The 2018-19 WordMasters Challenge™ is off to a blazing start! Median team scores were up compared to last year in over half of our divisions. Congratulations to all our participants, especially to those representing the Top Ten schools in each division listed below.
Team Leaders and parents, please keep in mind that scores in the WordMasters Challenge™ do not reflect typical classroom results; in many divisions, less than 5% of participants score 18 or above. Also, please reassure your students that they should see their scores improve in Meets #2 and #3 because they will have a clearer expectation of the test content and how to prepare effectively. Remember that everyone's 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 7B test proved to be especially difficult as demonstrated by a median team score of 133. And although the median team score for 6B was up 16 points compared to last year's Meet #1, only four sixth graders posted perfect scores. Congratulations to Shylah from Aldrin Elementary School in Reston, VA, and to Jakub, Aeneas and Sasha from NYC Lab Middle School! We'd also like to recognize the 5B team from Northpoint Elementary School in Granger, IN, who posted a perfect team score of 200 points. And kudos to St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School in Tampa, FL, who had three different 5B teams place among the top ten teams in their division!
We saw some extraordinary results in the GOLD DIVISION of the WordMasters Challenge™as well, with three teams posting perfect scores of 200 points: the 7G team from Rancho San Joaquin Middle School in Irvine, CA, and both the 7G and 8G teams from Brentwood Middle School in Brentwood, TN. The 3G test proved to be the most difficult in this division, reflected by the median team score of 135. On the other end of the spectrum, the 6G division posted an unprecedented high median team score of 181 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, click here for a downloadable template.
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 |
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3B | 191 | Breck School | Golden Valley, MN |
188 | Arcado Elementary School | Lilburn, GA | |
187 | The Hockaday School | Dallas, TX | |
186 | Turtle Rock Elementary School | Irvine, CA | |
184 | Coopertown Elementary School | Havertown, PA | |
184 | Hilton Head Island Elementary | Hilton Head Island, SC | |
180 | Rutledge Hall | Lincolnwood, IL | |
179 | Conway Elementary | St. Louis, MO | |
179 | Andrews Elementary | Plano, TX | |
179 | Coyote Creek Elementary | San Ramon, CA | |
4B | 192 | Breck School | Golden Valley, MN |
191 | Daves Creek Elementary | Cumming, GA | |
188 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
188 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN | |
185 | Chatham Park Elementary | Havertown, PA | |
185 | Long Hill School | Shelton, CT | |
184 | Coopertown Elementary School | Havertown, PA | |
182 | Booth Hill School | Shelton, CT | |
182 | Prairie Vista Elementary | Granger, IN | |
181 | Mississippi Heights Elementary | Sauk Rapids, MN | |
5B | 200 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN |
199 | Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School | Greenlawn, NY | |
199 | St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School | Tampa, FL | |
197 | St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School | Tampa, FL | |
196 | Todd Hall | Lincolnwood, IL | |
195 | Oxbow Creek Elementary | Champlin, MN | |
194 | Coal City Intermediate School | Coal City, IL | |
193 | St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School | Tampa, FL | |
192 | Rivers Edge Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA | |
192 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
192 | Chestnutwold Elementary School | Havertown, PA | |
192 | Daves Creek Elementary | Cumming, GA | |
192 | Prairie Vista Elementary | Granger, IN | |
6B | 192 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York , NY |
185 | Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA | |
180 | Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN | |
180 | Ft. Lee BOE/School #1 | Ft. Lee, NJ | |
178 | Mitchell Intermediate School | The Woodlands, TX | |
177 | Congressional Schools of Virginia | Falls Church, VA | |
177 | A E Burdick School | Milwaukee, WI | |
175 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL | |
175 | Solana Pacific School | San Diego, CA | |
174 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
174 | Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | |
7B | 187 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York , NY |
185 | Bluffton Middle School | Bluffton, SC | |
183 | Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN | |
167 | The Magellan Charter School | Raleigh, NC | |
164 | Carleton Washburne | Winnetka, IL | |
163 | Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA | |
162 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
161 | Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | |
160 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL | |
159 | Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY | |
8B | 199 | Lincoln Hall | Lincolnwood, IL |
194 | Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY | |
190 | Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA | |
190 | Carleton Washburne | Winnetka, IL | |
189 | Geneva Middle School North | Geneva, IL | |
188 | Kaneland Harter Middle School | Sugar Grove, IL | |
187 | Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | |
187 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York , NY | |
185 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
183 | Congressional Schools of Virginia | Falls Church, VA |
BLUE DIVISION STATISTICS - MEET #1 (Click here to download printable version of chart)
Grade and |
Median |
# Students |
# Students |
# Students |
---|---|---|---|---|
3B | 143 | 30 | 68 | 128 |
4B | 150 | 31 | 119 | 210 |
5B | 159 | 94 | 252 | 419 |
6B | 149 | 4 | 41 | 90 |
7B | 133 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
8B | 161 | 37 | 70 | 119 |
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 |
187 | Haycock Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
183 | Bibich Elementary School | Dyer, IN | |
180 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
175 | Pace Academy Lower School | Atlanta, GA | |
173 | The Anderson School | New York, NY | |
170 | The Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove, IL | |
167 | Pinewood Community School | Eagan, MN | |
167 | Speyer Legacy School | New York, NY | |
166 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
4G | 195 | Nysmith School | Herndon, VA |
194 | St. Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | |
193 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
192 | Montair Elementary School | Danville, CA | |
192 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
191 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
191 | Pace Academy Lower School | Atlanta, GA | |
191 | Frank C. Whiteley School | Palatine, IL | |
190 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
190 | Spring Hill Elementary School | McLean, VA | |
5G | 196 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA |
194 | Haycock Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
194 | BASIS Scottsdale | Scottsdale, AZ | |
193 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
193 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
192 | Pace Academy Lower School | Atlanta, GA | |
191 | Springfield Estates Elementary School | Springfield, VA | |
191 | Spring Hill Elementary School | McLean, VA | |
190 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA | |
188 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
6G | 198 | BASIS Scottsdale | Scottsdale, AZ |
196 | Hunting Ridge School | Palatine, IL | |
196 | Frank C. Whiteley School | Palatine, IL | |
196 | Western Middle School | Greenwich, CT | |
195 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
194 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
194 | Kittredge Magnet School | Atlanta, GA | |
194 | Pleasant Hill School | Palatine, IL | |
194 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
193 | Marion Jordan School | Palatine, IL | |
7G | 200 | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine, CA |
200 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
196 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
196 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
194 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
192 | South Washington County Schools | Cottage Grove, MN | |
192 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
191 | Central Middle School | Greenwich, CT | |
191 | Hull Middle School | Duluth, GA | |
190 | Sunset Middle School/WCS | Brentwood, TN | |
8G | 200 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN |
189 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
186 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
178 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
176 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
174 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
173 | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine, CA | |
171 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
170 | Capitol Hill GT Magnet | Saint Paul, MN | |
170 | Sunset Middle School/WCS | Brentwood, TN |
GOLD DIVISION STATISTICS - MEET #1 (Click here to download printable version of chart)
Grade and |
Median |
# Students |
# Students |
# Students |
---|---|---|---|---|
3G | 135 | 11 | 25 | 53 |
4G | 158 | 58 | 168 | 256 |
5G | 159 | 54 | 135 | 248 |
6G | 181 | 98 | 221 | 225 |
7G | 169 | 57 | 123 | 147 |
8G | 143 | 21 | 42 | 54 |
Grade 3 Gold | Grade 4 Gold | Grade 5 Gold | Grade 6 Gold | Grade 7 Gold | Grade 8 Gold