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Middle School Competitions

The following is a list of Washington and national math competitions for middle school students. Click on a competition for more details.

Name Location Date Grades Qualification Cost
USA Mathematical Talent Search Your Home 10/16/23 – 11/27/23 6-12 Open Free
Math is Cool Championships Various Locations 2/2/24 – 2/14/24 6-8 Open $60 per team
$10 PO billing fee
Or $15 per individual
American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 8 Your School or Various Locations 1/18/24 – 1/24/24 8 or under Open Base fee of $73 + $25 per 10 students (paid by school)
American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 10/12 A Your School or Various Locations 11/8/23 All Open Base fee of $76 + $25 per 10 students (paid by school)
American Mathematics Contest (AMC) 10/12 B Your School or Various Locations 11/14/23 All Open Base fee of $88 + $25 per 10 students (paid by school)
American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) Your School or Various Locations AIME I: 3/11/20
AIME II: 3/19/20
All Invitational Free
Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) (5 rounds) Your School 1: 11/13/19
2: 12/11/19
3: 1/15/19
4: 2/12/20
5: 3/11/20
4-8 Open $119 per team
Rocket City Math League: Inter-School Contest Your School 10/21/19 – 11/8/19 All Open Free
Rocket City Math League: Round 1 Your School 1/13/20 – 1/31/20 All Open Free
Rocket City Math League: Round 2 Your School 2/10/20 – 2/28/20 All Open Free
Rocket City Math League: Round 3 Your School 3/9/20 – 3/27/20 All Open Free
Knights of Pi Math Tournament Newport HS, Bellevue, WA 12/9/23 5-8
(Younger students may compete at the 5th grade level.)
Open ` $40/team, $7.50 per student
Thomas Jefferson Middle School Math Contest Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA 1/25/20 4-8 Open $10 per individual
Ciphering Time Trials — NATA Your School 12/12/19 6-12 Open $40/school
Math is Cool Masters Moses Lake HS, Moses Lake, WA 4/18/20 7-8 Invitational $50 per team
$10 PO billing fee
MathCounts Chapter Various Locations 2/22/20 6-8 Open $35 per individual
MathCounts State Microsoft Redmond 3/21/20 6-8 Invitational Free (sponsored)
MathCounts Nationals Orlando, FL 5/9/20 – 5/12/20 6-8 Invitational Free (sponsored)
Four-by-Four Competition — NATA Your School 2/6/20 6-12 Open $40/school
Purple Comet Math Meet Online 4/21/20 – 4/30/20 ★ 7-12 Open Free
American Regions Math League (ARML) Local Various Locations TBA All Open  
Math Madness Your school/Online 10/6/19 – 12/21/19 3 – 12 Open $120 – $375
Washington State Mu Alpha Theta Thomas Jefferson HS, Auburn, WA TBA 7-12 Open $15 per individual
Middle School Math Bonanza Thomas Jefferson Hs, Auburn, WA 4/25/20 4-8 Open $10 per individual
United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) / United States of America Junior Mathematical Olympiad Your School or Various Locations 4/14/20 – 4/15/20 All Invitational Free
WSMC Math Olympiad Various Locations 4/25/20 5-8 Open Free
Washington State Mathematics Championship Blaine HS, Blaine, WA 3/28/20 6-8 Open $45/team
(before 1/31/20)
$70 after
American Regions Math League (ARML) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 5/31/19 All Invitational $80+/student
+ airfare
Math Kangaroo Various 3/19/20 1-12 Open $21 per individual

★ Contestants are allowed to choose a date in the given window to take the test. The time limit of the competition still applies.

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