Summary:
The Conway School District has one high school, Kennett High School, serving grades 9–12 in North Conway, New Hampshire. The public school enrolls 642 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. Since it is the district’s only high school, there are no other local high schools for direct comparison; Kennett represents the district’s full high-school program.
Kennett has several encouraging outcomes for families. Its 90.5% graduation rate is higher than New Hampshire’s 87.0% average, while its 1.9% dropout rate is below the state’s 2.3%. Reading is the school’s strongest academic subject: 56% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, slightly above the state average of 55% and 8 percentage points above the district comparison figure. The school’s statewide ranking has also improved considerably, moving from 76th of 87 schools in 2023–2024 to 52nd of 89 in 2025–2026. This positive direction suggests that the school has strengthened its overall standing, even though its current rating remains two stars.
The main concern is academic performance in mathematics and science. Only 28% of students were proficient in mathematics, compared with 44% statewide and 37% in the district comparison. Science proficiency was 29%, below the state’s 38%, although it improved substantially from 21% the previous year. Reading declined from 60% to 56%, so that relative strength should continue to be monitored. Overall, Kennett combines strong graduation and student-retention results with uneven academic achievement. Parents may see mathematics support, science improvement efforts, and continued reading progress as the most important areas to investigate, while the school’s low student-teacher ratio may provide opportunities for small-group instruction and individualized help.
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