Summary:
Kendrick, Idaho is served by just one school, Kendrick Junior/Senior High School, a combined junior and senior high school educating grades 7 through 12 as part of the Kendrick Joint District.
With only 133 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.9, the school offers a small, personalized learning environment. Academically, the school's most recent test scores show genuine strengths in mathematics: End of Course math proficiency reached 60.0%, nearly double the state average of 33.1%, and overall math proficiency came in at 51.7% versus 43.1% statewide. ELA performance is more mixed, with overall proficiency of 56.1% slightly above the state's 54.0%, but 8th grade ELA lagged at 50.0% versus 54.5% statewide. Science is the clearest area of concern, with only 33.3% of students proficient in 2024-2025, well behind the state average of 42.6%.
The most striking finding is the disconnect between the school's solid test scores and its recent SchoolDigger ranking. Kendrick Junior/Senior High School fell to the 9th percentile (102 out of 112 schools) in 2024-2025 after sitting in the 55th–57th percentile the two prior years. This drop likely reflects the school's small enrollment, where just a few students' scores can swing results dramatically, as well as possible ranking methodology changes. The graduation rate of 82.5% exactly matches the district and state averages, meaning about 1 in 6 students does not graduate on time. Chronic absenteeism at 12.2% is slightly better than the state's 13.8%, and 31.58% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. For parents, this small school offers strong math instruction and small class sizes, but science performance, graduation rates, and ranking stability warrant attention.
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