National Science Bowl

National Science Bowl
Official logo
NicknameNSB
StatusActive
GenreQuiz bowl
FrequencyAnnual (late April)
LocationWashington, D.C.
Inaugurated1991
Most recent
2025
Organized byUnited States Department of Energy
Website[1]

The National Science Bowl (NSB) is a high school and middle school science knowledge competition, using a quiz bowl format, held in the United States. A buzzer system similar to those seen on popular television game shows is used to signal an answer. The competition has been organized and sponsored by the United States Department of Energy since its inception in 1991.

Subject areas

Questions are asked in the categories of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Energy (dealing with DOE research), Mathematics, and Physics.

Several categories have been added, dropped, or merged throughout the years. Computer Science was dropped from the list in late 2002. Current Events was in the 2005 competition, but did not make a return. General Science was dropped and Astronomy was merged with Earth Science to create Earth and Space Science in 2011.

Regional competitions

The winning team of each regional Science Bowl competition is invited to participate in the National Science Bowl finals in Washington, D.C., with all expenses paid. As of 2018, there were 65 high school regionals and 48 middle school regionals. These figures include the two "super regional" sites that are permitted to send two teams to the national competition. The two super regionals are the Kansas/Missouri Regional High School Science Bowl and the Connecticut/Northeast Regional High School Science Bowl (The Northeast Regional includes Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and parts of New York).

Typically, any school that meets the eligibility requirements of the National Science Bowl is permitted to register for its regional competition according to its geographic location. No school may compete in multiple regionals. In addition, most regional competitions permit schools to register up to three teams. Since 2017, club teams are no longer able to compete.

Results of the national competition

Middle school

Year First place Second place Third place Fourth place
2026[1] William Diamond Middle School Joaquin Miller Middle School Winston Churchill Middle School Hopkins Junior High School
2025[1] Hopkins Junior High School Fort Settlement Middle School Winston Churchill Middle School Evergreen Middle School
2024[1] BASIS Independent Bellevue Hopkins Junior High School Davis Drive Middle School Glasgow Middle School
2023[2] BASIS Independent Bellevue Jonas Clarke Middle School Joaquin Miller Middle School Minnetonka East Middle School
2022[3] Odle Middle School Jonas Clarke Middle School Joaquin Miller Middle School The Davidson Academy of Nevada
2021[a] Jonas Clarke Middle School Wisconsin Hills Middle School Odle Middle School Winston Churchill Middle School
2020[a] Preston Middle School Jonas Clarke Middle School Ladue Middle School Wisconsin Hills Middle School
2019 Jonas Clarke Middle School Joaquin Miller Middle School Daniel Wright Junior High School Rachel Carson Middle School
2018 Odle Middle School Windemere Ranch Middle School Rachel Carson Middle School Ames Middle School
2017 Joaquin Miller Middle School Odle Middle School Quail Valley Middle School Ladue Middle School
2016 Joaquin Miller Middle School Sycamore School Jonas Clarke Middle School Fort Settlement Middle School
2015 Fort Settlement Middle School Roberto Clemente Middle School Academy for Science and Design Hopkins Junior High School
2014 Greater Boston Science & Math JDroids Science Club Takoma Park Middle School Science Infinity Club
2013 Creekside Middle School Takoma Park Middle School Hopkins Junior High School Treasure Valley Math and Science Center
2012 Hopkins Junior High School Longfellow Middle School Seattle Science Infinity Club Treasure Valley Math and Science Center
2011 Gale Ranch Middle School Shahala Middle School Hopkins Junior High School Van Antwerp Middle School
2010 Albuquerque Academy Gale Ranch Middle School Hopkins Junior High School Marshall Middle School
2009 Hopkins Junior High School Jonas Clarke Middle School Challenger School Albuquerque Academy
2008 Challenger School Hopkins Junior High School St. Andrew's Episcopal School
2007 Honey Creek Middle School Challenger School Longfellow Middle School
2006 Honey Creek Middle School Albuquerque Academy Daniel Wright Junior High School
2005 Honey Creek Middle School St. Andrew's Episcopal School Lincoln Middle School
2004 Ronald McNair Magnet School Lux Middle School Los Alamos Middle School
2003 College Station Middle School Roosevelt Middle School Albuquerque Academy
2002 Samford Middle School

