The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Science. The lowest is 46% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Kendall Junior-senior High School
Kendall Junior-Senior High School is a small, grades seven through twelve building in a rural agricultural town northwest of Rochester. The school sits at the core of a modest district that spans parts of five townships and serves a community where most residents work outside the county.
The school enrolls a relatively small number of students, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the six grades. Economically, a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with small Hispanic and multiracial representation and very limited diversity across other racial groups. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available.
State test results, released most recently for the junior grades, show mixed performance. In seventh grade, proficiency in math ran slightly above half, while English language arts proficiency was just above half. Eighth grade showed a steeper drop: math proficiency fell below half, and ELA proficiency also declined to around two-fifths of students. Science proficiency in eighth grade was stronger, around three-fifths, the highest result reported. Test participation in grade eight was lower than in grade seven, particularly in math, which fell to roughly half of enrolled students taking the assessment. A parent may want to look into why participation rates vary and what support is available for students who do not test.
Among the county's six school districts, this school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint, suggesting performance roughly in the middle range of district options in Orleans County. No graduation rate data were available because the most recent class data appear not to have been released; state testing results are the primary academic benchmark available for the 2024-25 school year.
The school offers a full range of interscholastic athletics and sports, including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling, giving students a broad menu of extracurricular choice in a small-school setting.
Housing in the Kendall area is modestly priced relative to the state benchmark, and the town itself is updating its planning framework after decades of relative stability. The Lake Ontario shoreline community and the school district's facilities serve as civic anchors. Limited local employment means most working residents commute out of the area. The school is one of the town's principal institutional anchors, and the district recently invested in substantial capital improvements to the elementary building with no property-tax increase.
For a family considering this school, the main question is whether the academic profile of seven-to-twelve grades in a small rural setting fits their needs. The junior-grade results show proficiency rates that have declined by grade level, particularly in eighth grade, which could signal transition challenges or broader academic support questions worth discussing directly with the school. The school's athletics program and rural setting appeal to families comfortable with smaller enrollments and car-dependent community life.
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