2015 Best Communities for Music Education Districts
The NAMM Foundation has recognized 388 Districts for their outstanding commitment to music education with a Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) designation.
Congratulations to the 388 Districts that received the designation!
| DISTRICT NAME | CITY | STATE |
|---|---|---|
| Abington Heights School District | Clarks Summit | PA |
| Abington School District | Abington | PA |
| Akron Central Schools | Akron | NY |
| Albion Central School District | Albion | NY |
| Amityville Union Free School District | Amityville | NY |
| Ann Arbor Public Schools | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District Number 11 | Anoka | MN |
| Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 | Buffalo Grove | IL |
| Archbold Area Schools | Archbold | OH |
| Arlington Central School District | LaGrangeville | NY |
| Arlington Independent School District | Arlington | TX |
| Atlanta Public Schools | Atlanta | GA |
| Auburn Enlarged City School District | Auburn | NY |
| Austin Independent School District | Austin | TX |
| Avoca School District 37 | Wilmette | IL |
| Avon Community School Corporation | Avon | IN |
| Avon Lake City School District | Avon Lake | OH |
| Avon Public Schools | Avon | CT |
| Bakersfield City School District | Bakersfield | CA |
| Baldwin Union Free School District | Baldwin | NY |
| Baldwinsville Central School District | Baldwinsville | NY |
| Baltimore County Public Schools | Towson | MD |
| Bay Shore Union Free School District | Bay Shore | NY |
| Bay Village City School District | Bay Village | OH |
| Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District | Bayport | NY |
| Beachwood City Schools | Beachwood | OH |
| Bedford Central School District | Bedford | NY |
| Bellefonte Area School District | Bellefonte | PA |
| Belmont Public Schools | Belmont | MA |
| Belton Independent School District | Belton | TX |
| Berea City School District | Berea | OH |
| Bergenfield Public Schools | Bergenfield | NJ |
| Berkeley Unified School District | Berkeley | CA |
| Berkley School District | Oak Park | MI |
| Bethel Public Schools | Bethel | CT |
| Big Spring School District | Newville | PA |
| Blackhawk School District | Beaver Falls | PA |
| Blaine County School District #61 | Hailey | ID |
| Bloomfield Hills Schools | Bloomfield Hills | MI |
| Boardman Local Schools | Boardman | OH |
| Boyertown Area School District | Boyertown | PA |
| Brewster Central School District | Brewster | NY |
| Brighton Central School District | Rochester | NY |
| Bristol Virginia Public Schools | Bristol | VA |
| Brockport Central Schools | Brockport | NY |
| Brownsville Independent School District | Brownsville | TX |
| Burlington Public Schools | Burlington | MA |
| Burnt Hills-Ballston lake Central School District | Scotia | NY |
| Canton Public Schools | Canton | CT |
| Carlisle ISD | Price | TX |
| Carmel Central School District | Patterson | NY |
| Carmel Clay Schools | Carmel | IN |
| Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District | Carrollton | TX |
| Cazenovia Central School | Cazenovia | NY |
| Central Bucks School District | Doylestown | PA |
| Central Cambria School District | Ebensburg | PA |
| Central Valley School District | Monaca | PA |
| Central York School District | York | PA |
| Chatham Central School District | Chatham | NY |
| Chelmsford Public Schools | Chelmsford | MA |
| Chesapeake Public Schools | Chesapeake | VA |
| Cheshire Public Schools | Cheshire | CT |
| Chester Union Free School District | Chester | NY |
| Chilton Public Schools | Chilton | WI |
| Chittenango Central School District | Chittenango | NY |
| Clairton City School Dstrict | Clairton | PA |
| Clarence Central School District | Clarence | NY |
| Clark County School District | Las Vegas | NV |
| Clark-Shawnee Local School District | Springfield | OH |
| Clarke County School District | Athens | GA |
| Clarksville-Montgomery County School System | Clarksville | TN |
| Cloudcroft Municipal Schools | Cloudcroft | NM |
| Colonial School District | Plymouth Meeting | PA |
| Cobb County School District | Marietta | GA |
