The 41st Annual Massachusetts Academic Decathlon State Finals took place on March 1, 2025 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Achievement First Amistad Academy from Connecticut competed as well.
Overall Team Scores[edit]
| Place |
School |
Score |
Objs |
Subs
|
| 1 |
Wellesley High School |
39,634.0 |
25,271.5 |
14,362.5
|
| 2 |
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School |
36,399.7 |
21,611.4 |
14,788.3
|
| 3 |
North Quincy High School |
31,087.2 |
18,557.2 |
12,530.0
|
| 4 |
Achievement First Amistad High School |
30,177.0 |
17,397.0 |
12,780.0
|
| 5 |
Franklin High School |
29,755.7 |
16,791.5 |
12,964.2
|
| 6 |
Westwood High School |
29,385.5 |
16,871.3 |
12,514.2
|
| 7 |
North Reading High School |
28,754.4 |
17,348.6 |
11,405.8
|
| 8 |
Springfield International Charter School |
27,667.4 |
14,459.9 |
13,207.5
|
| 9 |
Ashland High School |
27,212.4 |
16,079.9 |
11,132.5
|
| 10 |
Milford High School |
26,741.1 |
14,942.8 |
11,798.3
|
| 11 |
Athol High School |
20,577.5 |
11,100.0 |
9,477.5
|
| 12 |
Shepherd Hill Regional High School |
15,449.6 |
8,977.1 |
6,472.5
|
| 13 |
Wilmington High School |
14,140.3 |
8,688.6 |
5,451.7
|
Overall Individual Scores[edit]
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score |
Objs |
Subs
|
| 1 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
7,745.7 |
5,025.7 |
2,720.0
|
| 2 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
7,607.9 |
5,302.9 |
2,305.0
|
| 3 |
Ryan Prentice |
Wellesley |
7,462.9 |
5,162.9 |
2,300.0
|
| 4 |
Ayla Lin |
Wellesley |
7,334.3 |
4,894.3 |
2,440.0
|
| 5 |
Nick Tassone |
Westwood |
6,735.6 |
4,431.4 |
2,304.2
|
| 6 |
Christina Arthanayake |
Shepherd Hill |
6,606.8 |
4,374.3 |
2,232.5
|
| 7 |
Hannah Sun |
Acton-Boxborough |
6,513.6 |
3,928.6 |
2,585.0
|
| 8 |
Naveen Stewart |
North Reading |
6,510.1 |
4,554.3 |
1,955.8
|
| 9 |
Raffi Toby |
North Reading |
6,451.4 |
3,871.4 |
2,580.0
|
| 10 |
Elise Harvey |
Acton-Boxborough |
6,348.3 |
3,700.0 |
2,648.3
|
Scholastic[edit]
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score |
Objs |
Subs
|
| 1 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
7,634.3 |
4,894.3 |
2,740.0
|
| 2 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
6,482.5 |
3,900.0 |
2,582.5
|
| 3 |
Sophia Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
6,020.0 |
3,520.0 |
2,500.0
|
| 4 |
Jaden Fang |
Wellesley |
5,748.2 |
3,705.7 |
2,042.5
|
| 5 |
Ben Teng |
Westwood |
5,723.2 |
3,225.7 |
2,497.5
|
Varsity[edit]
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score |
Objs |
Subs
|
| 1 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
6,082.9 |
3,422.9 |
2,660.0
|
| 2 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
6,066.4 |
3,511.4 |
2,555.0
|
| 3 |
Dennis Zhang |
Wellesley |
5,114.3 |
2,694.3 |
2,420.0
|
| 4 |
Sameer Murthy |
North Reading |
5,052.5 |
2,640.0 |
2,412.5
|
| 5 |
Chanel Rocha |
Amistad |
4,985.7 |
2,425.7 |
2,560.0
|
Individual Events[edit]
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
860
|
| 2 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
840
|
| 3 |
Sebastian Allen Hawke Lopez |
Amistad |
820
|
| 3 |
Nick Tassone |
Westwood |
820
|
| 4 |
Ryan Prentice |
Wellesley |
800
|
| 5 |
Hannah Sun |
Acton-Boxborough |
780
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Shayan Mattoo |
Acton-Boxborough |
840
|
| 2 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
780
|
| 3 |
Jaden Fang |
Wellesley |
700
|
| 4 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
560
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Shar Shalamah Dooley |
Amistad |
600
|
| 2 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
540
|
| 3 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
440
|
| 3 |
Sameer Murthy |
North Reading |
440
|
Economics[edit]
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Jibreel Brahimi |
Franklin |
680
|
| 1 |
Naveen Stewart |
North Reading |
680
|
| 2 |
Ryan Prentice |
Wellesley |
660
|
