Kendrick Junior/Senior High School

Kendrick Junior/Senior High School is a small rural school in Kendrick, Idaho, serving 133 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of the Kendrick Joint District. The school's state ranking has been volatile in recent years, from a strong 4-star showing in 2008–2009 to a mid-range position for most of the past decade, before dropping sharply to a 0-star rating in 2024–2025. With so few students spread across six grade levels, a single cohort can dramatically swing proficiency rates, so parents should focus on multi-year trends rather than any one year's ranking.

Math is a clear bright spot. In the most recent testing year, 51.7% of Kendrick students were proficient in math overall, and 60% scored proficient on the End of Course exam — nearly double the statewide rate of 33.1%. English Language Arts results have hovered around the state average, with 56.1% proficiency compared to 54.0% statewide. Science is a bigger concern: only 33.3% of students were proficient, well below the state's 42.6%, and far behind nearby Troy Junior/Senior High School's 82.1% End of Course science score. Troy — the closest structural comparison, serving the same grades with about 151 students just 10 miles away — significantly outperforms Kendrick overall with a 4-star rating and much stronger ELA scores, despite similar per-student spending and class sizes.

Kendrick's graduation rate has historically been strong, reaching 92.9% in 2023–2024 compared to 82.3% statewide, though it fell to 82.5% in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism is a genuine strength at 12.2%, better than the state average of 13.8% and far better than Moscow High School at 18.8%. One notable internal trend is a gender gap: in 2023–2024, female students ranked in the 56th percentile among their peers statewide while male students ranked in the 26th percentile. The share of students eligible for free or reduced lunch has also risen to 31.6%. The school spends about $14,456 per student with a favorable 11.9 student-teacher ratio, so resources are not the issue — the opportunity lies in converting strong attendance and math results into more consistent achievement across all subjects and student groups.