This morning, Scholastic announced the top participants in the 2018 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, our free, online summer reading program which aims to help students return to school reading-ready.
This summer, kids in all 50 states, two U.S. territories, and Washington, D.C. read an impressive 135,865,170 million minutes! The top school in each state, U.S. territory, and Washington, D.C. with the most minutes read each earned the title of “Best in State,” and the top public libraries and top community-based partner organizations that logged the most minutes in the Challenge each earned special recognition. (You can check out that full list of winners below!) Each winner will receive a commemorative plaque and celebration kit in recognition of their summer reading achievements, and will also be featured in the 2019 Scholastic Book of World Records.
Congratulations to all the top participants! Thank you for making this year the most magical one yet! We'll see you next year for more summer fun.
Best in State Schools:
- Alabama: Mt. Carmel Elementary, Huntsville (109,645)
- Alaska: Sand Lake Elementary School, Anchorage (35,627)
- Arizona: American Leadership Academy - Ironwood Elementary, Queen Creek (744,356)
- Arkansas: The New School, Fayetteville (102,674)
- California: Warm Springs Elementary School, Fremont (2,793,070)
- Colorado: Prospect Ridge Academy, Broomfield (606,590)
- Connecticut: Scotland Elementary School, Scotland (183,836)
- Delaware: Wilson Elementary School, Newark (472,324)
- Florida: Liberty Park Elementary, Greenacres (1,722,744)
- Georgia: Savannah Country Day School, Savannah (420,830)
- Hawaii: Laie Elementary School, Laie (386,847)
- Idaho: Peregrine Elementary School, Meridian (1,463,620)
- Illinois: Walnut Trails Elementary School, Shorewood (866,232)
- Indiana: Allisonville Elementary School, Indianapolis (452,732)
- Iowa: Resurrection School, Dubuque (331,121)
- Kansas: St. Thomas Aquinas School, Wichita (218,041)
- Kentucky: Lowe Elementary School, Louisville (927,084)
- Louisiana: Lisa Park Elementary School, Houma (3,265,541)
- Maine: Brewer Community School, Brewer (647,009)
- Maryland: Bradley Hills Elementary School, Bethesda (626,394)
- Massachusetts: James M. Quinn Elementary School, North Dartmouth (1,369,474)
- Michigan: Daisy Brook Elementary, Fremont (1,823,895)
- Minnesota: Maranatha Christian Academy, Brooklyn Park (516,812)
- Mississippi: Annunciation Catholic School, Columbus (782,335)
- Missouri: Spoede Elementary School, St. Louis (212,681)
- Montana: Belgrade Middle School, Belgrade (56,892)
- Nebraska: Stuart Public School, Stuart (1,251,502)
- Nevada: Jan Jones Blackhurst Elementary School, Las Vegas (66,148)
- New Hampshire: Rochester Middle School, Rochester (289,125)
- New Jersey: Newell Elementary School, Allentown (1,544,625)
- New Mexico: University Hills Elementary School, Las Cruces (2,018,258)
- New York: Denton Avenue Elementary School, New Hyde Park (776,496)
- North Carolina: Ballantyne Elementary School, Charlotte (1,284,341)
- North Dakota: Erik Ramstad Middle School, Minot (436,791)
- Ohio: Mulberry Elementary School, Milford (271,687)
- Oklahoma: Hawthorne Elementary School, Oklahoma City (28,349)
- Oregon: Manzanita Elementary School, Grants Pass (296,864)
- Pennsylvania: South Elementary School, Trappe (1,603,769)
- Rhode Island: Dr. Harry L. Halliwell Memorial School, North Smithfield (343,778)
- South Carolina: Oakridge Elementary School, Clover (342,851)
- South Dakota: Aberdeen Christian School, Aberdeen (153,861)
- Tennessee: Crosswind Elementary School, Collierville (1,169,623)
- Texas: H.D. Hilley Elementary School, El Paso (4,193,903)
- Utah: Freedom Academy, Provo (375,242)
- Vermont: Orwell Village School, Orwell (37,142)
- Virginia: Ashburn Elementary School, Ashburn (157,932)
- Washington: Sunrise Elementary School, Spokane Valley (1,337,501)
- Washington, D.C.: Holy Trinity School, Washington, D.C. (13,300)
- West Virginia: St. Francis Central Catholic School, Morgantown (851,165)
- Wisconsin: Riverdale Elementary School, Muscoda (468,049)
- Wyoming: Little Snake River Valley School, Baggs (63,734)
U.S. Territories:
- Puerto Rico: Robinson School, San Juan (21,149)
- U.S. Virgin Islands: Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School, St. Thomas (33,901)
Top Libraries:
- Pickford Community Library, Pickford, MI (338,057)
- Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, Edinburg, TX (73,443)
- Okeechobee County Library, Okeechobee, FL (56,989)
- Gadsden County Public Library System, Quincy, FL (2,478)
- Shawnee Public Library, Shawnee, OK (1,631)
Top Community Partner Organizations:
- America Reads - Mississippi, Jackson, MS (86,248)
- Hollywood Community Housing, Los Angeles, CA (6,300)
- Greater Lowell YMCA, Lowell, MA (6,120)
