The Niagara Falls City School District is a public school district containing 11 schools in

Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara ...

. The Superintendent of Schools is Mark Laurrie.

History

The district was founded in the early 1900s. In 1953 the district purchased land in Love Canal from

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, fully aware that the land had been used as a toxic waste disposal site. This would eventually lead to the

Love Canal disaster Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, United States, infamous as the location of a landfill that became the site of an enormous environmental disaster in the 1970s. Decades of dumping toxic chemicals harmed the health of hund ...

. The current Niagara Falls High School was built and opened on September 6, 2000, retiring two aging high schools.

Board of education

The Board of education is made up of nine members. The current board members are: *James Cancemi, President *Robert M. Restaino *Ron Barstys *Earl F. Bass *Rev. Kevin Dobbs *Arthur "Art" Jocoy Jr. *Anthony Paretto *Russel Petrozzi *Nicholas Vilardo

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

Niagara Falls High School Niagara Falls High School is a public high school located at 4455 Porter Road in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. It was established and dedicated on September 1, 2000 and opened 5 days later, becoming the city's only public high school, ...

- Built and opened on September 6, 2000. Chief Educational Administrator - Cheryl Vilardo

Middle schools

*Gaskill Preparatory School- Built and opened in September 1931. Dedicated in March 1932. Principal - Derek Zimmerman *LaSalle Preparatory School- Built and opened on September 1, 1931. Dedicated on February 5, 1932. Principal - Kathy Urban

Primary schools

*Cataract Elementary School- Opened on September 6, 2007, in former place of Niagara Middle School. Principal - Stan Wojton *79th Street Elementary School- Built and opened in 1950. Principal - Diane Coty *Harry F. Abate Elementary School- Built and opened on September 6, 1972. Dedicated on February 18, 1973. Principal - Lynne Tompkins *Geraldine J. Mann Elementary School (formerly 95th Street School) - Built and opened in 1958. Renamed and rededicated as Geraldine J. Mann Elementary School on May 29, 1981. Principal - Italo J. Baldassarre *Henry J. Kalfas Magnet School (formerly Beech Avenue School)- Built and dedicated in 1957 and opened in 1958. Renamed and rededicated in 1978 as Henry J. Kalfas School and in June 1990 as Henry J. Kalfas Early Childhood Magnet School. Principal - Carrie Buchman *Maple Avenue Elementary School- Built and opened in the fall of 1922. Principal - Jeff Showers *Hyde Park Elementary School- Built and opened in September 1929. Principal - Gerald Orfano *Bloneva Bond Primary School (formerly Niagara Street Elementary School) - Built and opened in 1919. The original Niagara Street Elementary School closed on June 17, 2005 and was torn down in the fall of 2005. The new building was completed on August 1, 2007, had a grand opening on August 29, and opened for the school year on September 6. Dedicated in September 2007 and renamed and rededicated as Bloneva Bond Primary School on August 30, 2022. Principal - Rocco Merino

Other

*Niagara Falls Community Education Center, Coordinator - Andrew Touma

Former schools

Former secondary schools

Former high schools

*LaSalle Senior High School March 25, 1957 - June 14, 2000 *The Trott Vocational School 1928 - June 1988 *”Old” Niagara Falls High School September 1903 - June 14, 2000

Former middle schools

* Niagara Middle School September 1995 - June 12, 2007 Niagara Middle School (NMS) becomes Cataract Elementary School on September 6, 2007. *North Junior Middle School 1923-1982 *South Junior Middle School 1923-1985

Former primary schools

* 99th Street School (knowingly built atop of the

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toxic waste dump) - February 14, 1955 - August 2, 1978 * 60th Street School (Now community education center) Fall 1962 - June 12, 2007 * 66th Street school (Now district administration building) February 14, 1955 - June 12, 2007 * Cayuga Drive School 1909-1976 * Ferry Avenue School 1902-1980 * Whitney Avenue School 1897-1938 * Ashland Avenue School 1903-July 1, 1972 * Cleveland Avenue School 1872-1976 * Center Avenue School 1898-1968 * Sugar Street School 1895-1959 * 3rd Street School 1852 - February 1, 1962 * 5th Street School 1855-1972 * 10th Street School September 1914 – 1972 * 13th Street School 1907-1968 * 17th Street School 1926-1973 * 22nd Street School 1907-1972 * 24th Street School 1918-1976 * 39th Street School February 14, 1955 – 1980 * 93rd Street School 1950-1980 (closed due to concerns about toxic waste from the nearby

) * Pacific Avenue School 1909-1973. Pacific Avenue School was located at 7116 Buffalo Avenue.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Education in Niagara Falls, New York School districts in New York (state)