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Nationwide 7th/8th Grade Spring America Answers Contest 2022 Results!

2022 Spring America Answers: Grades 7th and 8th Spring America Answers 2022 is over! Hats off to all the teams who in spite of all the past virus challenges and difficulties, it seems like a normal year once again and the scores are great. One hundred and thirty-nine teams from twenty states took part this year. Based on the number of teams that signed up, we will be awarding three trophies and ribbons in seventh grade and four trophies and ribbons in eighth grade.

In 7th grade, the top team was from Middlesex Middle School in Darien, Connecticut with an awesome 1284. Lesher Middle School in Ft. Collins, Colorado is our second-place winner with a super 1204 score. Parkway School in Boone, North Carolina is our third-place winner with a great score of 1192.

Top honors for 8th grade go to the outstanding team from Charles R. Patton Middle School with a contest high score of 1360. Lesher Middle School in Ft. Collins, Colorado will receive the second-place trophy in 8th grade for their superb 1336. The third-place trophy is going to Middlesex Middle School in Darien, Connecticut with another great score of 1335. Fourth place goes to Mount Nittany Middle School with a fine 1290.

The trophies and ribbons will be sent soon. We suggest you print the results. We print at 80%. For those who have not participated before, the first column in the results is your rank within your grade pool. The second column called “Overall” is the rank your team would be if you combined the two grade levels and is just for your information. We use percent only to break score ties since they do not consider the speed of the answer or if it was a second time right answer.

For those of you who took this America Answers contest, it will be available as an online practice quiz for free starting next fall. We certainly have enjoyed working with you on this contest and appreciate all you do for the students in your school. We hope you and your students enjoyed this challenge and learned some new things.

Please consider participating again next Fall and we appreciate any good references you give us. Look for an entry form for next fall soon on our web site.

