The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in English language arts. The lowest is 51% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Caledonia-mumford Middle/high School
Caledonia-Mumford Middle/High School serves grades six through twelve in a combined facility on North Street in the rural Livingston County village of Caledonia, New York. The school enrolls students of modest size, with a student body that is predominantly white and reflective of a working-to-middle-class community where roughly one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Academic performance is mixed. In seventh-grade math, proficiency runs stronger, while sixth-grade math and eighth-grade math both fall below fifty percent. English language arts shows more stability across the middle grades, holding in the mid-to-high range in seventh and eighth grades but dipping in sixth. Eighth-grade science proficiency sits at roughly the midline. Overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places the school in the top quartile among the county's eight districts, a meaningful distinction that suggests the school's student population achieves above the typical county baseline despite uneven grade-level patterns.
The unevenness merits attention. Sixth-grade math performance is notably low; a parent may want to look into what support and instructional approach exists for students entering the middle grades. Eighth-grade performance across math and science also dips noticeably. The school's state testing participation rates are uneven as well, particularly in eighth-grade science where participation fell to sixty-five percent, a figure lower than other tested grades. This could reflect scheduling challenges, student absences, or other factors the school would be able to clarify.
The district approved a substantial capital improvement project in late 2023, now underway through winter 2026, that covers renovations across both the elementary and middle/high school buildings. This work includes a STEAM library renovation, security improvements to the main office, roof and window replacements, and gymnasium and auditorium upgrades. The district framed the project as carrying no additional tax impact because it is funded through multiple sources. That context matters, because in December 2024 the New York State Comptroller's office issued an audit finding that the district had levied more property taxes than necessary over a three-year period, building a surplus fund balance roughly twice the statutory limit while still raising property taxes in the two most recent years. For families evaluating the district's fiscal management, this audit is public record and worth reviewing directly.
The district launched a literacy initiative grounded in the Science of Reading beginning in the 2025-26 school year, a curriculum shift that aligns with New York State's push toward science-based reading instruction. This change affects how children learn to read across the district and represents a direct pedagogical choice.
Caledonia itself is a small village in the Genesee River Valley with a compact commercial core along Main and State Streets, surrounded by farms producing wheat, oats, soybeans and corn. The civic and school environment are geographically separate: the library, village hall, and downtown businesses cluster in the village center, while the schools occupy their own campus on North Street. Housing is modest in price and mixed in type, ranging from older walkable stock in the village center to postwar subdivisions farther out. Most residents own their homes, and the median home value is modest. Manufacturing, education, and health care are the leading employment sectors; Rochester lies roughly twenty minutes away as an external job market. The village has pursued downtown revitalization through state grants and planning oversight, and new housing including apartment facilities has recently been added, though growth remains gradual.
No data on high school graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, advanced placement offerings, or career pathway programs was available, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about those dimensions of the high school experience.
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