2025 MathCounts Results

MathCounts is the most important math competition for middle school students. The competition is made of multiple rounds. Nearly 250,000 students start in school round, and the best 4-10 students from each school compete in Chapter rounds. The best teams and individuals from each Chapter are invited to the State round. Finally, the Top 4 students from each State make the National finals, where they meet in May to determine the National Champion. Making Top-56 in the finals is a special achievement, as only the Top-56 names are published.

Students in Grade 6-8 are allowed to participate. Of course, it is very hard for 6th and 7th graders to succeed competing among the older kids. Whenever younger students make later rounds, it is an exceptional success.

Many of our students and alumni participated this year. Here is the summary of the results:

National Finals:

Making Nationals is a crown jewel accomplishments for every top mathlete. Only 224 best students in the country make the finals every year. Among the finalists this year are:

• Isaac C-O, a 7th grader whom Mr. Math personally coaches, finished 40th overall and 13th among 7th graders. He is also a second time National Finalist.
• James S, a 6th grader whom Mr. Math personally coaches and is also in the Rising Stars program, finished 39th overall, and 1st among 6th graders.
• Neil I, a 7th grader whom Mr. Math personally coaches and a Rising Star alumnus
• Puranjay M, an 8th grader whom Mr. Math also personally coaches and a Rising Star alumnus, is a 3rd time National Finalist.
• Tara P, a 7th grader and a student in the To Infinity and Beyond program
• William W, a 7th grader and rising star alumnus, finished 18th overall and 10th among 7th graders. He is also a second time National Finalist

State Finals:

Making State finals is a target for all talented students. Only about 200 students in each state qualify. 47 of our students made State Finals this year, including twelve sixth graders and 23 seventh graders! Those students will be eligible to compete again next year (and sixth graders can compete for two more years). Among them, two finished as State Champions, six finished in Top-10 in their States, ten in Top-20 and fourteen in Top-30.

William W (a 7th grader from Illinois) and Neil I (a 7th grader from California) are both state champions! That is an amazing feat!

Here are the students who qualified (grade, state and place, when known, in parenthesis): Albert L (Gr7, 13th in IL), Alex M (Gr6, IL), Alexander B (Gr7 , 17th in CA), Andy W (Gr7, IL), Arthur J (Gr8, TX), Ayaan K (Gr7, 21st in WA), Bella L (Gr8, 7th in IL), Ben K (Gr6, 80th in MN), Benjamin B (Gr7, 22nd in MO), Caden C (Gr7, CA), Eric Z (Gr7, 25th in IL), Garen D (Gr7, IL), Isaac C-O (Gr7, 3rd in IL), Ivan T (Gr7, TX), James S (Gr6, 4th in TX), Jed S (Gr7, IL), John P (Gr8, 54th in IL), John X (Gr7, 9th in PA), Kai D (Gr7, CA), Karam G (Gr6, 9th in MA), Katie W (Gr7, 41st in IL), Krish B (Gr7, 48th in IL), Leo B (Gr8, 35th in IL), Leo S (Gr8, NJ), Luke L (Gr6, 18th in LA), Luke Z (Gr6, 63rd in IL), Maxwell S (Gr7, 14th in AZ), Maya L-S (Gr7, FL), Milo F-G (Gr6, OR), Milos P (Gr8, IL), Nate F (Gr6, 43rd in WA), Nathaniel Z (Gr6, IL), Neale W (Gr7, IL), Nicholas S (Gr8, 86th in FL), Patrick C (Gr8, IL), Pragyan P (Gr6, 78th in CT), Puranjay M (Gr8, 3rd in AZ), Reyansh L (Gr8, 112th in CA), Rishik S (Gr8, OH), Serge H (Gr8, 55th in IL), Shiven K (Gr8, 49th in MD), Steven J (Gr7, 10th in AZ), Svana K (Gr7, CT), Tara P (Gr7, 2nd in ND), Velika V (Gr6, IL), Viyan S (Gr6, 33rd in IL), Warren C (Gr7, KS), Yoni M-A (Gr6, 22nd in DC), and Zimo L (Gr7, 34th in IL)

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