Niagara Falls City School District
| Niagara Falls City School District | |
|---|---|
| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Learning for all...Whatever it takes... |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten, K-12 |
| Established | Early 1900s |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Cynthia A. Bianco |
| Accreditation | New York State Board of Regents |
| Schools | 11 |
| Budget |
 US$121.1 million (proposed 2011â2012) |
| Other information | |
| Unions | NYSUT |
| Website | www.nfschools.net |
The Niagara Falls City School District is a school district in Niagara Falls, New York. The district currently has 11 schools. The current Superintendent of Schools is Cynthia A. Bianco.
History
The district was founded in the early 1900s. In the year 2000, the state-of-the-art Niagara Falls High School was built, retiring two aging high schools.
Schools
Secondary schools
High schools
- Niagara Falls High School- Opened 1888, new school built in 2000.
Middle schools
- Gaskill Preparatory School- Opened 1921
- LaSalle Preparatory School- Opened 1946
Primary schools
- Cataract Elementary School- Opened 2007, in former place of Niagara Middle School
- 79th Street Elementary School- Opened 1969
- Harry F. Abate Elementary School- Opened 1972
- Geraldine J. Mann Elementary- Opened 1966
- Henry J. Kalfas Elementary School- Opened 1970
- Maple Avenue Elementary School- Opened 1922
- Hyde Park Elementary- Opened 1919
- Niagara Street School- Opened 1919. The old Niagara Street School has been torn down. A new Niagara Street School has been built in the old school's place, and was opened in 2007.
Bird's Eye Images
- Cataract Elementary
- 79th Street Elementary
- Harry F. Abate Elementary
- Geraldine J. Mann Elementary
- Henry J. Kalfas Elementary
- Maple Avenue Elementary
- Hyde Park Elementary
- Niagara Street Elementary
- Gaskill Prep
- LaSalle Prep
- Niagara Falls High
Former schools
Former secondary schools
Former high schools
- LaSalle High School 1955-2000
- Trott Vocational High School
Former middle schools
- Niagara Middle School 1995-2007
Niagara Middle School (NMS) is latter Cataract Elementary School is still NMS's basic school structure on the outside but on the interior has a more friendly school elementary environment.
- North Junior High School ?-1982
- South Junior High Schhol 1923-1986
Former primary schools
- 99th Street School (knowingly built atop of the Love Canal toxic waste dump)- February 1955 - August 2, 1978
- 60th Street School(now Alternative High school) 1962-2007
- 66th Street school (Now district Administration Building) 1951-2007
- Cayuga Drive School
- Ferry Avenue Elementary School ? - 1980
- Whitney Avenue School
- Cleveland Avenue School
- Center Avenue School
- 5th Street School
- 10th Street School
- 13th Street School
- 17th Street School
- 22nd Street School
- 24th Street School
- 39th Street School
- 93rd Street School (closed due to concerns about toxic waste from the nearby Love Canal)
External links
- Official website