Noblesville Schools named tops in nation for STEM

Noblesville Schools announced Wednesday that it has been nationally recognized as a 2024 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Distinguished District for providing broad access to transformative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning opportunities for students.

Noblesville Schools is one of only 20 school districts in the nation to receive the honor, putting it in an elite, top 1 percent group nationally.

All 10 of the district’s schools were also recognized as Distinguished Schools, with Noblesville High School and Noblesville East Middle School receiving the top national honor for the seventh year in a row.

In addition to dozens of traditional math and science courses, Noblesville Schools offers 17 different PLTW courses across all grade levels with students exploring robotics, biomedical, cybersecurity, aerospace engineering, construction, energy, weather, and much more.

The Distinguished recognition honors schools committed to increasing student access, engagement, and achievement in their PLTW STEM programs. To be eligible for the designation, schools had to offer a variety of PLTW STEM courses and have a significant portion of students participating in them, while students had to demonstrate mastery in the content and continuation in the programming.

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Noblesville Schools announced Wednesday that it has been named a 2025 Best Community for Music Education winner by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.

The national music education recognition highlights school districts for their outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community leaders in embracing music education as a part of the core school curriculum.

Districts were selected based on music funding, staffing of highly qualified music teachers, commitment to standards, and access to music instruction.