| Commack Public Schools | E. Northport | NY |
| Connetquot Central School District | Bohemia | NY |
| Conroe Independent School District | Conroe | TX |
| Council Rock School District | Newtown | PA |
| Cumberland Valley School District | Mechanicsburg | PA |
| Cuyahoga Heights Local | Cleveland | OH |
| Dardanelle Public Schools | Dardanelle | AR |
| Dearborn Public Schools | Dearborn | MI |
| Deer Park Union Free School Distrct | Deer Park | NY |
| DeKalb County School District | Stone Mountain | GA |
| Delaware Valley School District | Milford | PA |
| Denton Independent School District | Denton | TX |
| Deptford Township Public Schools | Deptford | NJ |
| Dover Area School District | Dover | PA |
| Dover Union Free School District | Dover Plains | NY |
| Duxbury Public Schools | Duxbury | MA |
| Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District | Fort Worth | TX |
| Eanes Independent School District | Austin | TX |
| East Irondequoit Central School District | Rochester | NY |
| East Islip Union Free School District | Islip Terrace | NY |
| East Meadow Union Free School District | Westbury | NY |
| East Rockaway Public Schools | East Rockaway | NY |
| East Stroudsburg Area School District | East Stroudsburg | PA |
| East Syracuse Minoa Central School District | E. Syracuse | NY |
| Ector County Independent School District | Odessa | TX |
| Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District | Edinburg | TX |
| Edmonds School District | Lynnwood | WA |
| Eldred Central School District | Eldred | NY |
| Enlarged City School District of Middletown, NY | Middletown | NY |
| Ephrata Area School District | Ephrata | PA |
| Exeter Township School District | Reading | PA |
| Fairfax County Public Schools | Fairfax | VA |
| Falmouth Public Schools | FALMOUTH | MA |
| Fargo Public Schools | Fargo | ND |
| Farmingdale Union Free School District | Farmingdale | NY |
| Farmington Public Schools | Farmington | MI |
| Fayetteville-Manlius School District | Manlius | NY |
| Firelands Local Schools | Oberlin | OH |
| Fishers Island Union Free School District | Fishers Island | NY |
| Florence School District One | Florence | SC |
| Forest Hills School District | Cincinnati | OH |
| Forney ISD | Forney | TX |
| Fort Bend Independent School District | Sugar Land | TX |
| Fort Worth Independent School District | Fort Worth | TX |
| Fox Chapel Area School District | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Fraser Public Schools | Fraser | MI |
| Fredonia Central School District | Fredonia | NY |
| Frontier Central School District | Hamburg | NY |
| Fulton County Schools | Atlanta | GA |
| Garden City Public Schools | Garden City | NY |
| Garland Independent School District | Garland | TX |
| Glastonbury Public Schools | Glastonbury | CT |
| Governor Mifflin School District | Shillington | PA |
| Grand Forks Public Schools | Grand Forks | ND |
| Grand Island Central School District | Grand Island | NY |
| Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District | Grapevine | TX |
| Great Falls Public Schools | Great Falls | MT |
| Great Neck Public Schools | Great Neck | NY |
| Greece Central School District | North Greece | NY |
| Green Bay Public School Distric | Green Bay | WI |
| Guilderland Central School District | Guilderland Center | NY |
| Gwinnett County Public Schools | Suwanee | GA |
| Half Hollow Hills Central School District | Dix Hills | NY |
| Hampton City Public Schools | Hampton | VA |
| Hanover County Public Schools | Ashland | VA |
| Harrisonburg City Public Schools | Harrisonburg | VA |
| Haverford Township School District | Havertown | PA |
| Henrico County Public Schools | Henrico | VA |
| Hermiston School District 8R | Hermiston | OR |
| Herricks Union Free School District | New Hyde Park | NY |
| Hidalgo Independent School District | Hidalgo | TX |
| Hillsborough County Public Schools | Tampa | FL |
| Holland Public Schools | Holland | MI |
| Hollidaysburg Area School District | Hollidaysburg | PA |
| Homewood City Schools | Homewood | AL |
| Honeoye Central School District | Honeoye | NY |
| Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District | Honeoye Falls | NY |
