Composition National Finalists
2025–2026
Elementary
| Division | State | Student | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central | Illinois | Emma Packer | Christina Tio |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | Claire Y. Yang | David Ibbett |
| Northwest | Idaho | Luke Matthew Peters | Yuxin Ouyang |
| South Central | Oklahoma | Matilda Joy Lightsey | Kathy Thompson, NCTM |
| Southern | Virginia | Tilden Mai | Evan Meier |
| Southwest | California | Kevin Lou | Su-Shing Chiu |
| West Central | Iowa | Faith Eugenia Villar-Cordova Scott | Rosa Scott |
Junior
| Division | State | Student | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central | Illinois | Reena Shah | Susan Slater |
| Eastern | Massachusetts | William Zelevinsky | Tanya Schwartzman, NCTM |
| Northwest | Washington | Junhao Fang | Rick Asher |
| South Central | Texas | Alex Jameson Landry | Jessica Eubanks |
| Southern | North Carolina | Ava Tsang | Tom Lohr |
| Southwest | Arizona | Lillian Ziwei Tan | Karalyn Schubring |
| West Central | Minnesota | Emma Lu | Sarah Miller, NCTM |
Senior
| Division | State | Student | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central | Ohio | Anchi Hall | Tatiana Kats |
| Eastern | Maryland | Henry Wallace Golden | Dmitri Nazarenko |
| Northwest | Washington | Zach Lew | Mark Salman |
| South Central | Texas | Grant Qu | Liang Liang |
| Southern | North Carolina | Jesse Lewis Sawaya | Jared Miller |
| Southwest | Arizona | Iris Li | Karalyn Schubring |
| West Central | Colorado | Coby Kassner | Aaron Stampfl |
Young Artist
| Division | State | Student | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central | Michigan | Richard Shao | Amy Cheng |
| Eastern | New York | Landon Thomas Chang | Chien-Kwan Lin |
| Northwest | Montana | Sylvia Ann Wood | Christopher Hahn |
| South Central | Texas | Elias Nguyen | Minhae Lee, NCTM |
| Southern | Virginia | Aidan Darius Mousavi | Eric Himy |
| Southwest | Arizona | GianCarlo Devanii Lay | Christopher Creviston |
| West Central | Missouri | Andreas Hiram Landstedt | Sean Chen |