Academic Excellence

Recent Honors, Awards and Recognitions in our local districts* :

US Department of Education Recognition for Academic Excellence or “Closing the Gap” Achievement –Blue Ribbon Schools -

  • Honeoye Falls-Lima HS, Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD.

  • Leo Bernabi Elem., Spencerport CSD.

  • Park Rd. Elem. And Barker Rd. MS, Pittsford CSD.

  • French Rd. Elem., Brighton CSD.

  • Iroquois MS, West Irondequoit CSD.

  • Pine Brook Elem., Greece CSD.

  • School 58-World of Inquiry, Rochester City SD.

  • Florence Brasser Elem., Gates Chili CSD.

New York State Education Department Recognition for Academic Excellence –

Schools to Watch– Middle school recognition –Brighton MS, Brighton CSD; Barker Rd. and Calkins Rd. MS, Pittsford CSD; Merton Williams MS, Hilton CSD; Martha Brown and Johanna Perrin MS, Fairport CSD; Ada Cosgrove MS, Spencerport CSD.

Reward Schools –Brookside and Pine Brook Elementary Schools, Greece CSD.; Brighton HS; Churchville-Chili HS; Fairport HS; Honeoye Falls-Lima HS; Penfield HS; Pittsford Sutherland HS and Pittsford Mendon HS; Rush-Henrietta HS; Webster Schroeder HS and Webster Thomas HS.

Other National Recognitions –

  • Gold Medal High Schools (US News and World Report)

    • Pittsford Mendon HS and Pittsford Sutherland

    • Brighton HS

    • Honeoye Falls-Lima HS

    • Webster HS

  • Silver Medal High Schools (US News and World Report)

    • Penfield HS

    • Fairport HS

    • Rush-Henrietta HS

    • East Rochester HS

  • Most Challenging Schools (Washington Post)

    • Pittsford Sutherland HS and Pittsford Mendon HS

    • Brighton HS

    • Webster Thomas HS

    • Honeoye Falls-Lima HS

Music Recognitions – National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) award for the top 100 communities for music education – Brighton CSD; Churchville-Chili CSD; East Irondequoit CSD; Greece CSD; Honeoye-Falls Lima CSD; Penfield CSD; Pittsford CSD; Rush-Henrietta CSD; Webster CSD; West Irondequoit CSD.

* courtesy of the Monroe County School Boards Association

Our Mission

A Community Together (ACT) for Education is an unprecedented initiative by public schools in the Monroe 1 and Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES districts, RCSD, area businesses, and community members. With a unified voice, ACT for Education delivers positive messaging about our local school districts and encourages community support of public education.