| Hoosick Falls Central School | Hoosick Falls | NY |
| Hoover City Schools | Hoover | AL |
| Hopewell Valley Regional School District | Pennington | NJ |
| Hortonville Area School District | Hortonville | WI |
| Huntington Union Free School District | Huntington | NY |
| Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District | Bedford | TX |
| Independent School District #621 Mounds View Public Schools | Shoreview | MN |
| Indian Hill Exempted Village School District | Cincinnati | OH |
| Indian Prairie School District 204 | Aurora | IL |
| Irvine Unified School District | Irvine | CA |
| Island Trees UFSD | Levittown | NY |
| Islip Union Freen School District | Islip | NY |
| Ithaca City Schools | Ithaca | NY |
| Jackson City Schools | Jackson | OH |
| Jefferson Township Public Schools | Lake Hopatcong | NJ |
| Jericho Union Free School District | Jericho | NY |
| Johnson City Central School District | Johnson City | NY |
| Jordan Elbridge Central School District | Jordan | NY |
| Katy Independent School District | Katy | TX |
| Keller Independent School District | Fort Worth | TX |
| Kenmore Tonawanda Union Free School District | Buffalo | NY |
| Kettering City Schools | kettering | OH |
| Kettle Moraine School District | Wales | WI |
| Kinnelon School District | Kinnelon | NJ |
| Klein Independent School District | Spring | TX |
| La Grange School Distrtict 105 | La Grange | IL |
| Lawrence Township Public Schools | Lawrenceville | NJ |
| Le Roy Central School District | Le Roy | NY |
| Lebanon City Schools | Lebanon | OH |
| Levittown Public Schools | Levittown | NY |
| Lewisburg Area School District | Lewisburg | PA |
| Lewisville Independent School District | Lewisville | TX |
| Lexington Public Schools | Lexington | MA |
| Liberty School District | Liberty | MO |
| Lincoln Unified School District | Stockton | CA |
| Linden Public Schools | Linden | NJ |
| Lindenhurst Union Free School District | Lindenhurst | NY |
| Liverpool Central School District | Liverpool | NY |
| Long Beach City School District | Lido Beach | NY |
| Longwood Central School District | Middle Island | NY |
| Loudoun County Public Schools | Ashburn | VA |
| Lower Merion School District | Ardmore | PA |
| Lower Moreland Township School District | Huntingdon Valley | PA |
| Loyalsock Township School District | Williamsport | PA |
| Lynbrook UFSD | Lynbrook | NY |
| Lynn Public Schools | Lynn | MA |
| Madison Public Schools | Madison | NJ |
| Maine-Endwell Central School District | Endwell | NY |
| Malverne Union Free School District | Malverne | NY |
| Manhasset Union Free School District | Manhasset | NY |
| Marblehead Public Schools | Marblehead | MA |
| Marple Newtown School District | Newtown Square | PA |
| Massapequa Union Free School District | Massapequa | NY |
| McAllen ISD | McAllen | TX |
| McKeesport Area School District | McKeesport | PA |
| Mechanicsburg Area School District | Mechanicburg | PA |
| Merrick Union Free School District | Merrick | NY |
| Mesquite Independent School District | Mesquite | TX |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Nashville | TN |
| Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township | Indianapolis | IN |
| Metuchen School District | Metuchen | NJ |
| Mexico Academy and Central School District | Mexico | NY |
| Miami Dade County Public Schools | Miami | FL |
| Midland Park Public Schools | Midland Park | NJ |
| Midway Independent School District | Woodway | TX |
| Millbrook Central School District | Millbrook | NY |
| Millville Public Schools | Millville | NJ |
| Mineola UFSD | Garden City Park | NY |
| Monroe-Woodbury Central School District | Central Valley | NY |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Christiansburg | VA |
| Monticello Central School District | Monticello | NY |
| Moon Area School District | Moon Township | PA |
| Mt. Lebanon School District | Pittsburgh | PA |
| Nanuet Union Free School District | Nanuet | NY |
| New Brunswick Public Schools | New Brunswick New Jersey | NJ |
| New Hartford Central School District | New Hartford | NY |
| New Hope-Solebury School District | New Hope | PA |
