Irvine Unified School District continues to set the pace in education. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named 62 IUSD seniors as semifinalists in its prestigious 2026 program – the most of any district in Orange County.
These high-achieving students compete for nearly 6,930 scholarships worth about $26 million to be awarded next spring. Fewer than 1% of U.S. high school seniors earn semifinalist status, based on their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT exam.
