Coppell ISD has produced a district record-breaking 51 National Merit Semifinalists for the 2024-2025 school year, with 50 hailing from Coppell High School and one from New Tech High @ Coppell. This incredible achievement places CHS as the high school with the second highest number of National Merit Semifinalists in the state of Texas and as one of the top high schools in the nation in terms of the number of semifinalists, according to the 2025 National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship Program. Westwood High School in Round Rock ISD had 51 National Merit Semifinalists.
Being named a National Merit Semifinalist is a significant honor and a testament to a student's outstanding academic progress and success. Selection is based on student scores on the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. National Merit Semifinalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors. The 50 National Merit Finalists from Coppell High School are 5.3 percent of the senior class of 936 students, which means that CHS has more than five times the number of National Merit Finalists than the national average.
"This accomplishment showcases the hard work and dedication of our students as well as, the exceptional education provided by our outstanding teachers from elementary through high school,” said CISD Superintendent Dr. Brad Hunt. “The success of these students also reflects the unwavering support of their parents, families, and the entire Coppell ISD community. We are incredibly proud of our 51 National Merit Semifinalists and I cannot wait to see what they do next.”
The following 50 National Merit Semifinalists from Coppell High School exemplify the school's commitment to rigorous academic programs and its commitment to fostering student success:
Ashia Agarwal Abdullah Ahmad Surya Akurati Rithvik Alasakani Sanjay Alluri Joshua Blatt Sivanth Bodapati Manasa Borra Sabrina Chakravarthy Andrew Chen Jackson Chen Yashitha Chunduru Mihir Dharmadhikari Maya Dudhyala Raj Gaddam Aneesh Gadkari Thomas Gao | Suhan Joshi Deepali Kanchanavally Sai Priya Kasiraman Ananya Kella Aryan Kumar Michael Liu Dwij Mehta Yugank Mishra Vasudev Mitra Justin Murdock Dhruv Nalla Sahiti Peechara Shashank Putti Rhea Rajan Jack Rasmussen Annie Reeder Suvan Sarveswaran | Julia Savova Veer Saxena Ansh Shah Andrew Shi Navya Singh Sohana Singh Stayton Slaughter Akshaj Sunkara Arnav Tripathy Carolina Ufret Nishka Vartikar Surya Vijay McKay Watchman Niyathi Yamunan Yunqi Zhang Amanda Zhu |
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New Tech High @ Coppell, which emphasizes project-based learning and innovative approaches to education, is also celebrating its outstanding National Merit Semifinalist, Hayden Holz.
This record-breaking achievement showcases the strength of the educational opportunities within Coppell ISD. This year’s 51 National Merit Semifinalists breaks CISD’s last record of 49 National Merit Semifinalists for the 2023-2024 school year — 48 for CHS and one for New Tech High @ Coppell.
These 51 National Merit Semifinalists will now proceed to the Finalist stage, where they will compete for prestigious National Merit Scholarships.