are also incorporated into every subject taught whenever it is appropriate.