2024-National-Merit-Honorees

Congratulations to the BASIS Class of 2024 National Merit® Scholarship Program Honorees

We are proud to share that more than 200 students from 13 BASIS Charter School campuses have received recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). 

The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition that rewards high school students who show exceptional academic ability. Each year, over 1.3 million students from 21,000 high schools enter the program. From this pool, some 50,000 students receive recognition from the NMSC—approximately 34,000 students are recognized as Commended Students, while approximately 16,000 students are recognized as Semifinalists and continue on to compete for a variety of merit-based scholarships. 

To enter the National Merit Scholarship Program, students are required to take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). This test, which is structured similarly to the SAT®, is designed to measure students’ reading, writing, and math skills. Only the highest scorers are recognized by the NMSC!  

“We have a ridiculously lengthy list of students this year,” said BASIS Educational Ventures CEO Peter Bezanson. “We are proud of each of these bright young people. Every one of them has earned this awesome accolade with a lot of hard work. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for them!” 

Let’s take a moment to celebrate the BASIS Charter School students who were named as Commended Students and Semifinalists for the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program—all 220 of them! 

BASIS Charter Schools 2024 National Merit Commended Students

Congratulations to our 106 students who are National Merit Commended Students! 

Each year, students who earn exceptional scores on the PSAT/NMSQT are recognized as Commended Students. Although Commended Students do not continue on in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, some of these students may qualify for special scholarships offered by the NMSC’s sponsors. 

BASIS Ahwatukee  

  • Justin J. 
  • Marc K. 
  • Anagh M. 

BASIS Chandler  

  • Clarence C. 
  • Anushka D. 
  • Aashika D. 
  • Shreya G. 
  • Harshitha H. 
  • Ruixi H. 
  • Aaroosh K. 
  • Ashley K. 
  • Vanessa K. 
  • Sudhigna L. 
  • Kanad M. 
  • Sushil N.  
  • Sara N.  
  • Isaac O. 
  • Ami P. 
  • Pranjal P. 
  • Bowen S. 
  • Gopikisor S. 
  • Galen S. 
  • Nathan T. 
  • Anvita V. 

BASIS Flagstaff 

  • Delaney F. 
  • Sedona O. 
  • Imola S. 

BASIS Goodyear 

  • Rebecca F. 
  • Darrick L. 

BASIS Mesa 

  • Samantha L. 
  • Marley M. 
  • Connor O. 
  • Valeria R. 
  • Brighton W. 
  • Amelia W. 

    BASIS Oro Valley  

    • Andrew B. 
    • Annabel C. 
    • Justin F. 
    • Leo F. 
    • Jonathan N. 
    • Grace S. 

    BASIS Peoria 

    • Swarit K. 
    • Aryana M. 
    • Aashin N. 
    • Amaan S 
    • Caramel W. 

    BASIS Phoenix  

    • Aymen B. 
    • Surya E. 
    • Yajat G. 
    • Sinchana K. 
    • Jadyn K. 
    • Jenna K. 
    • Lea Q. 
    • Neel V. 

        BASIS Prescott 

        • Payton B. 
        • Nathan S. 

        BASIS San Antonio Shavano 

        • Skylar B. 
        • Steven C. 
        • Joshua H. 
        • Noah K. 
        • Clarisa M. 
        • Tiziano P. 
        • Gohith R. 
        • Riley S.  
        • Anona T.  

            BASIS Scottsdale  

            • Farah B. 
            • Ram B. 
            • Georgia B. 
            • Rishi D. 
            • Lauryn H. 
            • Rithvik J. 
            • Neha K. 
            • Harini K. 
            • Adi K. 
            • Sujay K. 
            • Ethan K. 
            • Bhavya M. 
            • Shreyank M. 
            • Hetal N. 
            • Tiger N. 
            • Sruti P. 
            • Abhinav R. 
            • Zubin S. 
            • Roma S. 
            • Blake T. 
            • Kevin W. 
            • Benjamin Z. 

                    BASIS Tucson North 

                    • Sydney A. 
                    • Ibrahim B. 
                    • Lydia B. 
                    • Gabriel B. 
                    • Sahasraksi D. 
                    • Juliette D. 
                    • Hannah F. 
                    • Priti K. 
                    • Derek K. 
                    • David L. 
                    • Marco T.  
                    • Sophia T. 

                    BASIS Washington, D.C. 

                    • Atalia B. 
                    • Gabe C. 
                    • Xavier F. 
                    • Alexis G. 
                    • Ellen L. 
                    • Brendan M. 
                    • Dev V. 

