The United States is ranked among the top 5 countries in the world, with the smartest people in the world. As one of the smartest countries, our education system is not far from those ranked higher and lower than the United States. Most countries around the world give their students what is known as a standardized test. A standardized test is a test administered according to standardized procedures to students whose scores are then compared to a given standard. Students have been tested every year by these tests, and most students do not score acceptablely in the United States, which can greatly affect schools. Schools across the country would take their students' scores to see where students are struggling the most. Teachers do not know how to prepare their students for these assessments, and students are willing to give up due to lack of preparation for these tests. If the United States is considered one of the smartest countries in the world, it is impossible to believe that the majority of students do not achieve the expected scores on these tests. Schools no longer benefit from these tests because students simply drop out or do not take the test seriously. Districts are starting to close schools due to poor performance in most classes. Parents do not know what to do and can no longer help on this matter since the government has forced almost all schools to take these standardized tests. Schools also depend a lot on these tests and are unable to notice students' other skills and knowledge. Are these standardized tests really beneficial to public school systems? Standardized test ranges are administered at all levels of public education....... middle of paper......, is not the best tool for measuring the subjective nature of various learning standards. (Moore). To complete the standardized test was used most frequently. On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The new law will require students in grades 3-8 to take statewide standardized tests in math and reading each year. (Crone). When teaching to the test there is an increase in test scores. Regardless of how we measure changes in test scores, there is a tendency for scores to increase rapidly in the first few years after the introduction of a new high-stakes test. (Crone). Standardized tests can be academically beneficial in many different ways, but they can also have their drawbacks. This leaves teachers responsible for student performance on standardized tests.