High school

Year Number of Teams First place Second place Third place Fourth place
2026[4] 68 Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, California) Davidson Academy (Reno, Nevada) Lakeside School (Seattle, Washington) Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, Maryland)
2025[5] 67 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) Lakeside School (Seattle, Washington)
2024[5] 67 Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) University High School (Irvine, California) Clements High School (Sugar Land, Texas)
2023[2] 68 Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) University High School (Irvine, California) The Westminster Schools (Atlanta, Georgia) Enloe High School (Raleigh, North Carolina)
2022 64 Lynbrook High School (San Jose, California) Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, California) Tesla STEM High School (Redmond, Washington) Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, Maryland)
2021[a] 63 North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) Naperville North High School (Naperville, Illinois) Dougherty Valley High School (San Ramon, California) Eastside High School (Gainesville, Florida)
2020[a] 61 Dougherty Valley High School (San Ramon, California) Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) Lubbock High School (Lubbock, Texas) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California)
2019 64 Wayzata High School (Plymouth, Minnesota) Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia)
2018 65 Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) Ardsley High School (Ardsley, New York) Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California)
2017 63 Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) Dougherty Valley High School (San Ramon, California) Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California)
2016 69 Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) Lynbrook High School (San Jose, California) Clements High School (Sugar Land, Texas) Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts)
2015 68 Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) E. O. Smith High School (Storrs, Connecticut) Arcadia High School (Arcadia, California)
2014 68 Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon) Regis High School (New York City) Baton Rouge Magnet High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
2013 68 Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Durham, North Carolina) Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) University High School (Irvine, California)
2012 69 Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) Morgantown High School (Morgantown, West Virginia)
2011 69 Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) Sunset High School (Portland, Oregon) Hunter College High School (New York, New York)
2010 68 North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Durham, North Carolina) Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) Arcadia High School (Arcadia, California)
2009 67 Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts) Oak Ridge High School (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, California)
2008 67 Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, California) Mira Loma High School (Sacramento, California) Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) Fairview High School (Boulder, Colorado)
2007 64 Poudre High School (Fort Collins, Colorado) State College Area High School (State College, Pennsylvania) East Chapel Hill High School (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) Miami Palmetto Senior High School (Pinecrest, Florida)
2006 65 State College Area High School (State College, Pennsylvania) North Hollywood High School (North Hollywood, California) Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, California) Albany High School (Albany, California)
2005 63 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, California) George Walton Comprehensive High School (Marietta, Georgia) Miami Palmetto Senior High School (Pinecrest, Florida)
2004 64 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) A&M Consolidated High School (College Station, Texas) Baton Rouge Magnet High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, Maryland)
2003 66 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) Centerville High School (Centerville, Ohio) A&M Consolidated High School (College Station, Texas) Taylor Allderdice High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
2002 64 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Alexandria, Virginia) Boulder High School (Boulder, Colorado) Mission San Jose High School (Fremont, California) Sycamore High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)

The winning teams from the years 1991-2001 were

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The 2020 and 2021 competitions were virtual, with modified rules, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ a b c "2024 NSB Middle School Double Elimination ~ No-Loss Bracket (Top)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-30.
  2. ^ a b "National Finals". apps.orau.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ "NSB Competition Results | U.S. DOE Office of Science(SC)". science.osti.gov. 2022-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ "NSB Competition Results | U.S. DOE Office of Science(SC)". science.osti.gov. 2026-05-03. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  5. ^ a b "2024 NSB High School Double Elimination ~ No-Loss Bracket (Top)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-30.
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