National Merit Scholarship Program

  • Since 1955, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has recognized students across the country for their academic achievement through the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSP). NMSP is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships, and approximately 1.3 million high school students enter the program each year.

    Students are entered into the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which typically occurs in the fall of their junior year. The preliminary test serves as an initial screen of program entrants, and NMSC uses the PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores to determine the 50,000 high-scoring participants who qualify for program recognition. 

  • 2025 National Merit Scholarship Winners

  • College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship® Winners

    Ayush Bantawa | Flower Mound HS
    Aditi Bathe | Flower Mound HS
    Emily Crosier | Flower Mound HS
    Nikitha Dhurjati | Flower Mound HS
    Reed Diercks | Flower Mound HS
    Ekaterina Ernst | Flower Mound HS
    Dawson Kriksciun | Flower Mound HS
    Amritaraj Nair | Flower Mound HS
    Nicholas Pankratov | Flower Mound HS
    Jesse Park | Flower Mound HS
    Shreya Phalak | Flower Mound HS
    Andrew Ritzert | Flower Mound HS
    Anna Zhao | Flower Mound HS
    Isaac Burton | Hebron HS
    Aditya Dominic | Hebron HS
    Caleb Fork | Hebron HS
    Madeliene Hamm | Hebron HS
    Kenneth Han | Hebron HS
    Krrish Jagatap | Hebron HS
    Badrinarayanan Jayaram | Hebron HS
    David Park | Hebron HS
    Lawton Phan | Hebron HS
    Soumith Reddy | Hebron HS
    Rahul Anand | Marcus HS
    Eshanvi Bangera | Marcus HS
    Joshua Bishop | Marcus HS
    Jessica Cope | Marcus HS
    Anelise Johnson | Marcus HS
    Adhirath Malladi | Marcus HS
    Parker Morgan | Marcus HS
    Laina Schiegg | Marcus HS
    Sara Spencer | Marcus HS
    Newton Witter | Marcus HS

    Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarship® Winners

    Aneesh Depa | Flower Mound HS
    Ronith Pai | Flower Mound HS
    Singam Raju Mallaparaju | Hebron HS

    National Merit Scholarship® Winners

    Abhijay Kodali | Flower Mound HS
    Page Matthews | Flower Mound HS
    Vishnu Prasad | Flower Mound HS
    Tanvi Gupta | Hebron HS
    Neil Jeju | Hebron HS
    Zain Mehrani | Hebron HS
    Annika Sawant | Hebron HS
    Danica Sizemore | Hebron HS
    Isaac Fleitas | Lewisville HS
    Neel Narayan | Marcus HS
    Eshaan Sheth | Marcus HS
    Isaac Fleitas | Lewisville HS
    Riley Gove | The Colony HS

  • 2025 National Finalists

  • Of the 16,000 Semifinalists, over 15,000 achieve Finalist status. To become a Finalist, Semifinalists and their high schools must submit a detailed scholarship application in which they provide information about the semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstration of leadership abilities and honors and awards received.

    Lewisville ISD is proud to announce and recognize the high school seniors who have been named a National Merit Finalist in the 2025 competition. Please join us in congratulating these outstanding students.

    * Denotes students that were awarded a National Merit® $2,500 Scholarship
    # Denotes students that were awarded a Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship®
    % Denotes students that were awarded a College-sponsored Merit Scholarship®

  • 2025 National Merit Semifinalists

  • Of the 50,000 high scorers across the country, approximately 16,000 students are named Semifinalists. Those named a Semifinalist make up less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors and are the highest-scoring entrants in each state. These seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that are offered the following spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.

    Lewisville ISD is proud to announce and recognize the 81 high school seniors who have been named a National Merit Semifinalist in the 2025 competition. 

    # Denotes students that were awarded a Corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship®

    * Denotes students that were awarded a National Merit Scholarship®

     

  • 2025 National Merit COMMENDED STUDENTS

  • More than two-thirds of the 50,000 high scorers, approximately 34,000 students, are named Commended Students. While Commended Students do not continue in the competition, these students receive Letters of Commendation recognizing their academic promise. Some of these students may also be candidates for Special Scholarships provided by NMSC corporate and business sponsors. 

    Lewisville ISD is proud to announce and recognize the 154 high school seniors who have been named a National Merit Commended Student in the 2025 competition. 


  • For inquiries about these recognitions, please contact LISD's Communications Department at communications@lisd.net.