2022 AMC 10/12 A&B results

This year we were able to offer the AMC contests online.

Here are the overall results for the 2022 AMC 10A, AMC 12A, AMC 10B, and AMC 12B contests at Bard College:


School AMC 12A Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 94.8
  • Average score for grade 11 is: 100.0 (3 Students)
  • Average score for grade 10 is: 91.8 (5 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 94.5 (2 Students)
  • AMC 12A School Team Score is: 339.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores)

Top AMC 12A Scores at Bard

  • Justin Mo, 114.0 points (10th grader, age 15, Bethlehem Central High School)

  • Soumyadeep Bhattacharjee, 112.5 points (9th grader, age 12, Williamsville East High School)

  • Anonymous, 112.5 points (10th grader, age 15)
  • Harry X Shen, 109.5 points (11th grader, age 16, Shaker High School)

  • Jonathan Waldorf, 108.0 points (11th grader, age 16, Avenues: The World School)

  • Vincent W Huang, 97.5 points (10th grader, age 15, Syosset High School)

  • Anonymous, 91.5 points (10th grader, age 15)

School AMC 10A Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 76.3
  • Average score for grade 10 is: 90.6 (5 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 76.5 (4 Students)
  • Average score for grade 8 is: 60.3 (5 Students)
  • Average score for grade 7 is: 81.0 (3 Students)
  • Average score for grade 6 is: 70.5 (1 Student)
  • AMC 10A School Team Score is: 330.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores)

Top AMC 10A Scores at Bard

  • Anonymous, 114.0 points (10th grader, age 15)
  • Shoshana S Elgart, 109.5 points (10th grader, age 16, Blacksburg High School)

  • Anonymous, 106.5 points (10th grader, age 15)
  • Anonymous, 102.0 points (9th grader, age 14)

School AMC 12B Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 89.8
  • Average score for grade 11 is: 99.0 (3 Students)
  • Average score for grade 10 is: 91.0 (3 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 58.5 (1 Student)
  • AMC 12 School Team Score is: 328.50 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores)

    Top AMC 12B Scores at Bard

    • Vincent Zhang, 129.0 points (11th grader, age 16, Wissahickon High School)

    • Anonymous, 103.5 points (10th grader, age 15)
    • Grace Z Sun, 96.0 points (11th grader, age 16, Niskayuna High School)

    • Vincent Huang, 88.5 points (10th grader, age 15, Syosset High School)


School AMC 10B Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 60.7
  • Average score for grade 10 is: 81.0 (6 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 40.5 (4 Students)
  • Average score for grade 8 is: 50.0 (6 Students)
  • Average score for grade 7 is: 69.8 (2 Students)
  • Average score for grade 6 is: 63.0 (2 Students)
  • AMC 10 School Team Score is: 294.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores)

Top AMC 10B Scores at Bard

  • Shoshana S Elgart, 106.5 points (10th grader, age 16, Blacksburg High School)

  • Anonymous, 94.5 points (10th grader, age 15)
  • Anonymous, 93.0 points (10th grader, age 15)

Solutions to the AMC  contests are available on the Art of Problem Solving webpage: AMC Problems and Solutions.

Detailed information about how other students in New York State and around the country did on the AMC contests are available on the AMC Historical Statistics page.


Schools Represented

Avenues: The World School
Bethlehem Central High School
Blacksburg High School
Carroll Senior High School
Christian Brothers Academy
Coleytown Middle School
Corning Painted Post High School
Crestview Middle School
DeWitt Middle School
duPont Manual High School
Eagle Hill Middle School
Edgemont High School
F. D. Roosevelt High School
Forest Hills Classical Academy
Friend Seminary
John Jay Senior High School
Kingston High School
Lewisburg Area School District
McNair Academic High School
Mount Si High School
New Hyde Park Memorial High School
New Paltz High School
Niskayuna High School
Nixa High School
PA Homeschoolers
Pierrepont High School
Riverdale Country School
Roy C. Ketcham High School
Saddle River Day School
Shaker High School
Spackenkill High School
Staples High School
Stone Ridge Stewart Homeschool
Syosset High School
Union Vale Middle School
Van Antwerp Middle School
Van Wyck Jr High School
Vought Academy
Williamsville East High School
Wissahickon High School

2021 AMC 10/12B Results

Here are the overall results for students who took the 2021 AMC 10B and AMC 12B contests at Bard College (online):

School AMC 12 Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 84.9
  • Average score for grade 12 is: 74.3 (4 Students)
  • Average score for grade 11 is: 79.5 (4 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 117.0 (2 Students)
  • AMC 12 School Team Score is: 393.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores)

