NCT 2026 Results

Congratulations to all participants! View the official results and statistics below.

Official Results & Awards

All participants took the same universal exam (60 questions, 90 minutes). Only in-person and proctored online top-performing students are listed as award winners here.

National Champion

Highest Scorer

Enzhi Chen

Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, NJ

Award Recipients

Gold
(4)

Enzhi Chen

Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, NJ

Ethan Cho

BASIS Scottsdale, AZ

Jeffrey Yang

Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, NJ

Meilee Mekalanos

Newton North High School, MA

Silver
(9)

Jason Yin

Ward Melville High School, NY

Carson Gan

Arnold O. Beckman High School, CA

Kevin Han

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA

Joy Chen

Carmel High School, IN

Ryan Miao

The Harker School, CA

Allen Ma

Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, NJ

Jack McColl

Rhinebeck High School, NY

Charlie Gu

Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, NJ

Maoting Wu

Steveston-London Secondary School, INTL

Bronze
(19)

Madhav Krishna

BASIS Phoenix, AZ

George Pinkas

Noble and Greenough School, MA

Elaine Zhang

Dover-Sherborn High School, MA

Steven Luo

Arnold O. Beckman High School, CA

Derek Peng

The Pingry School, NJ

Eric Chung

The Science Academy STEM Magnet, CA

Daniel Chen

Carmel High School, IN

Alysa Zhang

Winchester High School, MA

Jay Zhu

Weston High School, MA

Ethan Li

Hopewell Valley Central High School, NJ

Alexander Chen

Noble and Greenough, MA

King-Soon Wong

Princeton High School, NJ

Jacob Wu

Weston High School, MA

Renee Jiang

Lord Byng Secondary, INTL

Erica Li

Hopewell Valley Central High School, NJ

Daniel Minlikeev

Clarence High School, NY

Cathy Chen

Lord Byng Secondary, INTL

Isaac Parelius

Highland Park High School, NJ

Nathan Lai

Davidson Academy, INTL

Exam Statistics

Statistics below include all 90 participants (in-person and online).

Total Participants

90

Mean Score

27.21/60

Median Score

26/60

States Represented

21

Score Summary

StatisticValue
Total Participants90
Mean Score27.21/60
Median Score26/60
Highest Score51/60
Lowest Score9/60
Std Deviation10.67

Score Distribution

Distribution of scores across all 90 participants

Participant Demographics

Testing Mode

In-Person: 26 (29%)
Proctored Online: 13 (14%)
Unproctored Online: 51 (57%)

Grade Level

Grade 8 & below: 4 (4%)
Grade 9: 5 (6%)
Grade 10: 22 (24%)
Grade 11: 51 (57%)
Grade 12: 8 (9%)

Geographic Distribution

CA: 18 (20%)
MA: 12 (13%)
NJ: 11 (12%)
NY: 8 (9%)
TX: 4 (4%)
Int'l: 14 (16%)
Other US: 23 (26%)