Hopkins ACSL Teams

What is ACSL?

Preparation

• Study resources are available at acsl.org/get-started/study-materials. A free online course is also available at richcode.org/contests/acsl/lesson.

• Team advisors will handle registration and send reminders before each contest. However, students are responsible for studying on their own — advisors do not provide lectures or coaching on ACSL material.

• Students are encouraged to form study groups to review past papers, but all season tests must be completed individually. Please be aware that some Hopkins students during the 2025–2026 season were flagged by HackerRank for plagiarism, which negatively affected their scores. Review ACSL's academic integrity guidelines before each contest.

Team Divisions

• Hopkins students may participate in one of three divisions. Each team has up to 10 students. Team scores do not affect individual performance or eligibility for the ACSL Final.

• Intermediate Division — Grades 6–8
  For experienced ACSL participants with strong coding skills. Includes both the theory test and coding challenge each contest.

• Junior Division — Grades 6–8
  For students new to ACSL who are comfortable with coding. Includes both the theory test and coding challenge each contest.

• Elementary Division — Grades 4–6
  For students new to ACSL who want to explore computer science. Includes the theory test only — no coding challenge.

• Registration is also open to incoming 4th and 5th graders from the Mission Attendance Area or Immersion programs, so younger siblings may join early.

• For a full overview of all divisions and their requirements, please visit the ACSL Divisions page: https://www.acsl.org/get-started/divisions.

Registration

• Registration Form: TBD

• Enrollment deadline: Sep 15, 2026 

• The local contest fee is $20 per student. Students will take all of the contests online so there is no transportation needed. No other hidden fee shall be collected. 

• Payment (TBD)

• The team advisor will register the students at ACSL after the enrollment is closed.

Communication

• We use Google Groups for team communication — it keeps conversations organized, reduces distractions, and makes it easy to find answers to common questions. 

• Please join the group for your division:

  1. Elementary Division Google Group (2026-2027)

  2. Junior Division Google Group (2026-2027)

  3. Intermediate Division Google Group (2026-2027) 

• Only when you have any individual questions and would like to contact the team advisor directly, please email acsl@hopkinspfa.org. Be sure to include the student’s name, division, and team number in your message.

Schedule

Tests will be conducted at home under parent supervision. Students can access HackerRank anytime during the designated ACSL time windows at https://www.acsl.org/get-started/schedule.

ACSL Finals

Visit https://www.acsl.org/finals for further information.

Hopkins ACSL (2025-2026)

• There were 156 Hopkins students have enrolled, forming 2 intermediate, 10 Junior teams and 4 Elementary teams.

• Several students received the medals in the ACSL Final

  • Junior Division: 

    • Silver medal: Haoxuan Mi, Aryaman Chakraborti

    • Bronze medal: Eeshan Polisetty, Anshika Vommi

  • Elementary Division:

    • Silver medal: Rajvir Sharma, Devina Kumar, Neel Balakrishnan, Aarav Mishra

    • Bronze medal: Rohan Sambangi

Hopkins ACSL (2024-2025)

• There were 114 Hopkins students have enrolled, forming 7 Junior teams and 3 Elementary teams.

• 37 students participated in the finals. Several students received the medals.

  • Junior Division: Saathvik Srinivasan (G7) won bronze medal. 

  • Elementary Division: Nikhil Iyer (G6) won the Gold Prize and Sophia Reina (G6) won the Bronze Prize.

Hopkins ACSL (2023-2024)

• There were 94 Hopkins students participated in 2 Intermediate, 6 Junior and 1 Elementary teams.

• Several of the students made it to the finals. Aditya Ghate (G6) and Eashan Parekh (G7) won bronze medal in Junior Division.