Tests Show U.S. Teens Trail Many Countries In Academic Performance

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11. No, that's wrong - US is average for OECD for disadvantaged students

The share of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the United States is about average.
• A comparison of the socio-economic status of the most disadvantaged quarter of students across OECD countries puts the United States around the OECD average, while the socio-economic status of the U.S. student population as a whole ranks clearly above the OECD average.

Among OECD countries, the United States has the 6th largest proportion of students with an immigrant background.
• However, the share of students with an immigrant background explains just 4% of the performance variation between countries. Despite having large proportions of immigrant students, some countries, like Canada, perform above the OECD average.

http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/PISA-2012-results-US.pdf