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10/17/2026

U.S. students score above global averages in reading and science, but not math

PISA 2025 tested 15-year-olds in 91 education systems, and U.S. students scored 490 in reading, 502 in science, and 463 in math. That put them above the OECD average in reading and science and level with it in math, where 19 systems scored measurably higher.

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Arthur Chen

5/18/2026

Which States Have the Best Public Schools and What They Have in Common

Every year, rankings of state public school systems circulate and generate the predictable mix of pride and outrage depending on where you live. Most of those rankings are built on raw test score averages, which reflect the demographics of a state's student population as much as anything the schools are doing. The more interesting and more useful question is...

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Kate Carter