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Grades 6โ8Popular Middle School Contests
Well-known competitions that are a great entry point for middle school students building their problem-solving skills.
Pi Math Contest (PiMC)
A math contest for elementary and middle school students, held online each spring with an in-person final round in the San Francisco Bay Area in June.
Learn more โMath Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS)
Division M for middle schools. Five challenging word problems with 30 minutes to solve as many as you can, across 5 tests a year (Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March). Awards are based on cumulative scores. Ask your school or teacher to sign up.
Learn more โMath Kangaroo
A math contest full of puzzles and logic-style problems, with many prizes for the top 20 scorers across each state and the nation. Held each March; sign up at a test center from September to early December. There are thousands of centers across the USA.
Learn more โNoetic Learning Math Contest
A semiannual problem-solving contest for elementary and middle school students, held each fall (November) and spring (April) through schools and teams, that encourages interest in math and develops problem-solving skills.
Learn more โMATHCOUNTS
A national middle school mathematics competition that builds problem-solving skills through four levels of fun, in-person "bee" style contests, from school and chapter rounds in winter to the national competition each May. You participate through your school.
Learn more โAMC & Olympiad Pathway
The MAA's series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad.
AMC 8
A 25-question, 40-minute multiple-choice exam in middle school mathematics designed to promote problem-solving skills, held each January. Most middle schools host it directly; if yours does not, or you are below 6th grade, you can take it at venues such as Alphastar Academy, Stanford Math Circle, StarLeague, and SpringLight Education.
Learn more โAMC 10
A 25-question, 75-minute multiple-choice exam in high school mathematics for students in 10th grade and below, held each November and covering the curriculum up to 10th grade. It is the first in a series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Learn more โAMC 12
A 25-question, 75-minute multiple-choice exam in high school mathematics for students in 12th grade and below, held each November and covering the curriculum up to 12th grade. It is the first in a series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Learn more โAIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination)
Students are selected based on their AMC 10 (top 2.5%) or AMC 12 (top 5%) scores. The AIME is a 15-question, 3-hour exam held each February, where every answer is an integer from 0 to 999, and is far more difficult than the AMC. Top scorers are then invited to the proof-based USAJMO or USAMO.
Learn more โSchool and League Contests
Long-running competitions organized through schools, leagues, and teams across the country.
Continental Mathematics League (CML)
Offering math competitions since 1980, these contests are organized through schools.
Learn more โMathLeague.org Middle School Contests
Middle school contests held throughout the school year, structured as good preparation for the MathCounts Chapter and State competitions in spring. Top scorers advance to the state and national championship. Sign up yourself; students from the same school can form teams of up to 4 and compete for the sweepstakes award.
Learn more โMathLeague.com Contests
The Math League Contests are designed to build student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems. Note: these are different from the contests organized by MathLeague.org.
Learn more โNorthSouth Foundation Math Bees
A nationwide competition among children of the Indian American community, aimed at nurturing mathematical skills for students in grades 1 through 8. Regional contests are held each spring at chapters across the US, with national finals in August.
Learn more โAmerican Regions Mathematics League (ARML)
One of the oldest competitions, started in 1976. ARML is open to all middle schools, high schools, and home schooling groups, with regional all-star teams competing simultaneously at several university sites across the country each year in late May or early June.
Learn more โPurple Comet Math Meet
A free online team mathematics competition designed for middle and high school students, conducted annually each April since 2003, with thousands of teams participating from dozens of countries.
Learn more โOnline and Regional Competitions
Student-run and regional tournaments, many of them free and online, that welcome middle school participants.
RSM International Math Contest
A 30-minute online challenge based on leading math courses from across the world, held each February with both in-person and online options. Participation in the challenge is free.
Learn more โExeter Math Club Competition (EMCC)
A middle-school mathematics competition held each January at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. EMCC gives middle schoolers an event where they can join like-minded peers from a mathematical community spanning the globe.
Learn more โTrinMAC Virtual
A virtual math competition hosted by the Trinity School Math Team each winter, open to students around the world. An in-person TrinMAC is also held each spring at Trinity School in New York City.
Learn more โActon-Boxborough Math Competition (ABMC)
A competition designed for middle school students, with an in-person contest each April in Acton, Massachusetts, plus online rounds. They accept teams of 2โ4 students as well as individual competitors.
Learn more โAndover Math Open (MOAA)
An annual mathematics competition for middle schoolers, hosted each October by Phillips Academy Andover in Andover, Massachusetts.
