The top reported proficiency rate is 91% in Social studies. The lowest is 62% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Kendall Elementary School
Kendall Elementary School sits along Kendall Road in the small hamlet of Kendall, a rural, predominantly agricultural town in the northeast corner of Orleans County, roughly northwest of Rochester. The school serves children from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, which means it is the one building where virtually every child in this community spends their early years. The district's own planning materials describe the Town of Kendall as the heart of the Kendall Central School District, and that is literally true here: the elementary school stands near the town center alongside the town hall, in a place where civic and educational life share the same stretch of road.
The community itself is low-density and car-dependent. There is no walkable commercial downtown, and most working residents commute outside the county for employment. The local economy runs on agriculture, and the school district is one of the most significant local employers. Shoreline cottages along Lake Ontario, in the northern part of town, are gradually being converted to year-round homes, which is introducing some modest residential change to an otherwise stable community. The town is simultaneously working on a new comprehensive plan and an agricultural farmland protection plan, both publicly reported as supported by state grants, so some planning attention is being paid to managing that change.
On academic performance, state assessment results from the New York State Testing Program are available for grades three through six in English language arts and math, and for fifth grade in science. The picture is mixed across grade levels and subjects. Math proficiency is lower in third grade and climbs meaningfully by fifth and sixth grade, where results are solid. ELA shows a similar pattern in some grades but is less consistent: fourth grade ELA is strong, while third and fifth grade results are more modest. Fifth grade science results land roughly in the middle range. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to the other districts in Orleans County, which is a meaningful position within that comparison set. Parents whose children are in the early tested grades, particularly third grade ELA and math, may want to ask the school directly about what supports are in place for students who are still working toward proficiency.
Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across the grade levels, making this a school of moderate size for a rural K-6 building. Close to half of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the surrounding rural community. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students and students of two or more races making up smaller but present shares of enrollment. Data on English learner counts and students with IEPs were not available in the data provided, so those dimensions of student support cannot be characterized here.
Two concrete developments from the district are worth knowing. Voters approved a capital improvement project in late 2023 with no property tax increase, funded through state aid and capital reserves, with the bulk of work directed at the elementary school: a new playground, classroom ceiling and lighting replacements, corridor and auditorium renovations, and security upgrades, all publicly reported. That represents a real commitment of resources to this building. Separately, the district expanded its pre-kindergarten program starting in the 2025-2026 school year to include a full-day option alongside the existing half-day program, a change that continues into the 2026-2027 year and directly affects families with young children.
On housing, home values in the area are well below the New York State benchmark and meaningfully below the national midpoint, which is consistent with the rural character of Orleans County and the commuter-dependent nature of the local economy. Year-over-year appreciation has been running at a pace above the national average, suggesting some price movement even in this quiet market. Rental data was not available for this area.
A graduation rate does not apply to this school, as it serves only pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Multi-year academic trend data was not available in the dataset, so it is not possible to characterize whether performance has been rising or falling over time.
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