Meet the Winners of Our Alien Ranking Card Design Contest

When we launched our inaugural Alien Ranking Card Student Design Contest, we hoped students would have fun creating their own alien characters. What happened next exceeded every expectation.

More than 500 original alien designs were submitted from classrooms across the country, each showcasing the creativity and imagination of the students who created them. After reviewing hundreds of submissions, the final 20 winners were selected through a company-wide vote, with team members across Progress Learning helping choose the designs that would become official Alien Ranking Cards.

Alien Ranking Cards are earned as students master standards and progress through the platform. For the first time, students had the opportunity to help create the characters that make up those rankings. Our design team worked closely with each winning submission to preserve the spirit of the original artwork while transforming it into a final card design.

The result? Twenty new Alien Ranking Cards designed by students, for students.

Scroll through the gallery below to see each student’s original artwork alongside the final Alien Ranking Card! New Alien Ranking Cards will be in action for the 2026-2027 school year in the Progress Learning platform starting August 1st, 2026.

Meet the Winners

Bubbles

Amal V. —  Grade 1

Star

Charlotte G. —  Grade 4

Alien Artist

Teraji J. —  Grade 4

Space Siblings

Maritzi K. —  Grade 4

Anime Alien

Bailey S. —  Grade 7

Space Arti

Nella S. —  Grade 2

Alien Chef

Elijah M. —  Grade 5

Pepito the Astro Kitty

Kamila R. —  Grade 4

Spider-Cat Design Master

Rachel Z. —  Grade 5

Basketball King

Kayleigh D. —  Grade 4

DJ PL

Ariana H. —  Grade 5

Astrofin

Wendy F. —  Grade 6

TriSpec

Hanah G. —  Grade 2

DJ Germin

Jordan A. —  Grade 1

Commander CapyStara

Zoey A. —  Grade 4

Captain Vegetable

Olive Y. —  Grade 2

Alien Cheer Captain

Catalina R. —  Grade 4

Alien Superhero

Jordan K. —  Grade 4

Wizard of Space

Garth T. —  Grade 4

Empress Starla

Irie S. —  Grade 4

Thank You to Every Student Who Participated

Choosing just 20 winners from more than 500 submissions wasn’t easy. Every design brought something unique to the contest and showcased the creativity, imagination, and originality of the students who participated.

Thank you to the students who shared their artwork, the teachers who encouraged them, and the families who supported them along the way.

Congratulations to our winners! Your creations are now part of Progress Learning and will be discovered by students across the country as they level up and earn new Alien Ranking Cards.

We can’t wait to see what our students create next!