2 students in Lawrence school district receive perfect scores on ACT

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Free State junior Katherine Stancil, left, and Lawrence Virtual School junior Emma Ryan, right, both received perfect scores on the ACT, the school district announced on Monday, April 14, 2025.

Two juniors in the Lawrence school district received perfect scores on the ACT, the school district announced on Monday.

The students – Katherine Stancil, a Lawrence Free State High School junior, and Emma Ryan, a Lawrence Virtual School junior – earned a score of 36, the highest possible on the standardized test. According to school district spokesperson Julie Boyle, less than 0.5% of students receive a perfect score on the ACT.

The test, which both students took in February, is used in college admissions. The ACT covers four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading and scientific reasoning.