7th Grade Results 8th Grade Results Teams Not Reporting

7th Grade Results
Rank Overall School City State Score Percent Grade #Members
1 5 Middlesex Middle School Darien Connecticut 1284 94% 7 12
2 14 Lesher Middle School Ft. Collins Colorado 1204 91% 7 13
3 19 Parkway School Boone North Carolina 1192 92% 7 3
4 23 Downingtown M. S. Downingtown Pennsylvania 1182 94% 7 10
5 25 Valley Middle School Oakland New Jersey 1177 92% 7 6
6 31 Andover Middle School Andover Kansas 1162 90% 7 24
7 35 Eagle View Middle School Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 1138 89% 7 22
8 36 Gretna Middle School Gretna Nebraska 1134 87% 7 5
9 39 Warren Middle School Warren New Jersey 1128 88% 7 10
10 41 Mountain View Middle School Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 1122 89% 7 18
11 45 Hamilton Southeastern Junior High Fishers Indiana 1119 90% 7 9
12 47 Waynesboro Middle School Waynesboro Pennsylvania 1114 92% 7 10
13 48 Oakhill Day School Gladstone Missouri 1114 89% 7 9
14 49 Baker Middle School Troy Michigan 1109 87% 7 18
15 50 St Hugo of the Hills (7th) Bloomfield Hills Michigan 1107 88% 7 13
16 52 Eagle View Middle School Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 1106 86% 7 22
17 53 Willis Junior High Chandler Arizona 1104 86% 7 29
18 56 Holy Spirit Catholic School Overland Park Kansas 1093 91% 7 5
19 57 Elkhorn Ridge Middle School Omaha Nebraska 1092 83% 7 14
20 60 Colfax-Mingo CSD Colfax Iowa 1088 94% 7 4
21 62 Wallenaupack Area Middle School Hawley Pennsylvania 1086 89% 7 6
22 66 Horton Middle School Pittsboro North Carolina 1078 91% 7 34
23 68 Kiewit Middle School Omaha Nebraska 1071 83% 7 5
24 71 Chamblee Middle School Chamblee Georgia 1067 82% 7
25 73 North Butler Jr./Sr. High Green Iowa 1062 88% 7 5
26 75 Paxon Hollow Middle School Broomall Pennsylvania 1059 85% 7 23
27 76 AGWSR Schools Ackley Iowa 1058 84% 7 8
28 81 Hammond Creek Middle School Dalton Georgia 1040 89% 7 4
29 84 Bartels Middle School Portage Wisconsin 1037 85% 7 15
30 85 Mountain View Middle School Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 1037 84% 7 7
31 87 Oak View Grimes Iowa 1032 80% 7 1
32 88 Fort Dodge Middle School Fort Dodge Iowa 1029 87% 7 14
33 91 Holy Family Catholic School Rockford Illinois 1024 88% 7 3
34 92 Willis Junior High Chandler Arizona 1024 83% 7 30
35 93 Pleasant Hill Intermediate School Pleasant Hill Missouri 1023 83% 7 11
36 94 Wallenaupack Area Middle School Hawley Pennsylvania 1021 82% 7 5
37 95 Rocky Bayou Christian School Niceville Florida 1020 83% 7 10
38 96 MOC -Floyd Valley M.S. Alton Iowa 1018 83% 7 8
39 101 Coldwater Middle School Coldwater Ohio 1002 82% 7 4
40 104 West Deptford Middle School West Deptford New Jersey 986 88% 7 12
41 109 Manahawkin New Jersey 977 80% 7 5
42 110 Treynor Treynor Iowa 972 82% 7 7
43 111 Southern Regional M. S. -BSicoli Manahawkin New Jersey 964 77% 7 6
44 121 Horace Mann Middle School Wausau Wisconsin 919 77% 7 5
45 122 Elkhart Lake - Glenbeulah School Elkhart Lake Wisconsin 912 75% 7 4
46 124 Knoxville Middle School Knoxville Iowa 891 77% 7 4
47 126 Southern Regional M.S.-Patterson Manahawkin New Jersey 877 74% 7 5
48 128 MOC -Floyd Valley M.S. Alton Iowa 873 77% 7 6
49 129 Sumner-Frederricksburg Schools Fredericksburg Iowa 860 79% 7 10
50 132 Sibley-Ocheyedan Schools Sibley Iowa 833 74% 7 4
51 133 Dike-New Hartford Elementary Dike Iowa 828 71% 7 5
52 134 Missouri Valley Community Schools Missouri Valley Iowa 816 83% 7 11
53 135 Southern Regional M. S.-Bechold Manahawkin New Jersey 809 71% 7 5
54 137 Legg Middle School Coldwater Michigan 768 70% 7 6
55 139 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School Coleridge Nebraska 660 64% 7
8th Grade Results
Rank Overall School City State Score Percent Grade #Members
1 1 Charles F. Patton Middle School Kennett Square Pennsylvania 1360 97% 8 18
2 2 Lesher Middle School Ft. Collins Colorado 1336 98% 8 14
3 3 Middlesex Middle School Darien Connecticut 1335 99% 8 19
4 4 Mount Nittany Middle School State College Pennsylvania 1290 95% 8 5
5 6 Delta Middle School State College Pennsylvania 1281 93% 8 7
6 7 Holdrege Middle School Holdrege Nebraska 1270 97% 8 11
7 8 Brielle School Brielle New Jersey 1242 95% 8 12
8 9 Woodrow Wilson Middle School Edison New Jersey 1233 91% 8 11
9 10 Lee Burneson Middle School Westlake Ohio 1224 94% 8 4
10 11 Wm. H. Crocker Middle School Hillsborough California 1218 92% 8 7
11 12 Gretna Middle School Gretna Nebraska 1212 92% 8 5
12 13 Downingtown M. S. Downingtown Pennsylvania 1206 89% 8 15
13 15 Willis Junior High Chandler Arizona 1201 94% 8 33
14 16 Kiewit Middle School Omaha Nebraska 1200 95% 8 10
15 17 Mount Vernon Middle School Mt. Vernon Iowa 1196 94% 8 18
16 18 Fall Creek Junior High School Fishers Indiana 1193 96% 8 9
17 20 Chamblee Middle School Chamblee Georgia 1189 91% 8 11
18 21 Waynesboro Middle School Waynesboro Pennsylvania 1185 94% 8 10
19 22 John Muir Middle School Wausau Wisconsin 1184 94% 8 8
20 24 Willis Junior High Chandler Arizona 1180 91% 8 32
21 26 Williamsburg Schools Williamsburg Iowa 1175 94% 8 21
22 27 Riverside Junior High Fishers Indiana 1172 92% 8 11