| 3 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
640
|
| 4 |
Braeden Loomis |
Franklin |
620
|
| 4 |
Jake Lorenzo |
Franklin |
620
|
| 5 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
580
|
| 5 |
Nicholas Kenton |
Milford |
580
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
580
|
| 2 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
440
|
| 3 |
Shayan Mattoo |
Acton-Boxborough |
420
|
| 4 |
Jaden Fang |
Wellesley |
400
|
| 4 |
Rachel Lee |
Westwood |
400
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
420
|
| 2 |
Shar Shalamah Dooley |
Amistad |
380
|
| 2 |
Jason Lin |
Westwood |
380
|
| 2 |
Jahmal Bynum |
Springfield International |
380
|
| 3 |
Brian Zhen |
Acton-Boxborough |
340
|
| 3 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
340
|
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Braeden Loomis |
Franklin |
887.5
|
| 2 |
Elise Harvey |
Acton-Boxborough |
875.0
|
| 3 |
Joseph Wong |
Springfield International |
850.0
|
| 4 |
Kevin Bai |
Westwood |
800.0
|
| 5 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
775.0
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
987.5
|
| 1 |
Ben Teng |
Westwood |
987.5
|
| 2 |
Aidan Lee |
Westwood |
962.5
|
| 3 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
950.0
|
| 4 |
Jaden Fang |
Wellesley |
837.5
|
| 4 |
Tejomay Vijayanagaram |
Franklin |
837.5
|
| 4 |
Siddhanth Rao |
Franklin |
837.5
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
900.0
|
| 2 |
Aaron Wachob |
Westwood |
887.5
|
| 3 |
Brady O'Connell |
Athol |
862.5
|
Interview[edit]
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Hannah Sun |
Acton-Boxborough |
995
|
| 2 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
960
|
| 3 |
Karriema Peters |
Amistad |
945
|
| 4 |
Kevin Bai |
Westwood |
940
|
| 4 |
Raffi Toby |
North Reading |
940
|
| 5 |
Joseph Wong |
Springfield International |
925
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Luiza Baiense |
North Quincy |
1,000
|
| 1 |
Taylor Kotch |
Ashland |
1,000
|
| 2 |
Alexis Hall |
Milford |
995
|
| 3 |
Sean Kelley |
Athol |
945
|
| 3 |
Ella Pinto |
Shepherd Hill |
945
|
| 4 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
940
|
| 4 |
Maanav Laad |
Ashland |
940
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Chanel Rocha |
Amistad |
980
|
| 1 |
Niyama Adadevoh |
Springfield International |
980
|
| 2 |
Emilia Fontem |
Milford |
970
|
| 3 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
940
|
| 3 |
Shar Shalamah Dooley |
Amistad |
940
|
| 3 |
Daryn Buor |
Springfield International |
940
|
| 3 |
Jonathan Zhunio |
Milford |
940
|
Literature[edit]
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ayla Lin |
Wellesley |
660
|
| 2 |
Ryan Prentice |
Wellesley |
640
|
| 3 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
600
|
| 3 |
Jenna Tran |
Springfield International |
600
|
| 4 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
580
|
| 4 |
Elise Harvey |
Acton-Boxborough |
580
|
| 4 |
Nick Tassone |
Westwood |
580
|
| 5 |
Aakash Stewart |
North Reading |
560
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
640
|
| 2 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
500
|
| 2 |
Norah Deninger |
North Reading |
500
|
| 3 |
Dhani Paliwal |
North Quincy |
480
|
| 4 |
Sophia Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
460
|
| 4 |
Alexis Hall |
Milford |
460
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
500
|
| 2 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
420
|
| 3 |
Chanel Rocha |
Amistad |
400
|
| 3 |
Shar Shalamah Dooley |
Amistad |
400
|
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
942.9
|
| 1 |
Ryan Prentice |
Wellesley |
942.9
|
| 1 |
Jake Lorenzo |
Franklin |
942.9
|
| 2 |
Ayla Lin |
Wellesley |
914.3
|
| 2 |
Naveen Stewart |
North Reading |
914.3
|
| 3 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
885.7
|
| 4 |
Kevin Bai |
Westwood |
857.1
|
| 5 |
Braeden Loomis |
Franklin |
800.0
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
