We are pleased to announce the final results of the 37th 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 individual special honors.
At the conclusion of each year’s WordMasters 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 2023-2024 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 15th. 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.
We suggest that any student who has achieved a cumulative score high enough to qualify for one of these honors deserves special recognition—an article or photo in your local newspaper, a commendation from your Board of Education, or at least individual mention in a schoolwide awards assembly. Please send us copies of articles about your Challenge champions which have run in your local newspapers. We especially enjoy seeing photographs of the children who make up teams in different parts of the country, and will post them on our website with your permission.
It's time to start planning for the upcoming 2024-2025 WordMasters Challenge™! Registration is available online now through September 30th -- just click here to register online or download an order form.
BLUE DIVISION:
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 |
| High Honors | 52 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
| Honorable Mention | 41 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 48 |
Please click on the following links to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2023-2024 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 |
552 |
Lyman Elementary | Lyman, SC |
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|
548 |
Campbell Hall | N. Hollywood, CA |
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|
543 |
Okatie Elementary | Okatie, SC |
|
|
540 |
Breck School | Golden Valley, MN |
|
|
539 |
Fairburn Avenue Elementary | Los Angeles, CA |
|
|
528 |
WestWood Elementary/SAGE Academy | Prior Lake, MN |
|
|
526 |
Chestnutwold Elementary School | Havertown, PA |
|
|
517 |
Bluffton Elementary School | Bluffton, SC |
|
|
513 |
Prattville Elementary School | Prattville, AL |
|
|
509 |
Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
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|
4B |
594 |
Northpoint Elementary School | Granger, IN |
|
|
569 |
Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
563 |
Millridge Elementary School | Highland Heights, OH |
|
|
562 |
Glen Rock Elementary Schools | Glen Rock, NJ |
|
|
560 |
Learning Fun School | Great Falls, VA |
|
|
555 |
Springfield Park Elementary | Glen Allen, VA |
|
|
536 |
Breck School | Golden Valley, MN |
|
|
536 |
Red Cedar Elementary | Beaufort, SC |
|
|
536 |
Short Pump Elementary School | Richmond, VA |
|
|
534 |
Saddle Ridge School | Rock Spring, GA |
|
|
|
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|
5B |
572 |
Rivers Edge Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA |
|
|
566 |
Rutledge Hall | Lincolnwood, IL |
|
|
564 |
Skyline Elementary School | Solana Beach, CA |
|
|
564 |
Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
561 |
Ketterlinus Elementary School | St. Augustine, FL |
|
|
552 |
Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT |
|
|
542 |
Red Cedar Elementary | Beaufort, SC |
|
|
531 |
Twin Hickory Elementary School | Glen Allen, VA |
|
|
530 |
Coal City Intermediate School | Coal City, IL |
|
|
525 |
Stewart School | Garden City, NM |
|
|
525 |
Springfield Park Elementary | Glen Allen, VA |
|
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|
6B |
586 |
Tuckahoe Middle School | Richmond, VA |
|
|
571 |
Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
566 |
Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL |
|
|
560 |
NYC Lab Middle School | New York, NY |
|
|
559 |
Rotolo Middle School | Batavia, IL |
|
|
545 |
Bluffton Middle School | Bluffton, SC |
|
|
544 |
Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN |
|
|
540 |
Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT |
|
|
535 |
Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA |
|
|
529 |
Silverbrook Elementary | Fairfax Station, VA |
|
|
529 |
Learning Fun School | Great Falls, VA |
|
|
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|
7B |
596 |
Carleton Washburne | Winnetka, IL |
|
|
586 |
Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA |
|
|
575 |
Manhattan Junior High School | Manhattan, IL |
|
|
565 |
Twin Oaks Middle School | Prior Lake, MN |
|
|
565 |
Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
563 |
Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA |
|
|
552 |
Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT |
|
|
548 |
Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL |
|
|
535 |
Southern Lehigh Middle School | Center Valley, PA |
|
|
529 |
Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL |
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|
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|
8B |
594 |
Peterson Middle School | Sunnyvale, CA |
|
|
594 |
Lincoln Hall | Lincolnwood, IL |
|
|
551 |
Lincoln Junior High School | Naperville, IL |
|
|
546 |
Solomon Schecter Day School of Greater Boston | Newton, MA |
|
|
527 |
Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL |
|
|
517 |
Ridgefield Academy | Ridgefield, CT |
|
|
515 |
St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School | Tampa, FL |
|
|
502 |
Big Apple Academy | Brooklyn, NY |
|
|
494 |
Manhattan Junior High School | Manhattan, IL |
|
|
485 |
Notre Dame Marist Academy | Pontiac, MI |
| Grade | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Highest Honors | 55 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 |
| High Honors | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Honorable Mention | 48 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 |
Please click on the followng links to download a list of all students who achieved Highest Honors in the 2023-2024 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 | 560 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC |
| 544 | Bibich Elementary School | Dyer, IN | |
| 515 | Oak Street Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 505 | Monroe Township Elementary TAG | Williamstown, NJ | |
| 504 | Homan Elementary | Schererville, IN | |
| 504 | The Avery Coonley School | Downers Grove, IL | |
| 493 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 490 | Peifer Elementary School | Schererville, IN | |
| 487 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 481 | Watson Elementary School | Schererville, IN | |
| 4G | 582 | St. Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX |
| 580 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 575 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 565 | Oak Street Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 565 | Cherry Crest Elementary School | Bellevue, WA | |
| 559 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 557 | Frank C. Whiteley School | Palatine, IL | |
| 554 | Madison ESD/REACH Council | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 554 | Monroe Township Elementary TAG | Williamstown, NJ | |
| 545 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 5G | 589 | Mason Ridge Elementary | Town & Country, MO |
| 581 | School District of Fort Atkinson | Fort Atkinson, WI | |
| 578 | Louise Archer Elementary | Vienna, VA | |
| 575 | Meadow Glens Elementary School | Naperville, IL | |
| 573 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 569 | North Mianus School | Riverside, CT | |
| 562 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA | |
| 554 | Bella Vista Elementary School | San Ramon, CA | |
| 554 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 548 | Oak Street Elementary School | Falls Church, VA | |
| 6G | 587 | Hunting Ridge School | Palatine, IL |
| 579 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
| 573 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 554 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 549 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
| 547 | Manchester GATE School | Fresno, CA | |
| 542 | Frank C. Whiteley School | Palatine, IL | |
| 540 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 536 | Northbrook Middle School | Suwanee, GA | |
| 528 | Franklin Avenue Middle School | Franklin Lakes, NJ | |
| 7G | 591 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL |
| 579 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
| 574 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA | |
| 567 | Central Middle School | Greenwich, CT | |
| 564 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 561 | Hull Middle School | Duluth, GA | |
| 556 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
| 556 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 543 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 529 | Lake Zurich Middle School North | Hawthorn Woods, IL | |
| 8G | 597 | Miller Middle School/CUSD | San Jose, CA |
| 579 | Eastern Middle School | Riverside, CT | |
| 566 | Spartanburg School District 7 | Spartanburg, SC | |
| 564 | Kennedy Junior High | Naperville, IL | |
| 544 | Highland Middle School | Libertyville, IL | |
| 540 | Rolling Hills Country Day School | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | |
| 535 | Darien Public Schools | Darien, CT | |
| 532 | Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood, TN | |
| 529 | Manhattan Junior High School | Manhattan, IL | |
| 518 | Cooper Middle School | McLean, VA |
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!
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