Top AMC 12B Scores at Bard

  • Shreyas Kar, 136.5 points (11th grader, age 16, duPont Manual High School)
  • Adrian Richard C Salazar, 130.5 points (12th grader, age 18, Philippine Science High School – Bicol Region Campus)
  • Anonymous, 126.0 points (9th grader, age 14)
  • Dong He, 112.5 points (11th grader, age 17, Homeschool)
  • Shraman Kar, 108.0 points (9th grader, age 14, duPont Manual High School)
  • Anonymous, 96.0 points (12th grader, age 17)

School AMC 10 Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 65.1
  • Average score for grade 10 is: 71.2 (9 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 68.3 (11 Students)
  • Average score for grade 8 is: 66.3 (6 Students)
  • Average score for grade 7 is: 38.0 (3 Students)
  • Average score for grade 6 is: 48.0 (1 Students)
  • AMC 10 School Team Score is: 333.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores)

Top AMC 10B Scores at Bard

  • Andrew Carratu, 124.5 points (8th grader, age 13, Areteem Institute)
  • Anonymous, 109.5 points (10th grader, age 15)
  • Anonymous, 99.0 points (9th grader, age 15)
  • Anonymous, 99.0 points (10th grader, age 15)

Solutions to the 2021 AMC 10 and 12 contests are available on the Art of Problem Solving webpage:

Schools Represented

  • Areteem Institute
  • Bard Academy at Simon’s Rock
  • Cambrian Academy
  • Christian Brothers Academy
  • Crompond Elementary School
  • duPont Manual High School
  • East Eidge High School
  • Edgemont Junior-Senior High School
  • Gifted Math Program at University at Buffalo
  • Homeschool
  • Kingston High School
  • New Paltz High School
  • Philippine Science High School – Bicol Region Campus
  • Princeton Unified Middle School (PUMS)
  • Red Hook High School
  • Riverdale Country School
  • Spackenkill High School
  • Todd Middle School
  • Valley Stream North High School
  • Van Wyck Junior High School
  • Wappingers Junior High School
  • Williamsville North High School

2020 AMC 8

Brief report of the 2020 AMC 8 at Bard College

The AMC 8 ran during the online testing window, November 10–16, 2020. The Saturday after, November 21, students were debriefed on the contest problems by Bard College undergraduate math majors Eli Barrios, Felicia Flores, Tony Nguyen, and math professor Japheth Wood.

School Results

Total number of participating students: 37
School Team Score (sum of top 3 scores): 51.0
Average score for entire school is: 11.2
Average score for grade 8 is: 11.5
Average score for grade 7 is: 11.4
Average score for grade 6 is: 8.8
Average score for grade 5 is: 15.0
Average score for grade 4 is: 11.0

Top scores at Bard:

Anonymous, 18 points, (5th grader, age 9)
Praneel Gandhi, 17 points, (7th grader, age 11, Union Vale Middle School)
Brian Sun, 16 points, (6th grader, age 11, Van Antwerp Middle School)
Max Victor, 15 points, (8th grader, age 13, Orville A. Todd Middle School)
Yashaswini Bonthu, 15 points, (8th grader, age 13, LaGrange Middle School)
Nash Pillai, 15 points, (8th grader, age 13, Van Wyck Junior High School)
Anonymous, 15 points, (8th grader, age 13)
Arvind Krishnan, 15 points, (7th grader, age 12, Princeton Unified Middle School)
Donald Cheng, 15 points, (7th grader, age 12, Wappingers Junior High school)
Shiven Dabhi, 14 points, (8th grader, age 13, Wappingers Junior High School)

Schools represented:

Avalon Charter School (1)
Avenues (1)
Bulkeley Middle School (1)
Christian Brothers Academy (1)
Forest Hills Classical Academy (1)
Fox Lane Middle School (1)
Gayhead Elementary School (1)
Greenville Elementary School (1)
Homeschool (4)
Hunter Elementary (1)
J W Bailey (2)
LaGrange Middle School (3)
Linden Avenue Middle School (1)
Manitou School (1)
Myers Corners Elementary School (1)
New Paltz Middle School (1)
Orville A. Todd Middle School (1)
Princeton Unified Middle School (1)
Saddle River Day School (1)
Union Vale Middle School (1)
Van Antwerp Middle School (1)
Van Wyck Junior High School (6)
Wappingers Junior High School (4)

2020 AMC 10/12B Results

Here are the overall results for students who took the 2020 AMC 10B and AMC 12B contests at Bard College:

School AMC 12B Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 80.8
  • Average score for grade 12 is: 74.6 (4 Students)
  • Average score for grade 11 is: 81.0 (1 Student)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 93.0 (2 Students)
  • AMC 12B School Team Score is: 267.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores.)

