Kendleton Independent School District was a public school district based in Powell Point. unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, north of the city of Kendleton. The district served Kendleton and Powell Point.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically unacceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. The district closed in 2010, and its area was taken by the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.
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