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that consists of about of land in the towns of Elma, Marilla,

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, Lancaster, and Bennington. The district consists of about 2,895 students in six schools. The superintendent of schools is Douglas Scofield. The district was founded in 1955.

Administration

The District offices are located at 2111 Girdle Road in Elma. The current Superintendent is Douglas Scofield.

Administrators

*Douglas Scofield–Superintendent

Board of education

*David Lowrey–President

Selected former superintendents

''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses'' *Dr. Merton Haynes, PhD–1970-1988. *Michael A. Glover–1994-2003 (Superintendent - Waterville Central School District, named Superintendent of

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) *James Knowles nterimndash;2002-2003 (Principal - Iroquois High School, retired) *Neil A. Rochelle–2003-2010 (Superintendent - Keshequa Central School District, named Program Coordinator for Guam Department of Education) *Bruce Fraser–2010-2011 nterim(Superintendent - Lockport City School District, retired)

Iroquois High School

Iroquois High School is located at 2111 Girdle Road and serves grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Christopher Ginestre, and the current assistant principals are Douglas Beetow and Alexis Langheier.

History

Selected former principals

''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted with in parentheses'' *Thomas L. Schnepper–1970-1991 (Asst. Principal - Niles Township High School - Skokie, Illinois; retired). *Richard A. Marotto–1990-1997 (Principal - Lewiston-Porter High School, retired) *James L. Knowles–1997-2002 (Social Studies teacher/Athletic Director - Iroquois High School, named Interim Superintendent of Iroquois Central School District) *Robert A. Coniglio–2002-2005 (Assistant Principal - Iroquois High School, named Assistant Principal of Pioneer High School) *Dennis G. Kenney–2005-2017 (Superintendent - Perry Central School District, retired) *Dean Ramirez–2017-2021 (Principal - Lewiston-Porter Middle School, named Assistant Superintendent of Orchard Park Central School District) Athletics Iroquois, a wrestling powerhouse in the 1950s and '60s, established a then-national record for consecutive wins. The streak (1957-1967) reached 150 matches.

Iroquois Intermediate/Middle School

Iroquois Intermediate/Middle School is located at 2111 Girdle Road and serves grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. The current principal is Ross Esslinger and the current assistant principal is Patrick O'Brien.

History

Selected former principals

''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses'' *K. Gary Bartoo;1978-1998 (Teacher, retired) *Charles Funke–1991-2000 (Assistant Principal/Athletics Director - Iroquois Senior High School, retired) *Anne Marotta–2000-2003 (Principal - Letchworth Middle School, named Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction at Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District) *Brian M. Wiesinger–2003-2007 (Assistant Principal - Iroquois Senior High School, named Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum at Iroquois Central School District) *Ann Marie Spitzer–2007-2010 (Assistant Principal - West Seneca East Middle School, resigned)

Elma Primary School

Elma Primary School is located at 711 Rice Road and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Darcy Walker.

History

Selected former principals

''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses'' *Rebecca Todd–?-1997 *Renee Lorenz–1997-2006 (Principal - Akron Elementary, retired) *Martin D. Cox–2006-2007 (Principal - A.J. Clark Elementary School, named Principal of DeSales High School) *Julie Schwab–2007-2008 (Principal - Marilla Primary, named Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology for Silver Creek Central School District)

Marilla Primary School

Iroquois Primary School is located at 11683 Bullis Road in Marilla and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Amy Stanfield.

Selected former principals

''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses'' *Mrs. Judith Craig–1991-1998 (unknown, retired) *Dr. Gloria Zimmerman–1998-2004 (Director of Special Education - North Tonawanda City School District, retired) *Ms. Julie Schwab–2004-2007 (Assistant Principal - Errick Road Elementary, named Principal of Elma Primary)

Wales Primary

Wales Primary School (Woodchuck School) is located at 4650 Woodchuck Road in the town of Wales, New York and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Kimberly Morrison.

History

Former principals

''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses'' *Sarah Chambers–?-2001 *Kevin McGowan–2001-2006 (Assistant Principal - Iroquois Senior High School, named Superintendent of Warsaw Central School District)

Business First ranking

In recent years, the district has been on the honor roll of Buffalo Business First WNY Schools Ratings which are based on test scores. In 2008 it was ranked ninth. The high school was ranked eighth among

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, and the middle school was ranked tenth among public middle schools.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Education in Erie County, New York School districts in New York (state)