More than 267,000 children from across all 50 states and 29 countries read 286,611,349 minutes in the 2015 Summer Reading Challenge! We are so proud of everyone who participated in this important program. See the press release and the information below for program highlights and top school stats.
Top 20 schools:
Jackson Elementary School (McAllen, Texas) 21,285,863 [TOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL]
Doedyns Elementary School (San Juan, TX) 18,839,499
Boggy Creek Elementary School (Kissimmee, FL) 14,844,153
Lake Nona Middle School (Orlando, FL) 6,526,662 [TOP MIDDLE SCHOOL]
Carroll Academy (Houston, TX) 4,413,046
Newell Elementary School (Allentown, NJ) 2,733,841
Heritage Elementary School (Greenacres, FL) 2,639,339
Gray Elementary School (Houston, TX) 2,579,278
Flora Ridge Elementary School (Kissimmee, FL) 2,300,326
Williams Intermediate School (Pell City, AL) 2,290,953
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy (Metairie, LA) 2,229,072
Odom Elementary School (Houston, TX) 2,213,840
Beacon Cove Intermediate School (Jupiter, FL) 2,133,452
Ballantyne Elementary School (Charlotte, NC) 2,112,954
Lisa Park Elementary School (Houma, LA) 2,034,934
George L. Hess Education Complex (Mays Landing, NJ) 1,789,298
Warm Springs Elementary School (Fremont, CA) 1,717,731
Hill Intermediate School (Houston, TX) 1,716,498
Roosevelt Elementary School (McAllen, TX) 1,683,033
Etowah Elementary School (Etowah, NC) 1,682,225
Top states (the top five U.S. states with the most summer reading minutes read by children):
Texas (81,347,190 reading minutes)
Florida (61,138,858 reading minutes)
New York (11,852,419 reading minutes)
New Jersey (10,902,902 reading minutes)
North Carolina (9,375,258 reading minutes)
International participation:
Schools from 32 countries and U.S. territories added minutes to the new world record. Nine international schools read more than 100,000 minutes led by Seoul Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea with 673,118 minutes logged. Top countries included:
Canada, China, Guam, India, Japan, Nicaragua, South Korea, Taiwan, Spain, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates
Top School in Every State:
Chugiak Elementary School (Chugiak, AK)
Williams Intermediate School (Pell City, AL)
Eastside Elementary School (Cabot, AR)
Horizon Community Learning Center (Phoenix, AZ)
Warm Springs Elementary School (Fremont, CA)
Jefferson Academy Elementary School (Westminster, CO)
Huckleberry Elementary School (Brookfield, CT)
Dupont Park Adventist School (Washington, DC)
St. Anne’s Episcopal School (Middletown, DE)
Boggy Creek Elementary School (Kissimmee, FL)
McClure Middle School (Kennesaw, GA)
Holy Family Catholic Academy (Honolulu, HI)
Clayton Ridge Elementary School (Guttenberg, IA)
Peregrine Elementary School (Meridian, ID)
Western Avenue Elementary School (Flossmoor, IL)
Traders Point Christian Academy (Whitestown, IN)
St. Thomas Aquinas School (Wichita, KS)
Veterans Park Elementary School (Lexington, KY)
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy (Metairie, LA)
James M. Quinn Elementary School (North Dartmouth, MA)
Fallsmead Elementary School (Rockville, MD)
Warsaw Middle School (Pittsfield, ME)
Rawsonville Elementary School (Ypsilanti, MI)
St. Francis Xavier School (Buffalo, MN)
Spoede Elementary School (Saint Louis, MO)
Annunciation Catholic School (Columbus, MS)
Roosevelt Elementary School (Great Falls, MT)
Ballantyne Elementary School (Charlotte, NC)
Erik Ramstad Middle School (Minot, ND)
West Dodge Station Elementary School (Elkhorn, NE)
Broken Ground Elementary School (Concord, NH)
Newell Elementary School (Allentown, NJ)
Aspen Elementary School (Los Alamos, NM)
Kirk L. Adams Elementary School (Las Vegas, NV)
Village Elementary School (Hilton, NY)
Campus Elementary School (Streetsboro, OH)
Northeast Elementary School (Owasso, OK)
Holy Cross Catholic School (Portland, OR)
Bridge Valley Elementary School (Furlong, PA)
Marieville Elementary School (North Providence, RI)
Crowders Creek Elementary School (Clover, SC)
Creek Side Elementary School (Spearfish, SD)
Crosswind Elementary School (Collierville, TN)
Jackson Elementary School (McAllen, TX)
Canyon View Middle School (Cedar City, UT)
Ashburn Elementary School (Ashburn, VA)
Calais Elementary School (Plainfield, VT)
Highlands Elementary School (Renton, WA)
Hillcrest Elementary School (Chippewa Falls, WI)
North Elementary School (Morgantown, WV)
Pronghorn Elementary School (Gillette, WY)