Fayette elementary schools ranked in top 20 in national math competition

Fayette elementary

schools ranked in top 20 in national math competition

Fifth grade

math honor students at Braelinn and Kedron elementary schools are currently

in 12 th and 16 th place, respectively, in the national

Mathfax competition.

Fourth grade

honor students at Braelinn are in fourth place and Kedron's honor students

are ranked 12 th nationally. North Fayette's fourth grade math

students are holding onto 17 th place while Braelinn's third

grade honors math class is ranked second in the national contest.

The contest

involves students taking four tests. Each test is made up of 25 multi-step

problems. After taking the tests, students work through each problem and

discuss the solution with their teacher.

The schools

are half way through the competition, having taken two tests. The next

two tests are scheduled for Feb. 21 and March 21.

Approximately

1,300 schools across the nation take part in the competition, which is

for students in third-12 th grade. The primary advantage to

this competition is that it gives teachers an educational tool to help

their students excel in math.

Braelinn, Kedron

and North Fayette elementary schools are the only Fayette County schools

participating in the competition. At Braelinn, third, fourth and fifth

grade honor math students are participating while only fourth and fifth

grade honor students from Kedron are competing. North Fayette's fourth

grade math classes also are taking part.

Current regional

standings for the fifth grade honors division shows Braelinn and Kedron

in first and third place, respectively. In the fourth grade honors division,

Braelinn is ranked second and Kedron fifth. North Fayette's fourth grade

students are in third place. At the third grade honors level, Braelinn

is ranked first regionally.

After the final

test scores are calculated, the top three students in each grade will

receive certificates from Mathfax. The top student and school for each

division will receive a plaque. Second, third and fourth highest scoring

students in each division will receive certificates and national winners

will receive plaques.