We are pleased to announce the final results of the 33rd annual WordMasters Challenge™. Please check out the tables below for the Top Ten teams in each division, as well as the cumulative scores required to qualify for each level of special honors.
Thank you to all our Team Leaders and students who worked so diligently throughout this past school year! We hope you are excited to tackle the upcoming 2020-2021 WordMasters Challenge! Registration is available online now through September 30th -- just click here to register online or download an order form.
At the conclusion of each year’s Challenge, we determine three categories of national individual recognition. “Highest Honors” are reserved for those students who have finished among the top 10-15 students in the country at their grade level. “High Honors” are for those students who have finished among the top 2% of all competitors at their grade level, and “Honorable Mention” is for those who have finished in the top 10%. The score required to qualify for these honors varies from year to year. The charts below show the minimum score required for each level of honor at each grade level for the 2019-2020 WordMasters Challenge™.
Team Leaders, if you had one or more teams place among the Top Ten in its division and/or any of your students achieved Highest Honors recognition, we will be sending you a DRAFT press release by May 29th. 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.
BLUE DIVISION:
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
| High Honors | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 53 |
| Honorable Mention | 35 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 46 | 46 |
Please click on the following links to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2019-2020 WordMasters Challenge™ - Blue Division.
Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8
Congratulations to the following Outstanding Teams in the Blue Division:
| GRADE | SCORE | SCHOOL | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 568 | The Hockaday School | Dallas, TX |
| 550 | Chestnutwold Elementary School | Havertown, PA | |
| 545 | Arcado Elementary School | Lilburn, GA | |
| 539 | Daves Creek Elementary | Cumming, GA | |
| 511 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
| 509 | Breck School | Golden Valley, MN | |
| 509 | Campbell Hall | N. Hollywood, CA | |
| 508 | Elm School | Burr Ridge, IL | |
| 500 | Rush Creek Elementary/ISD 279 | Maple Grove, MN | |
| 500 | Aiken Elementary School | Paris, TX | |
| 500 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN | |
| 4B | 582 | Santiago Hills Elementary | Irvine, CA |
| 569 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN | |
| 553 | Campbell Hall | N. Hollywood, CA | |
| 539 | Breck School | Golden Valley, MN | |
| 535 | Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School | Greenlawn, NY | |
| 533 | Rivers Edge Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 529 | Fairburn Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 528 | Hilton Head Island Elementary | Hilton Head Island, SC | |
| 528 | WestWood Elementary/SAGE Academy | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 520 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
| 520 | Daves Creek Elementary | Cumming, GA | |
| 5B | 587 | Daves Creek Elementary | Cumming, GA |
| 571 | Fuerte Elementary School | El Cajon, CA | |
| 570 | Arcado Elementary School | Lilburn, GA | |
| 567 | Oxbow Creek Elementary | Champlin, MN | |
| 564 | Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 564 | Thomas J. Lahey Elementary School | Greenlawn, NY | |
| 564 | Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN | |
| 561 | WestWood Elementary/SAGE Academy | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 560 | Coal City Intermediate School | Coal City, IL | |
| 558 | Rivers Edge Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA | |
| 6B | 587 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York, NY |
| 569 | Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA | |
| 567 | Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 554 | Congressional School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 554 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL | |
| 552 | Solana Pacific School | San Diego, CA | |
| 548 | Solomon Schecter Day School | Newton, MA | |
| 542 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 540 | Skyline Elementary School | Solana Beach, CA | |
| 539 | Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT | |
| 7B | 580 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York , NY |
| 571 | Solomon Schecter Day School | Newton, MA | |
| 569 | Carleton Washburne | Winnetka, IL | |
| 564 | Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 557 | Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA | |
| 553 | Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN | |
| 543 | Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL | |
| 538 | St. Pius X School | Broomall, PA | |
| 536 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 530 | Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School | Guilford, CT | |
|
8B |
597 | Lincoln Hall | Lincolnwood, IL |
| 592 | Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA | |
| 575 | NYC Lab Middle School | New York , NY | |
| 570 | Solomon Schecter Day School | Newton, MA | |
| 562 | Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 560 | Geneva Middle School North | Geneva, IL | |
| 555 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 537 | Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT | |
| 534 | Clinton Public School | Clinton, NJ | |
| 530 | Kaneland Harter Middle School | Sugar Grove, IL |
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 58 | 58 |
| High Honors | 53 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Honorable Mention | 47 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 45 |
Please click on the followng links to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2019-2020 WordMasters Challenge™ - Gold Division.
Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8
Congratulations to the following Outstanding Teams in the Gold Division:
| GRADE | SCORE | SCHOOL | LOCATION |
| 3G | 566 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC |
| 563 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 561 | Homan Elementary | Schererville, IN | |
| 554 | Bibich Elementary School | Dyer, IN | |
| 549 | Speyer Legacy School | New York, NY | |
| 541 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 526 | Peifer Elementary School | Schererville, IN | |
| 524 | The Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove, IL | |
| 517 | Fireside Elementary School | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 508 | Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 508 | Kolling Elementary School | St. John, IN | |
| 4G | 581 | Nysmith School | Herndon, VA |
| 568 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 553 | St. Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | |
| 551 | Speyer Legacy School | New York, NY | |
| 549 | Haycock Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 549 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 546 | Central Road School | Palatine, IL | |
| 542 | Mason Ridge Elementary | Town & Country, MO | |
| 540 | Frank C. Whiteley School | Palatine, IL | |
| 539 | Spring Hill Elementary School | McLean, VA | |
| 539 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
| 5G | 579 | BASIS Scottsdale | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 568 | Pace Academy Lower School | Atlanta, GA | |
| 561 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 557 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
| 555 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 551 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA | |
| 551 | Haycock Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 547 | Spring Hill Elementary School | McLean, VA | |
| 537 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 527 | Wayne Township Elementary GATES | Wayne, NJ | |
| 6G | 560 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT |
| 551 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
| 544 | Frank C. Whiteley School | Palatine, IL | |
| 534 | Northbrook Middle School | Suwanee, GA | |
| 531 | Annunciation Orthodox School | Houston, TX | |
| 522 | E. H. Greene School | Cincinnati, OH | |
| 505 | Marion Jordan School | Palatine, IL | |
| 504 | Hunting Ridge School | Palatine, IL | |
| 491 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 490 | Pleasant Hill School | Palatine, IL | |
|
7G |
584 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL |
| 579 | Hull Middle School | Duluth, GA | |
| 573 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
| 562 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
| 562 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
| 561 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
| 558 | Western Middle School | Greenwich, CT | |
| 547 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 530 | BASIS Scottsdale | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 521 | Madison ESD/REACH Council | Phoenix, AZ | |
|
8G |
588 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA |
| 583 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 583 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 581 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 566 | Idea Program/Middlesex Middle School | Darien, CT | |
| 565 | Capitol Hill GT Magnet | Saint Paul, MN | |
| 557 | Springfield Township Middle School | Oreland, PA | |
| 551 | Central Middle School | San Carlos, CA | |
| 547 | Rosemount Middle School | Rosemount, MN | |
| 542 | Northbrook Middle School | Suwanee, GA |
The WordMasters Challenge™ is a vocabulary-based competition that focuses on completing analogies. Over the course of the competition, students will develop verbal reasoning abilities and higher-order thinking skills, improve logic and reading comprehension, and acquire a life-long love for learning!
Prepare your students for the WordMasters Challenge™ with Analogies 101! Each of our eleven sets contains thirty analogies that introduce students to various forms of analogical reasoning. Using basic vocabulary to illustrate different analogy formats, each Analogies 101 set is suitable for use by all grade levels!
Need additional certificates or medals? Looking to reward your WordMasters throughout the school year?WordMasters Challenge™ merchandise is perfect for motivating or rewarding your students as they are improving their vocabulary.
