Victor Central School District

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Victor Central School District
Address
953 High St.
, Ontario County , New York, 14564
United States
District information
Type Public
MottoRespecting diversity and cultivating kindness
Grades K12
SuperintendentDr. Timothy Terranova, Ed.D.
Students and staff
Staff475
District mascotThe Blue Devils
ColorsBlue and Gold
Other information
Website www.victorschools.org

The Victor Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 4,500 students in the Village of Victor and portions of the towns of Farmington and Victor in Ontario County; portions of the town of Perinton in Monroe County; and portions of the town of Macedon in Wayne County, with an operating budget of approximately $64 million (~$9,884 per student in 2004 [1] ). The average class size is 24 students (all grades), as of 2006. [2] The student-teacher ratio is 14-15:1(elementary), 13-14:1(middle-high school). [3] As of 2018, there are a total of 475 staff members. [4]

Contents

Superintendent

Timothy Terranova is the Superintendent of Schools, as of February 13, 2020.

Board of education

The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 7 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Elections for board members are held each year in May, along with a vote on the budget.

The current board members are: [5]

Schools

All of the District's schools are located on a 166-acre (0.67 km2) campus, which consists of four buildings surrounded by various athletic fields and playgrounds.

Although the Junior and Senior High Schools are physically the same building, they are considered separate in most other aspects.

Elementary schools

Principal: Robert DeRose
Principal: Heidi Robb
Principal: Ashley Socola

Middle school

Principal: Brian D. Gee

High school

Principal: Brian Siesto

Performance

The District's 86% graduation rate exceeds the State Standard of 55%. [2]

For the past 12 years, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has named the Junior High School a New York State high performing school in addition to a "School to Watch". [4] In 2013, the NYSED named the Junior and Senior High Schools "Reward Schools" in the "High Performance" category. 98% of students from the class of 2018 graduated with a Regents Diploma, while 63% earned the higher Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. In addition, a total of 99 students were inducted into the National Honor Society that same year. [11]

School buses and transportation

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