Learn more โMathCON
A nonprofit national mathematics organization recognized for its annual student math competition for students in grades 4โ12, with more than 200,000 participants since 2008. Online rounds lead to national finals held each May in Chicago.
Learn more โShengmeng Math Competition
Organized by Cowconuts Math Club and held online each August, drawing hundreds of contestants from across the US and abroad. The competition is divided into an Individual Round and a team Guts Round, plus Tiebreaker Rounds for some contestants.
Learn more โAll Girls Math Online Tournament
An online math tournament specifically for girls, held in multiple rounds each fall (September through November).
Learn more โUniversity-Hosted Tournaments
Math tournaments organized by colleges and universities. Many are aimed at high schoolers but welcome strong middle school students.
Harvard MIT Math Tournament (HMMT)
Founded in 1998, HMMT is one of the largest and most prestigious high school competitions in the world, drawing close to 1000 students from around the globe. It is held twice a year in Cambridge, Massachusetts โ November (more accessible) and February (harder) โ and is entirely organized by students at Harvard, MIT, and nearby schools.
Learn more โBerkeley mini Math Tournament (BmMT)
An organization that spreads mathematics and the spirit of mathematical competition throughout the Bay Area with interesting, hand-crafted problems. BmMT is a contest only for middle school students, held each year at UC Berkeley with an online edition as well.
Learn more โBerkeley Math Tournament (BMT)
A student-run organization founded at UC Berkeley in the early 2010s. BMT is a contest for high school students held each November at UC Berkeley (plus an online edition in December), but middle school students are allowed to participate.
Learn more โStanford Math Tournament (SMT)
An annual student-run math competition for high school students held each April at Stanford University, with a worldwide online edition as well, giving students from around the world an opportunity to work on fun, challenging problems. SMT only allows high school students to participate.
Learn more โCaltech Math Meet (formerly CHMMC)
Organized by students at Caltech and held each January in Pasadena, California. Formerly known as the Caltech Harvey Mudd Math Competition (CHMMC), it is known for creative, proof-flavored problems.
Learn more โMath Majors of America Tournament for High Schools (MMATHS)
A tournament hosted each spring at Yale University together with partner universities, designed to make high-level team competition accessible.
Learn more โDuke Math Meet (DMM)
A regional mathematics competition for high school students held each November at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Learn more โPrinceton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC)
Annual math competition hosted by Princeton University's Math Club for high school students, held each November in Princeton, New Jersey.
Learn more โCarnegie Mellon Informatics and Mathematics Competition (CMIMC)
Annual math and computer science competition hosted by Carnegie Mellon University students, held each spring in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Learn more โProof-Based Competitions
For students ready to write full solutions: proof-based contests that lead toward the International Mathematical Olympiad.
USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)
A free mathematics competition open to all United States middle and high school students. Unlike most competitions, USAMTS allows students a full month or more to work out their solutions, and carefully written justifications are required for each problem.
Learn more โBay Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO)
Two exams, each with 5 proof-type problems to be solved in 4 hours. One exam is for students in 8th grade and under, the other for 12th grade and under. They are held on the last Wednesday of every February at schools and open sites around the Bay Area.
Learn more โUS Ersatz Math Olympiad (USEMO)
A free, proof-based competition held online each October, open to all US middle and high school students. Its goal is to develop interest and ability in mathematics, and it is one of few proof-based contests open to all US middle and high school students.
Learn more โUSA Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO/USAMO)
The third test in a series of exams used to challenge bright students on the path toward choosing the team that represents the United States at the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO). Held each March at schools and official regional sites.
Learn more โInternational Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
The pinnacle of all high school mathematics competitions and the oldest of all international scientific competitions, held each July in a different host country. Each year, countries from around the world send a team of 6 students to compete in a grueling competition.
Learn more โMath Competitions for Girls
Competitions designed for girls interested in mathematics.
Girls' Adventures in Math (GAIM)
A themed math competition for upper elementary and middle school girls, held online each April, complete with resources and strategy-based games.
Learn more โInteGIRLS
InteGIRLS chapters in many locations (including the Bay Area) host free fall and spring math competitions, both in person and online, open to all female and non-binary students regardless of prior experience.
Learn more โMath Prize for Girls
An invitation-only event where the top ~300 girls in the US are invited based on their AMC 10 or AMC 12 scores. Held each fall at MIT, it is the largest math prize for girls in the world, awarding $50,000 in prizes including $25,000 for first place.
Learn more โWhere to Find More Contests
You can find lists of upcoming math contests at the following links.
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