Seventeen students from a single Cincinnati high school earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT, a standardized test used for college admission.Walnut Hills High School reported near-record numbers for the 2019 testing season. "I have never heard of so many students in one school earning a perfect score," said Ed Curry, spokesperson for ACT.One of the students, Nick Deck, said he was shocked when he found out the news. "It was definitely surprising because it was just an exorbitant amount of people. 17 in our top two classes," Deck said. Curry told officials with Cincinnati Public Schools that ACT does not keep records of students with perfect scores, and could not verify if this was the largest number of students from one high school. Principal John Chambers said each student took the exam at different times throughout the year. He said different versions of the ACT are administered each time."It's all the students, it's their work and their work ethic and I would give credit to their teachers, because their teachers prepare them extremely well," Chambers said. Powers Educational Services in Hyde Park tutored two of the students.Co-founder Mark Powers said the test relies heavily on strategy, and he's not surprised Walnut Hills kids were able to master it."Sure, that's a huge number and statistically improbable, but it is such a rigorous academic environment there," Powers said.The 17 Walnut Hills students hitting the high mark are seniors Nolan Brown, Raymond Conroy, Matthew Dumford, Peter Hattemer, Antoine Langree, Nathan Miller, Milan Parikh and Naomi Stoner, as well as juniors Suvan Adhikari, Meoshea Britt, Gabrielle Chiong, Nickolas Deck, Bridget Fuller, Evan Peters, Mohit Pinninti, Dhruv Rungta and Alan Zhang.Another 23 Walnut High School seniors just missed a perfect score, earning 35 out of a possible 36, said Principal John Chambers.

Seventeen students from a single Cincinnati high school earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT, a standardized test used for college admission.

Walnut Hills High School reported near-record numbers for the 2019 testing season.


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

One of the students, Nick Deck, said he was shocked when he found out the news.

"It was definitely surprising because it was just an exorbitant amount of people. 17 in our top two classes," Deck said.

Curry told officials with Cincinnati Public Schools that ACT does not keep records of students with perfect scores, and could not verify if this was the largest number of students from one high school.

Principal John Chambers said each student took the exam at different times throughout the year.

He said different versions of the ACT are administered each time.

"It's all the students, it's their work and their work ethic and I would give credit to their teachers, because their teachers prepare them extremely well," Chambers said.



Powers Educational Services in Hyde Park tutored two of the students.

Co-founder Mark Powers said the test relies heavily on strategy, and he's not surprised Walnut Hills kids were able to master it.

"Sure, that's a huge number and statistically improbable, but it is such a rigorous academic environment there," Powers said.



The 17 Walnut Hills students hitting the high mark are seniors Nolan Brown, Raymond Conroy, Matthew Dumford, Peter Hattemer, Antoine Langree, Nathan Miller, Milan Parikh and Naomi Stoner, as well as juniors Suvan Adhikari, Meoshea Britt, Gabrielle Chiong, Nickolas Deck, Bridget Fuller, Evan Peters, Mohit Pinninti, Dhruv Rungta and Alan Zhang.

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