WGI Percussion Record Book

The following page contains all time records such as highest scores, most championships, most medals, and most finals appearances at World Championships for the WGI Percussion division.

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Top 10 Scores (All Classes)
2012 Woodbridge HS (CA) - 99.6 (Scholastic Concert World)
2025 Ayala HS (CA) - 99.5 (Scholastic World)
2025 RCC (CA) - 99.163 (Independent World)
2025 Rhythm X (IN) - 99.063 (Independent World)
2022 Pulse Percussion (CA) - 98.925 (Independent World)
2008 Mansfield HS (MA) - 98.9 (Scholastic Concert Open)
2019 Broken City (CA) - 98.85 (Independent World)
2018 Chino Hills HS (CA) - 98.775 (Scholastic World)
1999 Franklin Central HS (IN) - 98.75 (Scholastic Concert World)
2009 Ayala HS (CA) - 98.65 (Scholastic Concert World)

Top 10 Scores (Independent World)
2025 RCC (CA) - 99.163
2025 Rhythm X (IN) - 99.063
2022 Pulse Percussion (CA) - 98.925
2019 Broken City (CA) - 98.85
2015 RCC (CA) - 98.563
2023 Pulse Percussion (CA) - 98.513
2024 Pulse Percussion (CA) - 98.5
2023 RCC (CA) - 98.475
2024 Rhythm X (IN) - 98.4
2013 Rhythm X (IN) - 98.263

Top 10 Scores (Scholastic World)
2025 Ayala HS (CA) - 99.5
2018 Chino Hills HS (CA) - 98.775
2024 Chino Hills HS (CA) - 98.638
2017 Chino Hills HS (CA) - 98.613
2022 Avon HS (IN) - 98.6
1998 Dartmouth HS (MA) - 98.35
2000 King Philip Regional HS (MA) - 98.3
2014 Dartmouth HS (MA) - 98.238
1997 Northglenn HS (CO) - 98.1
2009 Dartmouth HS (MA) - 97.988

Top 10 Scores (Independent Open)
2024 Meraki (CA) - 98.488
2025 Veritas (IN) - 97.85
2022 Infinity 2 (FL) - 97.5
2023 Meraki (CA) - 97.088
2015 Spirit Winter Percussion (MA) - 97.025
2025 Civitas Independent (SC) - 96.775
2019 Bakersfield College (CA) - 96.725
2022 Civitas Independent (SC) - 96.275
2023 IMPACT Percussion (WA) - 96.263
2002 Rhythm X (OH) - 96.15

Top 10 Scores (Scholastic Open)
2015 Lebanon HS (OH) - 98.025
2023 Clover HS (SC) - 97.863
2024 Victor J. Andrew HS (IL) - 97.563
2011 Pacifica HS (CA) - 97.55
2012 South Hills HS (CA) - 97.413
2012 Victor J. Andrew HS (IL) - 97.375
2022 Sherwood HS (OR) - 97.125
2024 Fishers HS (IN) - 97.113
2023 Union HS (OK) - 96.775
2025 Victor J. Andrew HS (IL) - 96.763

Top 10 Scores (Independent A)
2019 Unity Percussion (FL) - 96.15
2023 Modulation Z (MO) - 96.05
2017 Modulation Z (MO) - 96.025
2012 Spirit Winter Percussion (MA) - 95.975
2013 Brookwood Independent (AL) - 95.725
2014 Lone Star Independent Percussion (TX) - 95.525
2022 M3 (OH) - 95.325
2018 IMPACT Percussion (WA) - 95.3
2017 Farmington United Percussion Ensemble (MI) - 95.1
2009 OC Indoor (OR) - 95.038

Top 10 Scores (Scholastic A)
2016 Victor J. Andrew HS (IL) - 98.1
2022 Clover HS (SC) - 97.8
2009 Los Alamitos HS (CA) - 97.275
2008 South Hills HS (CA) - 97.2
2025 Clinton HS (MS) - 97.038
2013 Hilton HS (NY) - 96.8875
1999 Ayala HS (CA) - 96.75
1999 Mt. Juliet HS (TN) - 96.72
2010 Timber Creek HS (NJ) - 96.713
2014 Victor J. Andrew HS (IL) - 96.625

Top 3 Scores (Concert Classes)
Scholastic Concert World:
2012 Woodbridge HS (CA) - 99.6
1999 Franklin Central HS (IN) - 98.75
2009 Ayala HS (CA) - 98.65
Scholastic Concert Open:
2008 Mansfield HS (MA) - 98.9
2009 Muscle Shoals HS (AL) - 97.3
2007 Mansfield HS (MA) - 97.1
Scholastic Concert A:
2019 Price Charter School (CA) - 93.75
2022 East Central HS (IN) - 93.475
2022 Penn-Trafford HS (PA) - 92.875

