The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Science. The lowest is 47% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Maple Grove Junior/senior High School
Maple Grove Junior/Senior High School serves students in grades six through twelve in Bemus Point, a small, year-round lakeside village that becomes a vacation destination each summer and fall. The school is a regular public school, not a charter, and sits on the campus of the Bemus Point Central School District alongside the administrative offices, a few miles from the compact downtown on Chautauqua Lake.
The school's enrollment is relatively stable at about that size for its grade band, with the junior high and senior high years roughly balanced. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with very small populations of Hispanic students and students from other backgrounds; Asian and Native Hawaiian students each represent a handful of students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available.
Academic proficiency is uneven across grades and subjects. In sixth-grade English, about two-thirds of students tested met proficiency. Math in sixth grade showed just over half of students at or above proficiency. Performance declined in seventh grade across both subjects, dropping to just under half. By eighth grade, English rebounded to roughly two-thirds, but math proficiency fell to around one-third. Science proficiency in eighth grade, where it was tested, landed at about two-thirds. A parent may want to look into the school's support for seventh-grade math with the school directly, as that grade showed notably softer results. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades positioned this school above the midpoint among districts in Chautauqua County, a modest strength.
State graduation rate data were not available for the school itself. High school programming beyond core academics was not described in the available data, so families interested in AP courses, career pathways, dual-enrollment programs, or electives should contact the school directly.
The district is undergoing structural change. In late 2025, Bemus Point Central School District entered a shared-services agreement with neighboring Chautauqua Lake Central School District to share a superintendent, a move partly driven by declining enrollment and cost management. The two boards clarified this is not a merger or a tuitioning arrangement, but it opens the door to expanded collaborative programs between the schools. As a first step, the elementary school adopted a Positive Behavior Intervention and Support framework used at Chautauqua Lake and launched a new swimming program for younger grades. These changes ripple toward secondary grades over time.
Bemus Point as a community is seasonal and highly oriented to lakefront tourism. The village itself is walkable and centered on a compact downtown of local shops and restaurants, but the school serves a much larger district spanning rural areas across multiple towns. The housing market in the village is comparatively high-priced for the county, with newer activity centered on waterfront homes and condominiums rather than large subdivisions. Median home values are above state and national benchmarks. Affordability is moderate; the ratio of home price to income is below the national average, but rents are climbing. The county's real estate market has shown modest growth in activity and inventory in recent months.
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