Top AMC 12B scores at Bard

  • Anonymous, 105.0 points (9th grade, age 15)
  • Emily Ma, 81.0 points (11th grade, age 16, Spackenkill High School)
  • Anonymous, 81.0 points (9th grade, age 15)

School AMC 10B Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 61.5
  • Average score for grade 10 is: 52.1 (4 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 58.0 (3 Students)
  • Average score for grade 8 is: 85.5 (2 Students)
  • AMC 10B School Team Score is: 258.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores.)

Top AMC 10B Scores at Bard

  • Aegus Kim, 96.0 points (8th grade, age 14, Eastchester Middle School)
  • Trevor Brooks, 87.0 points (9th grade, age 14, Oakwood Friends School)
  • Anonymous, 75.0 points (8th grade, age 14)

Solutions to the 2020 AMC 10 and 12 contests are available on the Art of Problem Solving webpage:

Schools Represented

  • Arlington High School
  • Bard Academy at Simon’s Rock
  • Eastchester Middle School
  • John Jay High School
  • New Paltz High School
  • Niskayuna High School
  • Oakwood Friends School
  • Red Hook High School
  • Spackenkill High School
  • Todd Middle School
  • VanWyck Middle School

 

2019 AMC 8

Brief report of the 2019 AMC 8 at Bard College

The AMC 8 ran on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Afterward, students were treated to a wonderful math talk on Fibonacci Numbers, presented by Bard College mathematician Japheth Wood.

School Results

(And just for fun, we are listing schools with at least 3 participants, ranked by the sum of their top 3 scores)
57 points: Bard’s Team Score (sum of top 3 scores at Bard):
39 points: Christian Brothers Academy (6 participants)
36 points: J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston (3 participants)
31 points: Wappingers Junior High (3 participants)

Total number of participating students: 32
Average score for entire school is: 10.4
Average score for grade 8 is: 11.8
Average score for grade 7 is: 9.2
Average score for grade 6 is: 10.3
Average score for grade 5 is: 12.5
Average score for grade 4 is: 6.0

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Top scores at Bard:

Mason Eyler, 22 points (8th grader, age 13, New Paltz Middle School)
Anonymous, 18 points (8th grader, age 13)
Anonymous, 17 points (8th grader, age 13)
Anonymous, 15 points (7th grader, age 12)
Brian Sun, 15 points (5th grader, age 10, Craig Elementary School)
Max Victor, 15 points (7th grader, age 11, Orville A Todd Middle School)
Praneel Gandhi, 14 points (6th grader, age 10, Unionvale Middle School)
Ved Kaderu, 14 points (6th grader, age 11, Brinckerhoff Elementary School)
Anonymous, 13 points (8th grader, age 13)
Anonymous, 13 points (8th grader, age 14)
Sophia Cheng, 13 points (8th grader, age 13, Wappingers Junior High)

Schools represented:

Brinckerhoff Elementary School, Fishkill (1)
Christian Brothers Academy (6)
Craig Elementary School (1)
Fox Lane Middle School (1)
Haviland Middle School (1)
Highland Middle School (1)
Hillside Elementary School (1)
Homeschool (1)
J W Bailey (3)
LaGrange Middle School (2)
Lenape Elementary (1)
Linden Ave. Middle School (2)
Manitou (1)
New Paltz Middle School (2)
Oak Grove Elementary School (1)
Orville A Todd Middle School (2)
Unionvale Middle School (1)
Van Wyck Junior High School (2)
Wappingers Junior High (3)

2019 Purple Comet

The Purple Comet is a team-based contest in which teams of up to 6 students work together to solve 20 problems in 1 hour. The contest takes place in April, and has a middle school and high school level contest.

This year the Bard Math Circle hosted 3 teams:

Team Math Circle (Middle School Mixed) with 4 students

Manitou School (Middle School Small) with 3 students

Van Wyck Junior High School (Middle School Large) with 4 students

GAIM 2019 Results

GAIM (Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics) took place at Bard College on April 27, 2019.

This is a team-based math contest for elementary and middle school girls, followed by math games and puzzles.

Competition Results (out of 260 points)

Middle Division

Innovator Level (Scores 107-139)
BRD15001M – Algonquin Middle School

Maverick Level (Scores 60-106, listed alphabetically by school name)
BRD15002M – Algonquin Middle School
BRD15011M – Edgemont Schools
BRD15010M – J. Watson Bailey Middle School
BRD15009M – J. Watson Bailey Middle School

Elementary Division

Innovator Level (Scores 86-118)
BRD15008E – J. Watson Bailey Middle School

Maverick Level (Scores 50-85)
BRD15005E – J. Watson Bailey Middle School

2019 AMC 10/12B Results

Here are the overall results for students who took the 2019 AMC 10B and AMC 12B contests at Bard College:

School AMC 12B Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 67.3
  • Average score for grade 11 is: 67.3 (7 Students)
  • AMC 12B School Team Score is: 234.00 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores.)

