A new report released by the National Center for Education Statistics reviewed student performance on math, reading, and science assessments.

The bottom line is that the U.S. hovers around the international average on most international tests. Researchers concluded,

The performance of U.S. students neither leads nor trails the world in reading, mathematics, or science at any grade or age.

I won’t bore you with the details. I want to — I really do. You can follow the link above to see a summary of the results.