| New Providence School District | New Providence | NJ |
| Newark Central School District | Newark | NY |
| Newfield Central School District | Newfield | NY |
| Newington Public Schools | Newington | CT |
| Newtown Public Schools | Newtown | CT |
| Niskayuna Central School District | Niskayuna | NY |
| Noblesville Schools | Noblesville | IN |
| North Allegheny School District | Pittsburgh | PA |
| North Babylon Union Free School District | North Babylon | NY |
| North Colonie Central School District | Latham | NY |
| North Hills School District | Pittsburgh | PA |
| North Penn School District | Lansdale | PA |
| Northbrook School District 28 | Northbrook | IL |
| Northern York County School District | Dillsburg | PA |
| Northport-East Northport Schools | Northport | NY |
| Northwest Independent School District | Justin | TX |
| Norway-Vulcan Area Schools | Norway | MI |
| Nutley Public Schools | Nutley | NJ |
| Oberlin City Schools | Oberlin | OH |
| Oceanside Union Free School District | Oceanside | NY |
| Odem-Edroy ISD | Odem | TX |
| Olathe Public Schools | Olathe | KS |
| Olmsted Falls City School District | Olmsted Falls | OH |
| Osseo Area Schools | Maple Grove | MN |
| Ossining Union Free School District | Ossining | NY |
| Owen J. Roberts School District | Pottstown | PA |
| Oxford Community Schools | Oxford | MI |
| Palmyra- Macedon Central School District | Palmyra | NY |
| Paoli Community School Corporation | Paoli | IN |
| Paramus Public Schools | Paramus | NJ |
| Parkland School District | Allentown | PA |
| Pasadena Independent School District | Pasadena | TX |
| Pasco School District #1 | Pasco | WA |
| Patchogue-Medford School District | Patchogue, New York | NY |
| Paterson Public Schools | Paterson | NJ |
| Penfield Central School District | Penfield | NY |
| Pennsbury School District | Fallsington | PA |
| Perkiomen Valley School District | Collegeville | PA |
| Perrysburg Exempted Village Schools | Perrysburg | OH |
| Pharr-San-Juan-Alamo Independent School District | Pharr | TX |
| Phoenix Central School District | Phoenix | NY |
| Pittsford Central School District | Pittsford | NY |
| Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District | Plainview | NY |
| Plano Independent School District | Plano | TX |
| Platteville School District | Platteville | WI |
| Port Jefferson School District | Port Jefferson | NY |
| Port Washington UFSD | Port Washington | NY |
| Pulaski Community School District | Pulaski | WI |
| Putnam Valley Central School District | Putnam Valley | NY |
| Quaker Valley School District | Leetsdale | PA |
| Queensbury Union Free School District | Queensbury | NY |
| Randolph Township Schools | Randolph | NJ |
| Red Hook Central School District | Red Hook | NY |
| Red Lion Area School District | Red Lion | PA |
| Richardson Independent School District | Richardson | TX |
| Ridgefield Public Schools | Ridgefield | NJ |
| Ripon Area School District | Ripon | WI |
| Roanoke City Public Schools | Roanoke | VA |
| Roanoke County Public Schools | Roanoke | VA |
| Rush-Henrietta Central School District | Henrietta | NY |
| Saint Croix Falls School District | St. Croix Falls | WI |
| Saint Johns County School District | St. Augustine | FL |
| Santa Barbara Unified School District | Santa Barbara | CA |
| Santa Fe Public Schools | Santa Fe | NM |
| Santa Fe South Charter Schools | Oklahoma City | OK |
| SAU 16 | Stratham | NH |
| Scarsdale UFSD | Scarsdale | NY |
| Schenectady City School District | Schenectady | NY |
| School City of Mishawaka | Mishawaka | IN |
| School District of Ashland | Ashland | WI |
| School District of Fort Atkinson | Fort Atkinson | WI |
| School District of Jefferson | Jefferson | WI |
| School District of Lancaster | Lancaster | PA |
| School District of Springfield Township | Oreland | PA |
| School Town of Munster | Munster | IN |
| Schuyler Industry Community Unit School District No. 5 | Rushville | IL |
| Senatobia Municipal School District | Senatobia | MS |
| Shaker Heights City School District | Shaker Heights | OH |
| Shelby County Schools | Memphis | TN |
| Simsbury Public Schools | Simsbury | CT |
| Skaneateles Central School District | Skaneateles | NY |