Top AMC 12B scores at Bard

  • Anonymous, 84.0 points (11th grade, age 16)
  • Anonymous, 81.0 points (11th grade, age 15)
  • Anonymous, 69.0 points (11th grade, age 16)

School AMC 10B Statistics

  • Average score for entire school is: 60.7
  • Average score for grade 10 is: 61.5 (10 Students)
  • Average score for grade 9 is: 60.6 (5 Students)
  • Average score for grade 8 is: 36.0 (1 Students)
  • Average score for grade 7 is: 69.0 (2 Students)
  • AMC 10B School Team Score is: 277.50 (Team is defined as the 3 highest scores.)

Top AMC 10B Scores at Bard

  • Emily Ma, 93.0 points (10th grade, age 15, Spackenkill High School)
  • Sanjay Natesan, 93.0 points (10th grade, age 15, John Jay Senior High School)
  • Aegus Kim, 91.5 points (7th grade, age 13, Eastchester Middle School), Certificate of Achievement

Solutions to the 2019 AMC 10 and 12 contests are available on the Art of Problem Solving webpage:

 

 

 

2018 AMC 8

Brief report of the 2018 AMC 8 at Bard College

The AMC 8 ran on Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Students were treated to a wonderful math talk on Farey Fractions and Ford Circles, presented by Bard College mathematician Japheth Wood.

School Results
(And just for fun, we are listing schools with at least 3 participants, ranked by the sum of their top 3 scores)
42 points: Bard’s Team Score (sum of top 3 scores at Bard):
33 points: J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston (3 participants)
22 points: Linden Ave Middle School, Red Hook (4 participants)

Total number of participating students: 24
Average score for entire school is: 9.3
Average score for grade 8 is: 9.8
Average score for grade 7 is: 10.5
Average score for grade 6 is: 9.0
Average score for grade 5 is: 8.0
Average score for grade 4 is: 7.0

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Top scores at Bard:

Anonymous, 14 points (5th grader, age 9)
Charlotte Wang, 14 points (6th grader, age 11, Gayhead Elementary School)
Mason Eyler, 14 points (7th grader, age 12, New Paltz Middle School)
Grace Sun, 14 points (8th grader, age 13, Van Antwerp Middle School)
Anonymous, 12 points (7th grader, age 12)
Peter Dong, 12 points (7th grader, age 12, J. Watson Bailey Middle School)
Anonymous, 12 points (7th grader, age 13)
Anonymous, 11 points (7th grader, age 12)
Jackson Blazek, 11 points (8th grader, age 13, J. Watson Bailey Middle School)

Schools represented:

Craig Elementary School, Schenectady (2)
Fox Lane Middle School, Bedford (1)
Gayhead Elementary School, Hopewell Junction, (2)
High Meadow School, Stone Ridge (1)
Homeschool (2)
J. Watson Bailey Middle School, Kingston (3)
LaGrange Middle School, Lagrangeville (2)
Linden Ave Middle School, Red Hook (4)
Manitou School, Cold Spring (1)
Miller Middle School, Kingston (1)
Myers Corners Elementary School, Wappingers Falls (1)
New Paltz Middle School, New Paltz (1)
Titusville Intermediate School, Poughkeepsie (1)
Van Antwerp Middle School, Niskayuna (2)

2014 Purple Comet

2014 Purple Comet at Bard (I think this is the first year we hosted the Purple Comet. Our records are pretty weak.)

Bard Math Circle Team 1 (Middle School, Mixed Team)
Katie Houston, Brian Wu
Answered 6 of 20 problems correctly, placed 67th out of 99 teams competing in the USA.

Bard Math Circle Team 2 (Middle School, Mixed Team)
Issa Leifer, Wyatt Gibbons, Camille Savarese, Balthazar Loglia, Nathaniel Parker
Answered 9 of the 20 questions correctly, placed 4th out of 8 teams competing in NY and 44th out of 99 in the USA.

Bard Math Circle Team 3 (Middle School, 401 and up)
Hunter Nelson, Daniel Rose-Levine, Douglass Appenzeller, Emily Appenzeller
Answered 6 of the 20 questions correctly, placed 42nd out of 66 teams competing in NY and 298th out of 591 in the USA.