                    BASIS Charter Schools 2024 National Merit Semifinalists

                    This year, the BASIS Charter School network has 114 National Merit Semifinalists. Being named as a Semifinalist is quite the honor, as National Merit Semifinalists represent less than 1% of U.S. high school students! These talented students will go on to compete for a variety of National Merit Scholarships, which will be awarded in Spring 2024. 

                    Congratulations to all of our hardworking Semifinalists! We wish them the best of luck as they advance forward in the competition. 

                    BASIS Ahwatukee  

                    • Raymond C. 
                    • Safiya T. 
                    • Abhinav S. 
                    • Rahma M. 
                    • Ryan T. 

                    BASIS Chandler  

                    • Daniyal A. 
                    • Harshil A. 
                    • Vivian C. 
                    • Ojas C. 
                    • Alex C. 
                    • Arjun C. 
                    • Vayun C. 
                    • Miles D. 
                    • Parinitha G. 
                    • Shashank G. 
                    • Nathan H. 
                    • Ian H. 
                    • Zaheen J. 
                    • Ritwik J. 
                    • Keshav J. 
                    • Samantha L. 
                    • Lillian L. 
                    • Abigail L. 
                    • Liza L. 
                    • Aaroh M. 
                    • Kaden M. 
                    • Prisha M. 
                    • Vincent N. 
                    • Ruhi P. 
                    • Purvit P. 
                    • Sarina R. 
                    • Achinta S. 
                    • Sandeep S. 
                    • Arya T. 
                    • Ethan Z. 

                          BASIS Flagstaff 

                          • Edward W. 

                          BASIS Goodyear 

                          • Dallas D. 

                          BASIS Mesa 

                          • Dylan B. 
                          • Elizabeth G. 
                          • Ximo L. 
                          • Sophia S. 
                          • Joshua T. 
                          • Borong Z. 

                            BASIS Oro Valley  

                            • Colby H. 
                            • Brady H. 
                            • Acadia K. 
                            • Kyle K. 
                            • Caleb R. 
                            • Hwangsug R. 
                            • Jaden W. 

                            BASIS Peoria 

                            • Adhitya C. 
                            • Keshav C. 
                            • Thomas C. 
                            • Ria D. 
                            • Morgan F. 
                            • Russell G. 
                            • Evan G. 
                            • Sunmit H. 
                            • Michael M. 
                            • Charles N.  
                            • Esteban P. 
                            • Adrija R. 
                            • Aditya S. 
                            • Kovid V. 

                            BASIS Phoenix  

                            • Nicholas A. 
                            • Natania A. 
                            • Anthony F. 
                            • Zahid J. 
                            • Juliana L. 
                            • Aanand M. 
                            • Sowmithra Prakash M. 
                            • Kashish S. 
                            • Taara S. 
                            • Elizabeth V. 
                            • Priya V. 
                            • Edward Z. 

                            BASIS Prescott 

                            • Sidney H. 
                            • Madeline S. 

                            BASIS San Antonio Shavano 

                            • Ryan B.  
                            • Joshua C. 
                            • Luke F.  
                            • Henry G. 
                            • Noah H.  
                            • Isaac N. 
                            • Yash S.  
                            • Hudson T. 
                            • Eric Z.  

                                BASIS Scottsdale  

                                • Siddharth A. 
                                • Meghana B. 
                                • Purvansh B. 
                                • Naimisha C. 
                                • Avaneesh J. 
                                • Stephanie L. 
                                • Punarvash M. 
                                • Ailish N. 
                                • Youssef N. 
                                • Marco O. 
                                • Alistair P. 
                                • Eric P. 
                                • Abhinav R. 
                                • Jacob S. 
                                • Yashvijay S. 
                                • Meenal S. 
                                • Janvi S. 

                                        BASIS Tucson North 

                                        • Christopher A. 
                                        • Steven A. 
                                        • Nitish B. 
                                        • Owen B. 
                                        • Mindy D. 
                                        • Max E. 
                                        • Jet L. 
                                        • Victoria M. 
                                        • Jude P. 
                                        • Scott S. 

                                        BASIS Washington, D.C. 

                                        • Sophie H. 

                                        Our National Merit Scholarship Program honorees make up nearly one-third of the Class of 2024

                                        Overall, the BASIS Charter School Class of 2024 has 106 National Merit Commended Students and 114 National Merit Semifinalists. A total of 33.0% of our eligible seniors were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, including 17.1% named as National Merit Semifinalists. 

                                        We couldn’t be prouder of our students for earning these impressive accolades. Please join us in celebrating all of our Commended Students and Semifinalists!  

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