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Hilton Central School District, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 - 585-392-1000

About the Hilton Community

The suburban-rural Hilton Central School District  was centralized in 1949 from 17 area common schools.  The district is a blend of housing tracts, farmland, open space and Great Lake shoreline bordering Lake Ontario and Braddock Bay. The beautiful Salmon Creek, right, runs along District campus.  Four towns and one village comprise the district: the Town of Parma, the Town of Greece, the Town of Clarkson, the Town of Hamlin and the Village of Hilton.

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Located about 12 miles northwest of Rochester, New York, the Hilton Central School District's five schools and transportation facility are located on an attractive 212-acre campus with numerous athletic fields surrounded by streams and woodland.  All Hilton Central School District students are transported except those grades 7-12 students living in the Village of Hilton [population 5,853] who have sidewalks available and live less than 0.9 mi. from Hilton High School or 0.6 mi. from Merton Williams Middle School.  To find out more about busing: Transportation Office - 585-392-1000 ext. 7400.

About the Hilton School District  A progressive school system, education in the Hilton School District encompasses several outstanding programs including the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Hilton High School and the IB Primary Years Programme at Quest Elementary School.  The Hilton School District has completed several Capital Projects which have upgraded, renovated and expanded the instructional capacity including new classrooms and gymnasiums, renovation of existing space, parking and traffic improvements, new athletic fields and a new Aquatic Center.  Full day kindergarten opened September 2004. Prekindergarten opened in September 2007.  A Childcare Wrap-Around Program serving elementary-age students is available.  Four of the five schools are located within the Village of Hilton. Serving a suburban population of ~25,000 residents, the District encompasses 68 square miles of primarily rural/suburban Monroe County in central-west New York State

District Offices are located at 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 and include Superintendent, Business, Special Education/Learning Support Services, Central Student Registration, Human Resources, Staff Development, Buildings & Grounds, Copy Center, and Community Education  The Quest Elementary School is also located at 225 West Ave., Hilton. 

Rochester, New York is located about 18 miles north of the NYS Thruway Rt. 90 and connects to Rochester via Rt. 490 or Rt. 390. Additionally, Rt. 390 intersects Rt. 490.   Central Office, 225 West Ave., Hilton: From Rochester, NY, take Rt. 490 West to 390 North.  Bear west at the Ontario State Parkway until Rt. 259 [Hilton].  Turn left, south, and travel about five miles to the Village of Hilton. From the center of the Village of Hilton turn right onto  Rt. 18, which is West Avenue. Travel about 1/8 mi. west until you reach the Quest/West Avenue School building on your left.  Parking is available on the right [west side] of the building.  Directions to Hilton Schools and District Offices

Community Spirit  Annually the Hilton community pulls together for the Apple Fest. The daily newspaper in the greater Rochester area is the Democrat & Chronicle.  The weekly newspapers in the area are the Suburban News and the Greece Post.   The Hilton School District celebrated its 50th year of centralization in 1999 as well as graduating its 100th High School graduating class that same year. The Hilton Alumni Hall of Fame was instituted in 1999. Brief History of the Hilton School District.  

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Superintendent of Schools is David Dimbleby whose office is located in District Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 - 585-392-1000 ext. 7043.