Victoria Leigh Soto (November 4, 1985 – December 14, 2012) was an American teacher who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

[11] Her father worked for the Connecticut Department of Transportation as a crane operator and her mother was a nurse at Bridgeport Hospital.

[2] American musician and songwriter Paul Simon performed at the funeral services and sang "The Sound of Silence".

The Connecticut State Police honor guard saluted Soto's hearse en route.

[17] In 2012, Eastern Connecticut State University created the Victoria Leigh Soto Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund, awarded to students aiming to become teachers.

[7] In December 2012, the Stratford High School Class of 2003 established the "Victoria L. Soto Memorial Fund" in her honor.

[22][23] The medal honors Americans who have performed "exemplary deeds of service" for their country or fellow citizens.

The medal, the government's second-highest civilian award, was presented to the families of the victims by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony.