2017-18 WordMasters Challenge™
Meet #1 Results
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the first meet of the 2017-18 WordMasters Challenge™, especially to those representing the Top Ten schools in each division listed below.
Team Leaders, please reassure your students that many participants who found the first meet somewhat daunting usually see that their scores improve in Meets #2 and #3 as they have a clearer expectation of the test content and how to prepare effectively. Remember that your goal should be individual and team improvement over time. The most critical step in the WordMasters Challenge™ process is reviewing the tests and discussing the logic behind the analogies. Don't skip this important activity!
In the BLUE DIVISION, the 6th Grade Challenge proved particularly difficult, with a median team score of 133 and only 3 perfect scores: Owen from Fairfield Country Day School in CT, Tate from Congressional School of Virginia, and Neel from Peterson Middle School in CA. It's great to see teams and individuals from all over the country -- North, South, East and West -- achieving superior results. Special congratulations to Northpoint Elementary School in Granger, IN, whose teams earned first place in both the third and fourth grade divisions. And a shout out to the sixth graders at Beacon Park Middle School in Irvine, CA, for placing fourth in the nation in their very first WordMasters Challenge -- and to Team Leader Anna Nguyen for introducing the Challenge to her new school.
The 6th Grade Challenge was also especially arduous in the GOLD DIVISION of the WordMasters Challenge™, with a median team score of 138 points. There were no perfect scores reported for 6G, and only 60 students earned 18 or 19 points. On the other hand, we had nearly one hundred fourth graders score a perfect 20 on the Meet #1 test, and 500 scoring 18 or 19 points!
Team Leaders, if you had one or more teams place among the Top Ten in its division and/or any of your students earned a perfect score, we will be sending you a DRAFT press release by January 1st. Since we email the press releases as Word documents, you may edit and distribute the press release at your discretion. If you would like to create your own press release, there is a downloadable template here on our Teacher Tools page.
Be sure to examine the charts that follow the lists of Outstanding Teams, which are the best tools for assessing your own students' achievements. Please keep in mind that many children are participating in their first WordMasters Challenge™ and should not be discouraged by a low score. As always, students scoring 18 or better should be extremely proud of their achievement.
Congratulations to the following Outstanding Teams in the Blue Division
GRADE |
SCORE |
SCHOOL |
LOCATION |
3B |
188 |
The Hockaday School |
Dallas, TX |
|
187 |
Chestnutwold Elementary School |
Havertown, PA |
|
187 |
Sunnyside School |
Shelton, CT |
|
184 |
Rutledge Hall |
Lincolnwood, IL |
|
184 |
South Washington County Schools |
Cottage Grove, MN |
|
183 |
Breck School |
Golden Valley, MN |
|
182 |
Coopertown Elementary School |
Havertown, PA |
|
180 |
Rush Creek Elementary/ISD 279 |
Maple Grove, MN |
|
180 |
Conway Elementary |
St. Louis, MO |
|
179 |
Patrick McGaheran School |
Lebanon, NJ |
|
|
|
|
4B |
197 |
Northpoint Elementary School |
Granger, IN |
|
193 |
Bluffton Elementary School |
Bluffton, SC |
|
193 |
Coopertown Elementary School |
Havertown, PA |
|
192 |
Breck School |
Golden Valley, MN |
|
192 |
Daves Creek Elementary |
Cumming, GA |
|
191 |
Prattville Elementary School |
Prattville, AL |
|
189 |
Solana Ranch Elementary |
San Diego, CA |
|
189 |
Arcado Elementary School |
Lilburn, GA |
|
189 |
St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School |
Tampa, FL |
|
189 |
Chestnutwold Elementary School |
Havertown, PA |
|
189 |
Fuerte Elementary School |
El Cajon, CA |
|
|
|
|
5B |
194 |
Northpoint Elementary School |
Granger, IN |
|
188 |
Congressional Schools of Virginia |
Falls Church, VA |
|
185 |
Charles Wright Academy |
Tacoma, WA |
|
183 |
Oxbow Creek Elementary |
Champlin, MN |
|
182 |
Codington Elementary School |
Wilmington, NC |
|
181 |
Alpine Elementary School |
Alpine, NJ |
|
180 |
Hilton Head Island Elementary |
Hilton Head Island, SC |
|
180 |
Jefferson School |
Bergenfield, NJ |
|
180 |
Skyline Elementary School |
Solana Beach, CA |
|
180 |
Daves Creek Elementary |
Cumming, GA |
|
|
|
|
6B |
176 |
NYC Lab Middle School |
New York , NY |
|
175 |
Peterson Middle School |
Sunnyvale, CA |
|
173 |
Congressional Schools of Virginia |
Falls Church, VA |
|
170 |
Beacon Park Middle School |
Irvine, CA |
|
170 |
The Magellan Charter School |
Raleigh, NC |
|
169 |
Lincoln Junior High School |
Naperville, IL |
|
167 |
The Covenant School |
Charlottesville, VA |
|
166 |
Fairfield Country Day School |
Fairfield, CT |
|
165 |
Brentwood Middle School |
Brentwood, TN |
|
163 |
Ridgefield Academy |
Ridgefield, CT |
|
|
|
|
7B |
190 |
Big Apple Academy |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
183 |
Carleton Washburne |
Winnetka, IL |
|
182 |
Twin Oaks Middle School |
Prior Lake, MN |
|
182 |
NYC Lab Middle School |
New York , NY |
|
182 |
Congressional Schools of Virginia |
Falls Church, VA |
|
181 |
Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston |
Newton, MA |
|
179 |
Smith Middle School |
Troy, MI |
|
177 |
Kaneland Harter Middle School |
Sugar Grove, IL |
|
176 |
Boulan Park Middle School |
Troy, MI |
|
174 |
Lincoln Junior High School |
Naperville, IL |
|
|
|
|
8B |
191 |
Lincoln Hall |
Lincolnwood, IL |
|
191 |
Geneva Middle School North |
Geneva, IL |
|
190 |
Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston |
Newton, MA |
|
190 |
Carleton Washburne |
Winnetka, IL |
|
186 |
Peterson Middle School |
Sunnyvale, CA |
|
184 |
The Magellan Charter School |
Raleigh, NC |
|
183 |
Boulan Park Middle School |
Troy, MI |
|
183 |
NYC Lab Middle School |
New York , NY |
|
179 |
St. Agnes Academy-St.Dominic School |
Memphis, TN |
|
175 |
Big Apple Academy |
Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
|
|
BLUE DIVISION STATISTICS - MEET #1 (Click here to download printable version of chart)
Grade
|
# Teams Enrolled
|
Median Team Score*
|
#
Students Scoring
20/20
|
# Students
Scoring
19/20
|
# Students
Scoring
18/20
|
3
|
256
|
143
|
14
|
83
|
166
|
4
|
292
|
157
|
86
|
231
|
356
|
5
|
313
|
147
|
25
|
96
|
217
|
6
|
127
|
133
|
3
|
9
|
27
|
7
|
79
|
152
|
9
|
32
|
86
|
8
|
81
|
151
|
16
|
50
|
87
|
* Note: Median score is based on reporting teams only.
CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO SEE A LIST OF STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED A PERFECT SCORE IN MEET #1:
Grade 3 Blue | Grade 4 Blue | Grade 5 Blue | Grade 6 Blue | Grade 7 Blue | Grade 8 Blue
Congratulations to the following Outstanding Teams in the Gold Division:
GRADE |
SCORE |
SCHOOL |
LOCATION |
3G |
192 |
Spring Hill Elementary School |
McLean, VA |
|
186 |
Speyer Legacy School |
New York, NY |
|
186 |
Bibich Elementary School |
Dyer, IN |
|
180 |
Pace Academy Lower School |
Atlanta, GA |
|
179 |
Louise Archer Elementary |
Vienna, VA |
|
179 |
The Anderson School |
New York, NY |
|
176 |
Spartanburg School District 7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
|
171 |
The Avery Coonley School |
Downers Grove, IL |
|
170 |
Williamsburg Elementary School |
Geneva, IL |
|
170 |
Springfield Estates Elementary School |
Springfield, VA |
|
|
|
|
4G |
197 |
The Anderson School |
New York, NY |
|
197 |
Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools |
Stow, OH |
|
196 |
St. Mark's School of Texas |
Dallas, TX |
|
195 |
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School/Falls Church |
Falls Church, VA |
|
194 |
Speyer Legacy School |
New York, NY |
|
193 |
Pace Academy Lower School |
Atlanta, GA |
|
193 |
Nysmith School |
Herndon, VA |
|
193 |
Spartanburg School District 7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
|
193 |
Spartanburg School District 7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
|
192 |
Louise Archer Elementary |
Vienna, VA |
|
|
|
|
5G |
190 |
Pace Academy Lower School |
Atlanta, GA |
|
187 |
Bellevue Public Schools |
Bellevue, NE |
|
185 |
Bella Vista Elementary School |
San Ramon, CA |
|
183 |
Haycock Elementary School |
Falls Church, VA |
|
182 |
Bella Vista Elementary School |
San Ramon, CA |
|
181 |
BASIS Scottsdale |
Scottsdale, AZ |
|
180 |
Spartanburg School District 7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
|
180 |
Louise Archer Elementary |
Vienna, VA |
|
178 |
Spartanburg School District 7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
|
178 |
Pinewood Community School |
Eagan, MN |
|
|
|
|
6G |
182 |
Eastern Middle School |
Riverside, CT |
|
181 |
Spring Hill Elementary School |
McLean, VA |
|
176 |
Kennedy Junior High |
Naperville, IL |
|
171 |
Pleasant Hill School |
Palatine, IL |
|
171 |
Rolling Hills Country Day School |
Rolling Hills Estates, CA |
|
170 |
Central Road School |
Palatine, IL |
|
166 |
Bellevue Public Schools |
Bellevue, NE |
|
166 |
E. H. Greene School |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
165 |
Marion Jordan School |
Palatine, IL |
|
165 |
South Washington County Schools |
Cottage Grove, MN |
|
|
|
|
7G |
189 |
Kennedy Junior High |
Naperville, IL |
|
187 |
Brentwood Middle School |
Brentwood, TN |
|
178 |
Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School |
Darien, CT |
|
175 |
Rolling Hills Country Day School |
Rolling Hills Estates, CA |
|
173 |
Eastern Middle School |
Riverside, CT |
|
173 |
Miller Middle School/CUSD |
San Jose, CA |
|
168 |
Central Middle School |
Greenwich, CT |
|
164 |
Western Middle School |
Greenwich, CT |
|
164 |
Madison ESD/REACH Council |
Phoenix, AZ |
|
162 |
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School |
Irvine, CA |
|
162 |
BASIS Scottsdale |
Scottsdale, AZ |
|
162 |
Spartanburg School District 7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
|
162 |
Clinton Township Middle School |
Clinton, NJ |
|
|
|
|
8G |
196 |
Rancho San Joaquin Middle School |
Irvine, CA |
|
183 |
Eastern Middle School |
Riverside, CT |
|
183 |
Kennedy Junior High |
Naperville, IL |
|
182 |
Western Middle School |
Greenwich, CT |
|
180 |
Clinton Township Middle School |
Clinton, NJ |
|
178 |
Miller Middle School/CUSD |
San Jose, CA |
|
177 |
Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School |
Darien, CT |
|
175 |
Capitol Hill GT Magnet |
Saint Paul, MN |
|
173 |
Rolling Hills Country Day School |
Rolling Hills Estates, CA |
|
169 |
Spartanburg School District 7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
|
169 |
Highland Middle School |
Libertyville, IL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GOLD DIVISION STATISTICS - MEET #1 (Click here to download printable version of chart)
Grade
|
# Teams Enrolled
|
Median Team Score*
|
#
Students Scoring
20/20
|
# Students
Scoring
19/20
|
# Students
Scoring
18/20
|
3
|
120
|
149
|
12
|
39
|
69
|
4
|
137
|
171
|
95
|
203
|
297
|
5
|
148
|
146
|
13
|
53
|
126
|
6
|
73
|
138
|
0
|
17
|
43
|
7
|
51
|
152
|
7
|
17
|
43
|
8
|
55
|
151
|
12
|
25
|
55
|
* Note: Median score is based on reporting teams only.
CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO SEE A LIST OF STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED A PERFECT SCORE IN MEET #1:
Grade 3 Gold | Grade 4 Gold | Grade 5 Gold | Grade 6 Gold | Grade 7 Gold | Grade 8 Gold