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Kenney Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
1098th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 27% of New York middle schools
Summary

Kenney Middle School is a public middle school located in Hannibal, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 382 students. The school is part of the Hannibal Central School District, which is ranked 810 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenney Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 1005-1250 out of around 1500 middle schools. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.5% to 48.89% in English Language Arts and 16.67% to 46.15% in Math. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Kenney Middle School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.83% to 77.46% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Kenney Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Mexico Middle School, Jordan-Elbridge Middle School, and Emerson J. Dillon Middle School, it consistently underperforms its peers. Despite the high per-student spending at Kenney Middle School, ranging from $16,106 to $29,623 per year, the school has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or statewide ranking over the past several years, indicating a need for more effective interventions and strategies to support student learning.

379
Students ?
9.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,933
Per pupil spending ?
68.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 846 Cayuga St
       Hannibal, NY  13074

(315) 564-8120

District: Hannibal Central School District


Students who attend Kenney Middle School usually attend:

High:    Hannibal High School

Feeder schools for Kenney Middle School:

Elementary:    Fairley School
Racial breakdown:

White:
99.2%
Hispanic:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 22 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg31%
New York avg52%
1,098th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 27%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
810th of 874Hannibal Central School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.01098 of 150026.8%★☆☆☆☆
202422.91250 of 150416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.01224 of 150018.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.31109 of 147925.0%★☆☆☆☆
202124.81005 of 124219.1%★☆☆☆☆
201926.61083 of 143924.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.51180 of 143817.9%★☆☆☆☆
201725.61128 of 145522.5%★☆☆☆☆
201627.01082 of 142924.3%★☆☆☆☆
201524.61084 of 140723.0%★☆☆☆☆
201430.9989 of 140129.4%★☆☆☆☆
201343.0765 of 137344.3%★★☆☆☆
201233.8958 of 133728.3%★☆☆☆☆
201132.2928 of 129528.3%★☆☆☆☆
201030.4924 of 124325.7%★☆☆☆☆
200928.1960 of 122421.6%★☆☆☆☆
200828.1917 of 118522.6%★☆☆☆☆
200730.4839 of 112325.3%★☆☆☆☆
200631.5810 of 109526.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.11019 of 145730.1%★★☆☆☆
202423.91216 of 146517.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.41208 of 146317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202234.4972 of 145433.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.6862 of 106619.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.31041 of 137024.0%★☆☆☆☆
201824.31122 of 135317.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.3953 of 128325.7%★☆☆☆☆
202420.81129 of 129612.9%★☆☆☆☆
202324.01090 of 128815.4%★☆☆☆☆
202226.01062 of 130618.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.2781 of 93516.5%★☆☆☆☆
201929.0933 of 124124.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.21107 of 124511.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.71122 of 145522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.01207 of 146417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.31172 of 146419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.81164 of 145520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202124.7865 of 107119.2%★☆☆☆☆
201927.31018 of 136625.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.81149 of 135215.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.51193 of 12988.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.91191 of 13038.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.4896 of 130731.4%★★☆☆☆
202228.81033 of 128319.5%★☆☆☆☆
201937.7672 of 113941.0%★★☆☆☆
201829.7950 of 117018.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202420.1678 of 77812.9%★☆☆☆☆
202315.8708 of 7728.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.7641 of 74814.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7543 of 61411.6%★☆☆☆☆
201810.6729 of 7634.5%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school
Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school
White (2024)13th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+44 vs state
Life Science Biology91%+33 vs state
English Language Arts35%-17 vs state
Math35%-18 vs state
Science22%-22 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Kenney Middle School.

Kenney Middle School ranks 1098th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Kenney Middle School usually go on to attend Hannibal High School

Students at Kenney Middle School are 99% White.

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2024–25 school spending dataApr 30, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 27, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesFeb 3, 2026
2024–25 NY State Assessments & Regents scoresDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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