About the Hilton, NY Community

The Heart of Upstate New York -- Hilton is located 12 miles northwest of Rochester, NY in Monroe County   Located near culturally-rich Rochester, New York and on the northern fringe of the world-renown Finger Lakes as well as directly on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Hilton Central School District  excels in many dimensions. The Greater Rochester area has a wide variety of universities, colleges, museums, galleries, medical facilities and high-tech industries.  For more about the attractions and opportunities, visit  Rochester Made for Living  and  Visit Rochester Online.

Character of Hilton Community  The suburban-rural Hilton Central School District  was centralized in 1949 incorporating 17 area common schools.  The district is a blend of tracts, farms, open space and shoreline bordering Lake Ontario and Braddock Bay.  There are four towns comprising the district: the Town of Parma, the Town of Greece, the Town of Clarkson, and the Town of Hamlin and the Village of Hilton.  Located about 12 miles northwest of Rochester, New York, the 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 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.  

Rochester and Monroe County Post-Secondary Educational Environment

Progressive School District   The Hilton Central School District is a progressive district instructionally, technologically, and in its facility renovations and upgrades.  Both Hilton High School and Quest Elementary School are authorized International Baccalaureate Programmes.  The IB diploma is offered at Hilton High School.  Extensive use of instructional technology has positioned the district in the forefront of learning through the use of wireless and in-classroom innovations linked to the Internet. There are school librarians at each of the district's five schools.  In the past decade, the 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.  Hilton High School is an International Baccalaureate-authorized school and was named to Newsweek's List of Top High Schools.  Hilton High School offers a thorough Program of Studies which includes Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate diploma and exam opportunities, as well as Career & Technical Education endorsements in business management, pre-engineering and early childhood/elementary education; college credit opportunities and Driver Education.   Prekindergarten opened in September 2007.  A YMCA-sponsored  Child Care Before and After School 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 and School Locations 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.  All Hilton schools but one school are located within the village of Hilton.  For more: Hilton Schools

Directions to Hilton via Rochester, NY and NYS Thruway  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 District Offices

Community Events and Area Newspapers  Annually the Hilton community pulls together for the autumn 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 High School Alumni Hall of Fame was instituted in 1999. For more: History of the Hilton School District.   Hilton is just 10 miles from Rochester, NY.

Post-Secondary Education  Area colleges and universities

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