A student at Troy High School earned the highest possible score on the ACT test — a rare occurrence achieved by less than one-tenth of one percent of students.

Finnian Jacobson-Schulte, a junior, earned an ACT composite score of 36. Last year, just 1,598 out of more than 1.92 million test-takers earned the top score on the standardized tests in English, math, reading and science, which are used to assess college readiness.

Jacobson-Schulte and his family moved to Troy two years ago after his father accepted a position with The Sage College. After gauging his high school options, he said he chose Troy High School for its course offerings.

“I chose Troy High because of the great math programs and AP offerings,” he said. “I’m a junior now but next year I’m applying to MIT and a couple of Ivy League schools as well as a few schools in California.”

Principal Joseph Mariano described the junior as a star athlete, as well. This February, he won the Section II Division 2 Indoor Track and Field Championship 3,200 meter race.

“Finnian excels in school including sports and music, and is clearly off the charts in terms of intelligence,” Mariano said. “He is eclectic with so many diverse strengths. He embodies the things that make Troy High School so great.”