U.S. Math & Science Rankings

TIMSS(The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) provides reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievements of U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students compared to that of students in other countries:

2007 results summarized:

MATH
-At fourth grade, the average U.S. mathematics score was lower than the average in 8 countries
-At eighth grade, the average U.S. mathematics score was lower than the average in 5 countries
- 10 percent of U.S. fourth-graders and 6 percent of U.S. eighth-graders scored at or above the advanced international benchmark in mathematics.
-At grade four, seven countries had higher percentages of students performing at or above the advanced international mathematics benchmark than the United States: Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Kazakhstan, England, and the Russian Federation.
-At grade eight, a slightly different set of seven countries had higher percentages of students performing at or above the advanced mathematics benchmark than the United States: Chinese Taipei, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Hungary, and the Russian Federation.

SCIENCE
-At fourth grade, the average U.S. science score was lower than the average score in 4 countries
-At eighth grade, the average U.S. science score was lower than the average in 9 countries
-15 percent of U.S. fourth-graders and 10 percent of U.S. eighth-graders scored at or above the advanced international benchmark in science.
-At grade four, two countries had higher percentages of students performing at or above the advanced international science benchmark than the United States: Singapore and Chinese Taipei.
-At grade eight, six countries had higher percentages of students performing at or above the advanced science benchmark than the United States: Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Japan, England, Korea, and Hungary.

Math Scores


Science Scores


Full 2007 report can be found : http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009001.pdf