Bennett Sasson, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Acreage Pines Elementary School, earned a perfect score on the 2016 Spring FSA Grade 3 Mathematics and received a letter from Gov. Rick Scott, presented to him by Principal Darline Karbowski at a school assembly Thursday, Oct. 20.
Out of a total 220,771 total testers statewide, only 2,249 students earned a perfect score, of the 15,425 students in Palm Beach County who took the test, only 1.4 percent of students in Palm Beach were able to attain a perfect score. Sasson was the only student in the school.
Bennett has two brothers and a sister. He lives with his parents in The Acreage and is a Cub Scout in Pack 124. Along with his brothers, he can solve a Rubik’s cube within a few minutes.
ABOVE: Bennett Sasson receives his award from Principal Darline Karbowski.