17 Walnut Hills High School students earned a perfect score on the ACT

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - One local high school is celebrating an incredible achievement: 17 of its students achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT!

“I have never heard of so many students in one school earning a perfect score,” said Ed Curry, spokesperson for ACT.

Those students are:

SENIORS

• Nolan Brown
• Raymond Conroy
• Matthew Dumford
• Peter Hattemer
• Antoine Langree
• Nathan Miller
• Milan Parikh
• Naomi Stoner

JUNIORS

• Suvan Adhikari
• Meoshea Britt
• Gabrielle Chiong
• Nickolas Deck
• Bridget Fuller
• Evan Peters
• Mohit Pinninti
• Dhruv Rungta
• Alan Zhang

"The ACT 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," said a release from Walnut Hills High School. "The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students have learned in school. Students who earn a 36-composite score have likely mastered all the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas."

ACT scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the U.S.

Reportedly, only about one-tenth of one percent (0.001%) of students who take the ACT score a perfect 36.

"Another 23 Walnut High School seniors just missed a perfect score, earning 35 out of a possible 36," said Principal John Chambers.

Ed Curry, spokesperson for ACT, said that the ACT does not keep records of students with perfect ACT scores by school or district and could not verify if this was the largest number of students from ones high school earning the top score.