| Smithtown Central School District | Smithtown | NY |
| Snohomish School District #201 | Snohomish | WA |
| South Brunswick School District | Monmouth Junction | NJ |
| South Central Local Schools | Greenwich | OH |
| South Colonie Central School District | Albany | NY |
| South Country Central School District | East Patchogue | NY |
| South Orangetown Central School District | Blauvelt | NY |
| South Spencer County Schools | Rockport | IN |
| Southern Berkshire Regional School District | Sheffield | MA |
| Southern Lehigh School District | Center Valley | PA |
| Southington Public Schools | Southington | CT |
| Spackenkill Union Free School District | Poughkeepsie | NY |
| Spring Grove Area School District | Spring Grove | PA |
| Spring Independent School District | Houston | TX |
| Spring Lake Public Schools | Spring Lake | MI |
| Springfield School District | Springfield | PA |
| St. Joseph School District | St. Joseph | MO |
| Stafford Township School District | Manahawkin | NJ |
| Star City SChool District | Star City | AR |
| State College Area School District | State College | PA |
| Stow-Munroe Falls city School District | Stow | OH |
| Strongsville City School District | Strongsville | OH |
| Sunnyvale Independent School District | Sunnyvale | TX |
| Susquenita School District | Duncannon | PA |
| Sycamore Community Schools | Cincinnati | OH |
| Syosset Central School District | Syosset | NY |
| The School District of South Orange and Maplewood | Maplewood | NJ |
| Ticonderoga Central School District | Ticonderoga | NY |
| Torrington Public Schools | Torrington | CT |
| Township Of Union Board Of Education | Union | NJ |
| Tri County Public Schools | De Witt | NE |
| Troy School District | Troy | MI |
| Tucson Unified School District | Tucson | AZ |
| Union City School System | Union City | TN |
| United Community Center, Inc. | Milwaukee | WI |
| Upper Dublin School District | Maple Glen | PA |
| Upper Sandusky Exempted Village Schools | Upper Sandusky | OH |
| Utica Community Schools | Sterling Heights | MI |
| Vernon Township School District | Vernon | NJ |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | Virginia Beach | VA |
| Waco Independent School District | Waco | TX |
| Wakefield Public Schools | Wakefield | MA |
| Wallingford Swarthmore School District | Wallingford | PA |
| Wappingers Central School District | Wappingers Falls | NY |
| Warwick Valley Central School District | Warwick | NY |
| Washingtonville Central School District | Washingtonville | NY |
| Washoe County School District | Reno | NV |
| Watertown Unified School District | Watertown | WI |
| Waverly Central School District | Waverly | NY |
| Waxahachie Independent School District | Waxahachie | TX |
| Wayland Public Schools | Wayland | MA |
| Wayne Central School District | Ontario Center | NY |
| Waynesboro Area School District | Waynesboro | PA |
| Webster Central School District | Webster | NY |
| West Branch Local School District | Beloit | OH |
| West Essex Regional School District | North Caldwell | NJ |
| West Genesee Central School District | Camillus | NY |
| West Hartford Public Schools | West Hartford | CT |
| West Irondequoit Central School District | Rochester | NY |
| West Lafayette Community School Corporation | West Lafayette | IN |
| West Milford Township Public Schools | West Milford | NJ |
| West Seneca Central School District | West Seneca | NY |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District | West Windsor | NJ |
| Westborough Public Schools | Westborough | MA |
| Westfield Academy and Central Schools | Westfield | NY |
| Westford Public Schools | Westford | MA |
| Weston Public Schools | Weston | MA |
| Weston Public Schools | Weston | CT |
| Westport Public Schools | Westport | CT |
| Westwood Regional School District | Township of Washington | NJ |
| Wicomico County Public Schools | Salisbury | MD |
| Williamsport Area School District | Williamsport | PA |
| Williamsville Central School District | East Amherst | NY |
| Winton Woods City School District | Cincinnati | OH |
| Wylie Independent School District | Wylie | TX |
| Wyoming City Schools | Wyoming | OH |