Lewiston-Porter Central School District (also called Lew-Port) is a school district in Youngstown, New York, about 15 miles (24 km) from Niagara Falls, New York. Students from Youngstown, Lewiston, New York, and Ransomville, New York can attend. The district encompasses approximately 54 square miles (140 km2) in northern Niagara County, on the shores of Lake Ontario and bordering on the Niagara River. Centralized in 1947, the District is contained in the towns of Lewiston and Porter. About 70% of the District’s taxable property falls within the Town of Lewiston, while the Town of Porter makes up approximately 30% of the assessed value of the District. The school consists of 5 buildings: District Offices, Primary building (grades K-2), Intermediate building (grades 3-5), the Middle School (grades 6-8), and the High School (grades 9-12). They also recently added a bus garage station.
The superintendent of Lewiston-Porter is Chris Roser.
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