{"id":324255,"date":"2026-11-09T16:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/324255\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:40:12","slug":"east-penns-shoemaker-elementary-named-pennsylvania-blue-ribbon-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/324255\/","title":{"rendered":"East Penn&#8217;s Shoemaker Elementary named Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>East Penn\u2019s Shoemaker Elementary has been named a Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon School, one of just a dozen across the state and the only winner from the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Winning schools must rank in the top 15% statewide for academic growth, show progress for all assessed student groups, maintain high attendance rates, and meet accountability standards for their special education programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPennsylvania Blue Ribbon Schools create the conditions for student success by providing a supportive, welcoming, and safe environment for all learners,\u201d Pa. Secretary of Education Carrie Rowe said in a news release. \u201cThis recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication these schools put into ensuring learners can grow, thrive, and achieve both now and in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/education\/programs-and-services\/educators\/recruitment-and-recognition\/blue-ribbon-schools\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon School award<\/a> started in 2025 after the U.S. Department of Education ended the National Blue Ribbon Schools program that had run since 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full list of 2026 Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Schools:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Downingtown STEM Academy, Downingtown Area School District, Chester County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 North Penn-Liberty Jr.\/Sr. High School, Southern Tioga School District, Tioga County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Chestnut Hill Elementary School, Millcreek Township School District, Erie County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Pleasant Hills Middle School, West Jefferson Hills School District, Allegheny County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Shoemaker Elementary School, East Penn School District, Lehigh County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School, Seneca Valley School District, Butler County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Haverford Middle School, Haverford Township School District, Delaware County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Skippack Elementary School, Perkiomen Valley School District, Montgomery County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Eisenhower Elementary School, Upper St. Clair School District, Allegheny County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Franklin Elementary School, North Allegheny School District, Allegheny County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County, Lackawanna County<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Norwood Fontbonne Academy, Philadelphia County<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"East Penn\u2019s Shoemaker Elementary has been named a Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon School, one of just a dozen across&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,227,182,139,432],"class_list":["post-324255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-education","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-top-stories-tmc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}