Most Championships (All Classes)
9 - Ayala HS (CA) (Concert) - Scholastic Concert World
8 - Music City Mystique (TN) - Independent World
7 - Chino Hills HS (CA) - Scholastic World
7 - RCC (CA) - Independent World
6 - Franklin Central HS (IN) - Scholastic Concert World
6 - Pulse Percussion (CA) - Independent World
5 - Avon HS (IN) - 2 in Scholastic World, 2 in Scholastic Open, 1 in Scholastic A
5 - Ayala HS (CA) (Marching) - 4 in Scholastic World, 1 in Scholastic A
5 - Dartmouth HS (MA) - Scholastic World
5 - Pacifica HS (CA) - Scholastic Open

Most Medals (All Classes)
18 - Music City Mystique (TN)
18 - Dartmouth HS (MA)
17 - Ayala HS (CA) (Concert)
16 - RCC (CA)
15 - Rhythm X (IN)
14 - Chino Hills HS (CA)
12 - Ayala HS (CA) (Marching)
11 - Pulse Percussion (CA)
11 - Avon HS (IN)
11 - Blue Knights (CO)

Most Appearances in Finals (All Classes)
29 - Music City Mystique (TN) - Last appearance in 2025
28 - Avon HS (IN) - Last appearance in 2025
26 - Ayala HS (CA) (Marching) - Last appearance in 2025
25 - Dartmouth HS (MA) - Last appearance in 2025
23 - Tunstall HS (VA) - Last appearance in 2025
23 - Blue Knights (CO) - Last appearance in 2022
22 - Matrix (OH) - Last appearance in 2025
22 - RCC (CA) - Last appearance in 2025
22 - Rhythm X (IN) - Last appearance in 2025
21 - Center Grove HS (IN) - Last appearance in 2025
21 - Centerville HS (OH) - Last appearance in 2024
21 - United Percussion (NJ) - Last appearance in 2025
20 - Arcadia HS (CA) - Last appearance in 2025
19 - Ayala HS (CA) (Concert) - Last appearance in 2025
19 - Pulse Percussion (CA) - Last appearance in 2025

Longest Streaks of Consecutive Appearances in Finals
29 - Music City Mystique (TN) - 1995-current
24 - Avon HS (IN) - 2000-current
22 - RCC (CA) - 2002-current
22 - Rhythm X (IN) - 2002-current
21 - Center Grove HS (IN) - 2003-current
21 - United Percussion (NJ) - 2003-current
20 - Arcadia HS (CA) - 2004-current
20 - Dartmouth HS (MA) - 2004-current
19 - Matrix (OH) - 2005-current
19 - Pulse Percussion (CA) - 2005-current

Smallest Margins of Victory by Class Champions
Marching Classes

2025 Victor J. Andrew HS - 0.013 (Scholastic Open)
2012 Lebanon HS - 0.025 (Scholastic A)
1999 Ayala HS - 0.03 (Scholastic A)
2012 South Hills HS - 0.038 (Scholastic Open)
2023 Pulse Percussion - 0.038 (Independent World)
2012 Chino Hills HS - 0.05 (Scholastic World)
2007 Pacifica HS - 0.05 (Scholastic Open)
2015 Chino Hills HS - 0.062 (Scholastic World)
2025 RCC - 0.1 (Independent World)
2024 Pulse Percussion - 0.1 (Independent World)
Concert Classes
2018 Clayton HS - 0.025 (Scholastic Concert Open)
2013 Clayton HS - 0.25 (Scholastic Concert Open)
2016 Ayala HS - 0.3 (Scholastic Concert World)
2006 Ayala HS - 0.3 (Scholastic Concert World)
2025 North Forney HS - 0.325 (Scholastic Concert Open)

Largest Margins of Victory by Class Champions
Marching Classes

1997 S. Mountain Comm. College - 4.65 (Independent Open)
2012 Spirit Winter Percussion - 4.25 (Independent A)
2006 Walled Lake Consolidated Schools - 4.1 (Independent A)
2000 Eastside Fury - 3.85 (Independent A)
2000 Penn State Indoor Drumline - 3.6 (Independent Open)
2005 Surround Sound - 3.4 (Independent Open)
1996 Music City Mystique - 3.3 (Independent World)
1996 John Overton HS - 3.15 (Scholastic World)
1998 Johansen - 3.1 (Scholastic A)
1999 Southern Maine Youth Ensemble - 3 (Independent Open)
Concert Classes
1995 Baldwinsville - 5.5 (Scholastic Concert World)
2005 Goshen HS - 5.25 (Scholastic Concert Open)
1998 Franklin Central HS - 4.6 (Scholastic Concert World)
2008 Mansfield HS - 4.25 (Scholastic Concert Open)
1996 Gateway HS - 3.9 (Scholastic Concert World)