DS took the AMC8 for the final time this year. He took twice before and scored in the high teens both times but he thinks this year he got a 24. His teacher gives back the hard copy of the test after a week or so has passed (DS marks his answers on the hard copy) and they can then check the answers against what the AoPS group comes up with as the "answer sheet".
I heard that this years test was supposed to be a bit easier as I think they are trying to get more kids taking the test which makes sense as the AMC8 is not really used to qualify for anything further like the AMC10 and AMC12. Up until this year the AMC8 was getting harder and harder each year per DS.
I think the stats got posted before Christmas in prior years, so they should be out soon. Good luck!