714.3
|
| 2 |
Jaden Fang |
Wellesley |
685.7
|
| 2 |
Ben Teng |
Westwood |
685.7
|
| 3 |
Aidan Lee |
Westwood |
657.1
|
| 3 |
Yash Ahuja |
Ashland |
657.1
|
| 4 |
Xin Yi Chen |
North Reading |
628.6
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Dennis Zhang |
Wellesley |
714.3
|
| 2 |
Charles Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
571.4
|
| 2 |
Nathaniel Kinsman |
Ashland |
571.4
|
| 3 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
542.9
|
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ryan Prentice |
Wellesley |
820
|
| 2 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
760
|
| 3 |
Nick Tassone |
Westwood |
740
|
| 4 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
680
|
| 5 |
Ayla Lin |
Wellesley |
640
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
740
|
| 2 |
Jaden Fang |
Wellesley |
600
|
| 3 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
520
|
| 4 |
Sophia Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
500
|
| 4 |
Norah Deninger |
North Reading |
500
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
480
|
| 2 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
360
|
| 3 |
Charles Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
340
|
Science[edit]
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ayla Lin |
Wellesley |
840
|
| 2 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
820
|
| 3 |
Naveen Stewart |
North Reading |
740
|
| 3 |
Raffi Toby |
North Reading |
740
|
| 4 |
Justin Vien |
Springfield International |
700
|
| 5 |
Ryan Prentice |
Wellesley |
680
|
| 5 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
680
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
720
|
| 2 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
660
|
| 3 |
Shayan Mattoo |
Acton-Boxborough |
620
|
| 3 |
Xin Yi Chen |
North Reading |
620
|
| 3 |
Taylor Kotch |
Ashland |
620
|
| 4 |
Sophia Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
600
|
| 4 |
Norah Deninger |
North Reading |
600
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
660
|
| 2 |
Nathaniel Kinsman |
Ashland |
620
|
| 3 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
600
|
Social Science[edit]
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
760
|
| 2 |
Nick Tassone |
Westwood |
740
|
| 3 |
Sebastian Allen Hawke Lopez |
Amistad |
720
|
| 3 |
Kabir Devgan |
Westwood |
720
|
| 3 |
Christina Arthanayake |
Shepherd Hill |
720
|
| 4 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
700
|
| 4 |
Naveen Stewart |
North Reading |
700
|
| 4 |
Abhishek Karthik |
Ashland |
700
|
| 4 |
Mazie Gomez Garcia |
Milford |
700
|
| 5 |
Ayla Lin |
Wellesley |
680
|
| 5 |
Emily Ko |
North Quincy |
680
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
720
|
| 2 |
Gavin Jeffers |
Amistad |
640
|
| 3 |
Victor Kabaev |
Acton-Boxborough |
620
|
| 3 |
Rachel Lee |
Westwood |
620
|
| 4 |
Sophia Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
580
|
| 4 |
Emma Tarin |
Wilmington |
580
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
660
|
| 2 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
600
|
| 3 |
Stephen Yu |
North Quincy |
580
|
Honors
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Raffi Toby |
North Reading |
990
|
| 2 |
Nicole Yu |
Acton-Boxborough |
985
|
| 3 |
Andrew Yang |
Wellesley |
970
|
| 4 |
Elise Harvey |
Acton-Boxborough |
950
|
| 5 |
Ayla Lin |
Wellesley |
920
|
| 5 |
Jibreel Brahimi |
Franklin |
920
|
| 5 |
Nick Tassone |
Westwood |
920
|
| 5 |
Abhishek Karthik |
Ashland |
920
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Ella Pinto |
Shepherd Hill |
900
|
| 2 |
Rachel Lee |
Westwood |
865
|
| 3 |
Ellen Kim |
Wellesley |
850
|
| 4 |
Sophia Li |
Acton-Boxborough |
800
|
| 4 |
Maanav Laad |
Ashland |
800
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
School |
Score
|
| 1 |
Giselle Ferrick |
Wellesley |
990
|
| 2 |
Chanel Rocha |
Amistad |
930
|
| 3 |
Brian Zhen |
Acton-Boxborough |
835
|
| 3 |
Philip Wang |
North Quincy |
835
|