23 28 Andover Middle School Andover Kansas 1169 92% 8 18
24 29 Elkhorn Ridge Middle School Omaha Nebraska 1166 92% 8 12
25 30 Mission Middle School Bellevue Nebraska 1162 92% 8 50
26 32 Park Forest Middle School State College Pennsylvania 1156 91% 8 20
27 33 Ridge View Middle School Schaller Iowa 1148 91% 8 12
28 34 Logan-Magnolia Comm. Schools Logan Iowa 1148 88% 8 8
29 37 Tomahawk Middle School Tomahawk Wisconsin 1132 88% 8 20
30 38 Ellicottville Central CDS Ellicottville New York 1130 86% 8 10
31 40 Dike-New Hartford Elementary Dike Iowa 1127 89% 8 6
32 42 Galloway Township Middle School Galloway New Jersey 1122 88% 8 6
33 43 Andover Central Middle School Andover Kansas 1120 89% 8 11
34 44 West Deptford Middle School West Deptford New Jersey 1119 92% 8 5
35 46 Warren Middle School Warren New Jersey 1117 83% 8 8
36 51 Southern Regional M. S.-Cherney Manahawkin New Jersey 1106 90% 8 5
37 54 Holy Spirit Catholic School Overland Park Kansas 1101 87% 8 8
38 55 Pleasant Hill Intermediate School Pleasant Hill Missouri 1096 90% 8 12
39 58 Knoxville Middle School Knoxville Iowa 1090 87% 8 8
40 59 George White M. S. Hillsdale New Jersey 1089 86% 8 4
41 61 Fort Dodge Middle School Fort Dodge Iowa 1088 90% 8 1
42 63 Mountain View Middle School Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 1084 90% 8 15
43 64 Larson Middle School Troy Michigan 1080 87% 8 9
44 65 Valley Middle School Oakland New Jersey 1079 84% 8 6
45 67 Leonia Middle School/ High School Leonia New Jersey 1074 82% 8 12
46 69 Sibley-Ocheyedan Schools Sibley Iowa 1069 86% 8 1
47 70 Treynor Treynor Iowa 1069 85% 8 7
48 72 Central York Middle School York Pennsylvania 1065 83% 8 25
49 74 St. Hugo of the Hills (8th) Bloomfield Hills Michigan 1062 86% 8 11
50 77 Mountain View Middle School Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 1052 85% 8 11
51 78 David City Middle School David City Nebraska 1051 87% 8 9
51 78 Eagle View Middle School Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania 1051 87% 8 20
52 79 Lewis School Valparaiso Florida 1047 85% 8 2
53 80 Urbandale Middle School Urbandale Iowa 1046 83% 8 5
54 82 East Limestone School Athens Alabama 1039 85% 8 12
55 83 Northview Middle School Ankeny Iowa 1038 82% 8 2
56 86 Horton Middle School Pittsboro North Carolina 1034 85% 8 30
57 89 Union Middle School Dysart Iowa 1028 92% 8 5
58 90 Holy Family Catholic School Rockford Illinois 1026 84% 8 3
59 93 Sumner-Frederricksburg Schools Fredericksburg Iowa 1023 83% 8 4
60 97 Oak View Grimes Iowa 1017 83% 8 1
61 98 Southern Regional M. S.-Beattie Manahawkin New Jersey 1017 81% 8 5
62 99 Bartels Middle School Portage Wisconsin 1011 85% 8 15
63 100 Colfax-Mingo CSD Colfax Iowa 1004 87% 8 7
64 102 Southern Regional M. S. - Kuchinsky Manahawkin New Jersey 993 86% 8 5
65 103 Southern Regional M. S.-Bechold Manahawkin New Jersey 987 83% 8 5
66 105 St. Anne Parish School Barrington Illinois 986 80% 8 15
67 106 MOC -Floyd Valley M.S. Alton Iowa 982 79% 8 3
68 107 MOC -Floyd Valley M.S. Alton Iowa 982 78% 8 2
69 108 CLARION-GOLDFIELD-DOWS CLARION Iowa 981 79% 8 24
70 112 BEDFORD SCHOOLS BEDFORD Iowa 961 81% 8 9
71 113 South Sioux City Middle School South Sioux City Nebraska 947 86% 8 5
72 114 Legg Middle School Coldwater Michigan 938 80% 8 7
73 115 Apollo-Ridge Schools Spring Church Pennsylvania 934 77% 8 4
74 116 Krueger Middle School Michigan City Indiana 933 81% 8 8
75 117 Elkhart Lake - Glenbeulah School Elkhart Lake Wisconsin 933 75% 8 4
76 118 MOC -Floyd Valley M.S. Alton Iowa 923 76% 8 2
77 119 Westside Middle School Omaha Nebraska 921 80% 8 10
78 120 Riverside Public School Spalding Nebraska 920 80% 8 15
79 123 AGWSR Schools Ackley Iowa 896 76% 8 6
80 125 MOC -Floyd Valley M.S. Alton Iowa 884 73% 8 2
81 127 West Lyon School Inwood Iowa 876 78% 8 2
82 130 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School Coleridge Nebraska 855 73% 8
83 131 Boyceville Middle School Boyceville Wisconsin 854 72% 8 5
84 136 Union Middle School Dysart Iowa 792 74% 8 3
85 138 Horace Mann Middle School Wausau Wisconsin 740 67% 8 9
Teams Not Reported
Team / School City, State
Paxon Hollow Middle School #5 Broomall, Pennsylvania
Bondurant-Farrar Middle School #4 Bondurant, Iowa
Bondurant-Farrar Middle School #5 Bondurant, Iowa
CLARION-GOLDFIELD-DOWS #9 CLARION, Iowa
Sibley-Ocheyedan Schools #7 Sibley, Iowa
Gretna Aspen Creek Middle School #7 Omaha, Nebraska
Gretna Aspen Creek Middle School #8 Omaha, Nebraska
Howard Schools #1 Howard, South Dakota
Charles F. Patton Middle School #7 Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Montezuma Junior High #4 Montezuma, Iowa
Oakhill Day School #9 Gladstone, Missouri
Woodrow Wilson MS #5 Edison, New Jersey
Carlisle Middle Schoole Carlisle , Iowa
Parkway School #2 Boone , North Carolina
Westside Middle School Omaha, Nebraska
Southern Regional M. S.-Bechold #3 Manahawkin, New Jersey
Missouri Valley Community Schools #10 Missouri Valley, Iowa
Missouri Valley Community Schools #11 Missouri Valley, Iowa
Pleasant Hill Intermediate School #5 Pleasant Hill , Missouri
Pleasant Hill Intermediate School #6 Pleasant Hill , Missouri
Rocky Bayou Christian School #6 Niceville, Florida