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PRESS RELEASE: Byron Elementary Wins in State-Wide Math Contest
Local school clinches victory in Georgia in the Prodigy State Challenge™ - the world’s biggest math competition
MACON, Ga. – Dec. 15, 2025 – Today, Byron Elementary is celebrating being named the November state champion in the world’s biggest math competition. Students joined forces to answer more correct questions than any other school in Georgia as part of the Prodigy State Challenge monthly contest.
Hosted by Prodigy Education - a global leader in game-based learning - State Challenge drives engaging math practice through exciting monthly contests, with classes uniting across their school to battle others for major prizes, the title of monthly state champion and a chance to compete in the Prodigy National Cup finals.
Students at Byron won the State Challenge Mythical medium tier by correctly answering more math questions last month than any other school in the state. They secured the title of State Champion and also earned automatic qualification to the national finals in May, with tech grants of more than $200,000 and many other rewards up for grabs.
“We are incredibly proud of our students’ outstanding achievement,” said Norika Blanton, Principal of Byron Elementary. “The Prodigy State Challenge motivated students from across the school by turning math practice into a team sport. It was so much fun seeing students working together and cheering each other on, all while practicing their math skills.”
Prodigy’s State Challenge runs from September to April and is open to all eligible classrooms across the U.S. Classrooms qualify if they use Prodigy Math and have a teacher account linked to a school in Prodigy’s database.
In addition to competing at the state level, any school that finishes in the top five of its tier in any State Challenge will have the opportunity for national recognition in the Prodigy National Cup, which runs from May 1–14.
“Congratulations to all the teachers and students at Byron Elementary for becoming state math champions,” said Alex Peters, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Prodigy. “State Challenge is designed to take student motivation to another level, reinforcing Prodigy’s approach to inspiring a love of learning. It’s great to see such a strong spirit of camaraderie and collaboration among students. We wish them every success in the Prodigy National Cup finals!”
Byron Elementary will be holding a celebration on December 18th starting at 8:30 a.m. For more information about Byron’s math program and upcoming events, please go to https://bes.peachschools.org/o/bes.
About Prodigy Education
Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating 20 million students a year to practice standards-aligned math and English. Prodigy maximizes student engagement and is completely zero-cost for all educators. More than 800,000 teachers use Prodigy as a free instructional tool which adapts to individual student needs while supporting differentiated instruction. Fun, motivating, and research-based, Prodigy is the EdTech platform students actually ask to use. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.
