Where do BASIS Charter School students outperform their peers? All across the globe!

When journalists report that the United States is lagging behind educational systems around the world, they are usually referring to results on a common exam given to 15-year-old students: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). What is striking about this exam is that it is a test of applied knowledge. Memorizing facts and figures alone won’t deliver a high score. Rather, the test assesses problem solving and critical thinking; to do well, students need to think beyond the boundaries of each subject and consider how they relate to each other in a real-world, problem-solving context.

The BASIS Charter School Curriculum blends rigorous worldwide standards with the ingenuity and creativity so often associated with American education. As a result, BASIS Charter School students are positioned at the very top in the world as measured by their performance on the OECD Test for Schools (based on PISA).

BASIS Charter School students outscore students around the world in math, reading and science.

Students at BASIS Charter Schools outscore students around the globe, including students in the highest-ranked school systems in the world according to the OECD Test for Schools (based on PISA).

2020 OECD Test for Schools (Based on PISA)
Average Scores in Math, Reading, and Science

International Math, Reading, Science scores

BASIS Charter School Students are More Likely to Score in the Highest Performance Levels

BASIS Charter students are more likely to score in the highest performance categories than the average American student. They are also more likely to score in the highest performance category than students in any other country or educational system, including Shanghai. Students “…who get to Level 5 or above can be regarded as potential ‘world-class’ knowledge workers of tomorrow,” according to the OECD Test for Schools report.

2020 OECD Test for Schools (Based on PISA)
Percent of students scoring in the highest proficiency levels in Math, Reading, and Science (levels 5 and 6)

International Highest Performance Levels