Congratulations to the Best Communities for Music Education Pennsylvania Designees!

Congratulations to the 686 school districts that are among the Best Communities in the nation for music education and the 80 schools that received the SupportMusic Merit Award (SMMA) from The NAMM Foundation! The award program recognizes outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded education.  Designations are made to districts and schools that demonstrate an exceptionally high commitment and access to music education.

Learn more at www.nammfoundation.org

Here are the Pennsylvania Best Communities and SupportMusic Merit Award designees. Congratulations!

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Abington Heights School District Clarks Summit PA 18411
Abington School District Abington PA 19001-4535
Armstrong School District Kittanning PA 16201
Avon Grove Charter School West Grove PA 19390-8908
Avonworth School District Pittsburgh PA 15237-1223
Bald Eagle Area School District Wingate PA 16823
Baldwin-Whitehall School District Pittsburgh PA 15236-1817
Bellefonte Area School District Bellefonte PA 16823-1613
Bensalem Township School District Bensalem PA 19020-1829
Bermudian Springs School District York Springs PA 17372-8807
Big Spring School District Newville PA 17241-9466
Boyertown Area School District Boyertown PA 19512-9699
Burrell School District Lower Burrell PA 15068
Cambria Heights School District Patton PA 16668
Centennial School District Warminster PA 18974-5455
Central Bucks School District Doylestown PA 18901
Central Valley School District Monaca PA 15061
Central York School District York PA 17406-1554
Chartiers Valley School District Pittsburgh PA 15220-1698
Clairton City School District Clairton PA 15025
Colonial School District Plymouth Meeting PA 19462
Conewago Valley School District New Oxford PA 17350-1206
Cornwall-Lebanon School District Lebanon PA 17042-7505
Council Rock School District Newtown PA 18940-2202
Cumberland Valley School District Mechanicsburg PA 17050-1711
Curwensville Area School District Curwensville PA 16833-1533
Delaware Valley School District Milford PA 18337-9454
Downingtown Area School District Downingtown PA 19335
DuBois Area School District DuBois PA 15801-9022
East Allegheny School District North Versailles PA 15137
East Stroudsburg Area School District East Stroudsburg PA 18301-2150
Easton Area School District Easton PA 18040-8186
Exeter Township School District Reading PA 19606-2839
Fox Chapel Area School District Pittsburgh PA 15238
Franklin Regional School District Murrysville PA 15668
Freeport Area School District Freeport PA 16229
Gateway School District Monroeville PA 15146-3377
Gettysburg Area School District Gettysburg PA 17325-8548
Governor Mifflin School District Shillington PA 19607
Greater Latrobe School District Latrobe PA 15650
Hanover Public School District Hanover PA 17331
Hempfield Area School District Greensburg PA 15601-6411
Hollidaysburg Area School District Hollidaysburg PA 16648
Kiski Area School District Vandergrift PA 15690-1466
Kutztown Area School District Kutztown PA 19530-9693
Lewisburg Area School District Lewisburg PA 17837-1296
Lower Merion School District Ardmore PA 19003
Lower Moreland Township School District Huntingdon Valley PA 19006-6208
Loyalsock Township School District Williamsport PA 17701
Manheim Township School District Lancaster PA 17606-5134
Marple Newtown School District Newtown Square PA 19073
Methacton School District Eagleville PA 19403-1096
Mifflin County School District Lewistown PA 17044-1197
Montoursville Area School District Montoursville PA 17754
Moon Area School District Moon Township PA 15108
Mount Pleasant Area School District Mount Pleasant PA 15666
Mt. Lebanon School District Pittsburgh PA 15228-1128
Nazareth Area School District Nazareth PA 18064-2397
Neshaminy School District Langhorne PA 19047-3240
New Hope-Solebury School District New Hope PA 18938
Norristown Area School District Norristown PA 19403-2745
North Allegheny School District Pittsburgh PA 15237-5391
North Hills School District Pittsburgh PA 15229
North Penn School District Lansdale PA 19446
North Schuylkill School District Ashland PA 17921-9301
Northeastern School District Manchester PA 17345-1436
Norwin School District North Huntingdon PA 15642-2403
Oley Valley School District Oley PA 19547
Palisades School District Kintnersville PA 18930-9657
Parkland School District Allentown PA 18104-9643
Penn-Delco School District Aston PA 19014
Pennridge School District Perkasie PA 18944-1898
Penns Valley Area School District Spring Mills PA 16875
Perkiomen Valley School District Collegeville PA 19426-2042
Phoenixville Area School District Phoenixville PA 19460-4475
Plum Borough School District Plum PA 15239
Pocono Mountain School District Swiftwater PA 18370-0200
Port Allegany School District Port Allegany PA 16743
Pottsgrove School District Pottstown PA 19464
Pottstown School District Pottstown PA 19464
Red Lion Area School District Red Lion PA 17356-9185
School District of Lancaster Lancaster PA 17603-5396
School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia PA 19130
School District of Springfield Township Oreland PA 19075-2418
Shaler Area School District Glenshaw PA 15116
Shenandoah Valley School District Shenandoah PA 17976-1401
Shenango Area School District New Castle PA 16101
Somerset Area School District Somerset PA 15501-2513
Southern Huntingdon County School District Three Springs PA 17264-8537
Southern Lehigh School District Center Valley PA 18034-8439
Southmoreland School District Scottdale PA 15683-1066
Spring Grove Area School District Spring Grove PA 17362
Spring-Ford Area School District Royersford PA 19468-2732
Springfield School District Springfield PA 19064
State College Area School District State College PA 16801-4899
Stroudsburg Area School District Stroudsburg PA 18360-1397
The School District of Haverford Township Havertown PA 19083
Upper Dublin School District Maple Glen PA 19002
Upper St. Clair School District Upper St. Clair PA 15241-2304
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District Wallingford PA 19086
Warwick School District Lititz PA 17543-1814
West Allegheny School District Imperial PA 15126
West Chester Area School District Exton PA 19341-2850
Williamsport Area School District Williamsport PA 17701-4137
Wilson School District West Lawn PA 19609-1300
Woodland Hills School District North Braddock PA 15104-2418
Wyomissing Area School District Wyomissing PA 196
Yough School District Herminie PA 15637-1226

Best Communities for Music Education

East Hills Middle School Bethlehem PA 18017-2761
Lancaster Catholic High School Lancaster PA 17601-4360
Propel Schools – East Turtle Creek PA 15145-1652
Somerset Area Junior and Senior High Schools Somerset PA 15501-2565
St. Francis School Clearfield PA 16830-2206