World Math Day Results Announced for Top 10 U.S. Schools and Classrooms
Students from around the world join to answer 182,455,169 math questions correctly
Dallas, TX., March 17, 2008 - The results for World Math Day 2008 for the Top 10 U.S. schools and classrooms are in! More than three quarters of a million students logged on to www.worldmathday.com to participate in the online event that began on March 5 west of the International Dateline and continued through the last minute of March 5 east of the International Dateline. Students of all ages and ability levels from more than 100 countries competed against each other in real-time battles of speed and skill answering 182,455,169 math questions correctly.
The country with the most students logged in was the United Kingdom (231,715 students); the U.S. (171,573 students) correctly answered 42,087,104 math questions, more than any other country competing in the online competition.
| Top 10 U.S. Schools include: | |
| School | # of Correct Answers |
| 1. Tatum Ridge Elementary School, Sarasota, FL | 560,267 |
| 2. Broadmoor Elementary School, Miami, FL | 473,195 |
| 3. Lakeside Middle School, Irvine, CA | 400,639 |
| 4. Creekview Elementary School, Ontario, CA | 340,364 |
| 5. Punahou School, Honolulu, HI | 274,682 |
| 6. Windy Ridge K-8 School, Orlando, FL | 264,976 |
| 7. Southwestern Elementary, Cordele, GA | 260,921 |
| 8. Presbyterian Day School, Memphis, TN | 260,881 |
| 9. Challenger Elementary School, Tamarac, FL | 256,109 |
| 10. C.E. Hanna Elementary School, Oxford, AL | 210,875 |
| Top 10 U.S. Classrooms include: | |
| Class | # of Correct Answers |
| 1. Bourne's Fifth Grade Class Creekview Elementary School, Ontario, CA |
171,662 |
| 2. Esteva's Explorers Sweetwater Elementary School, Miami, FL |
169,199 |
| 3. WindyGifted1 Windy Ridge K-8, Orlando, FL |
135,835 |
| 4. Ratliff's Champs Mesa View Elementary School, Grants, NM |
112,016 |
| 5. Roberts Fifth Grade Class Broadmoor Elementary School, Miami, FL |
97,226 |
| 6. Period 1, Algebra 1 Lakeside Middle School, Irvine, CA |
82,703 |
| 7. Ruyter's Wizards Avalon Elementary School, Orlando, FL |
77,180 |
| 8. Durso's Class Punahou Elementary School, Honolulu, HI |
71,364 |
| 9. Motley Crew Jupiter Farms Elementary School, Jupiter, FL |
69,380 |
| 10. Dollinger's Fourth Grade Class Broadmoor Elementary School, Miami, FL |
68,264 |
Top 10 U.S. Schools will each receive a $500 donation to the principals discretionary fund and top 10 U.S. classrooms will receive a $250 donation to the teacher's classroom fund.
The World Math Day competition was held in partnership by Voyager Expanded Learning, 3P Learning and Cartoon Network. To view the overall World Math Day results, visit www.worldmathday.com.
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