Teachers or administrators from schools or after-school institutions can register their own students for the contest. Please use your school/institution email as the contact email to assist our verification process.

We are offering the contest in two formats: traditional paper-pencil and online.

You don't need to indicate to us which format your team will use. Simply follow the appropriate procedure document accordingly.

You can have at most 30 students on each grade-level team. There is no minimum requirement. Since we use the sum of the top six scores to calculate the team score, your chance of winning the Team Achievement Award will be impacted if you do not have six students on your team. However, it won't impact your students' chance to win the National Honor Roll and Team Winner Medals.

Teams should generally consist of students from the same grade. If necessary, mixed-grade teams can be formed, but they must register under the highest student's grade level. For example, a mixed team of grades 4 and 5 must register as a grade 5 team, and all members will compete at the grade 5 level.

No, you don't need to specify a date. You may choose any date within the testing window to administer the contest.

No. During registration, we only need to know the lead teacher's contact information and the number of teams you would like to register. Student names need to be entered by the roster deadline, usually one week before the contest starts.

Students will take the test at each registered school.

Yes. We accept credit cards (online), checks, and purchase orders. If you need a copy of our W-9, send us an email request at info@noetic-learning.com . 

Ask teachers to register online, click the Pay by Check/P.O. option, then forward the district office their registration forms. Once the district office collects all registration forms, the office can send us the payment along with a copy of all registration forms. 

The best way to prepare for the contest is to practice the problems from the previous tests. You may purchase official Noetic Learning Math Contest problems and solutions from past years here.

Students are also encouraged to participate in Challenge Math Online, a weekly problem-solving practice program.

All awards are shipped to the registered team leader 2 - 3 weeks after the contest concludes. Please check with the team leader to find out when the awards will be distributed.

If your child participated in the contest online, you will be able to review the submitted test in the student portal after the contest window ends. If your child took the paper/pencil version of the contest, please contact the team leader.

Please contact your child's teacher at school for the login information and contest details. We are unable to provide student login credentials or assist with login issues directly.

Check in with your school teachers and administrators first. If the school is hosting our contest, ask how your child can participate. If the school is not hosting the contest, consider sharing the NLMC invitation letter and encourage them to host! When you've confirmed that the school isn't participating, you may register your child for the NLMC At-Home. Click here to learn more about NLMC At-Home.

Unfortunately, only school administrators and teachers are eligible to register teams. We recommend sharing the NLMC invitation letter with your school teachers and administrators and encouraging them to host the contest at your school!

Unfortunately, our testing schools and centers only accept their own enrolled students and cannot accommodate students from outside their schools.

NLMC At-Home participants are not eligible to receive physical awards. However, students will receive a raw score, national ranking, and digital certificates. Check here to learn more about NLMC At-Home.