Practice makes perfect - Eleven LWSD students earn perfect ACT scores
Eleven students from Lake Washington School District (LWSD) have achieved something that less than one-half of 1% of test takers achieve. Nine of these students earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Two students were perfect on a whole other level by getting a composite score of 36 and perfect scores in each section as well.
According to the letter they received, out of the 1.3 million students who take the ACT annually, fewer than 4,000 (about 0.3%) manage to achieve a perfect composite score. Scoring 36 in every section is even more rare, making this achievement one of the highest honors for aspiring college students.
According to ACT, the exam consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. The score for ACT’s optional writing test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
ACT scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the US. Below is a list of the LWSD students who received the highest possible ACT composite score of 36:
Students who scored a perfect composite and perfect scores in every section (these test scores are from September 2023-October 2024):
- Cynthia Kennedy, Senior, Redmond High School
- Siri Mutalik Desai, Junior, Redmond High School
Students who had a perfect composite score:
- Aadi Adgaonkar, Senior, Redmond High School
- Anirudh Aravind, Junior, Eastlake High School
- Varsha Balaji, class of 2024, Tesla STEM High School
- Aaryan Dhingra, class of 2024, Tesla STEM High School
- Rahul Madhan, Junior, Redmond High School
- Michael Meleshenko, class of 2024, Tesla STEM High School
- Ananya Prakash, Senior, Eastlake High School
- Pranav Takrani, Senior, Tesla STEM High School
- Yuqing Wang, class of 2024, Tesla STEM High School