Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District
The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District, also called the Ken-Ton School District, or simply Ken-Ton Schools, serves Kenmore and a majority of the Town of Tonawanda in New York State. It is one of the largest in Western New York. This school district includes Edison Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, Holmes Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School, Lindbergh Elementary School, Franklin Middle School, Hoover Middle School, Kenmore East High School, and Kenmore West High School, as well as a High School Equivalency program for students 17 and older.[1]
Open Schools
At its enrollment peak the district housed 22,000 students in 23 school buildings. The district now operates 9 schools with an enrollment of 7,500. As of 2016, Elementary schools for grades Pre-K to 4th Grade, Middle schools for grades 5th Grade to 7th Grade and High schools for 8th Grade to 12th Grade.[2][3][4]
- Kenmore East High School
- Kenmore West Senior High School
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School
- Herbert Hoover Middle School
- Thomas Edison Elementary School
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
- Holmes Elementary School
- Herbert Hoover Elementary School
- Charles Lindbergh Elementary School
Closed Schools
- Dewitt Clinton Elementary School (McConkey Dr. Town of Tonawanda) close 1974 now New Covenant Tabernacle
- Horace Mann Elementary School (Westchester Blvd. Town of Tonawanda) closed 1976 now Westchester Park Apartments for Seniors
- Robert Frost Elementary School (Ensgminger Rd., Town of Tonawanda) closed 1977 now Town of Tonawanda Senior Citizens Center
- Jane Addams Elementary School (Cortland Ave & Belcher Ave Town of Tonawanda ) closed 1978 demolished to build Center Court Commons 28residential homes
- Betsy Ross Elementary School (Wilber Ave & Mang Ave Kenmore, NY) closed 1980 now owned by Village of Kenmore and operates as a Community Center
- Longfellow Elementary School (Myron Ave. Kenmore, NY) closed 1981 now operates as School District use
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (Wendel Ave & Cambridge St. Town of Tonawanda, NY) closed 1981 now a Stanley G. Falk School
- Green Acres Elementary School (Yorkshire Rd. & Pryor Ave. Town of Tonawanda, NY) closed 1981 now owned by Heritage Centers
- Brighton Elementary School (Eggert Rd. & Fries Rd. Town of Tonawanda, NY) closed 1978 and demolished to build Brighton Senior Square Apartments
- Philip Sheridan Elementary School (Elmwood Ave. Town of Tonawanda) closed 1982 main building converted to other School District use
- Sheridan Parkside Elementary School (Sheridan Parkside Drive, Town of Tonawanda) closed 1982 now owned by Town of Tonawanda and operates as a Community Center
- George Washington Elementary School (Delaware Ave. & Delaware Rd. Kenmore) closed 1982 now owned by Heritage Centers
- Jefferson Elementary School (Athens Blvd., Town of Tonawanda) open 1956 closed in 2013
References
- ↑ "Community Relations / The Ken-Ton School District Quick Facts". Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ "Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ http://www.kenton.k12.ny.us/cms/lib/NY19000262/Centricity/Domain/51/Employee%20Handbook%2012-13.pdf
- ↑ "The shrinking of the Ken-Ton School District". Buffalo News.