Where the U.S. stands

Tehcnology

• Japan - 1
• U.S. - 2
• South Korea - 3
• Japanese scientists are well known for their great scientific research. They rank number one in the world because they are constantly advancing and creating new and greater things.
• The U.S. is very high up but is right behind Japan. The U.S. has a great space program but Japan has an amazing is ahead in electronics, robotics, machinery and automobiles.

Economy

• Switzerland - 1
• Singapore - 2
• U.S. 3
• Switzerland has the best labor market and Singapore has the nest environment for constitutions.
• The U.S. needs to provide better economic infrastructure and better health care.

Education

• South Korea - 1
• Japan - 2
• Singapore - 3
• U.S. - 13
• Eastern Asian countries rank the highest. They reward for effort over natural "intelligence". The U.S. needs to lower their Student to Teacher ratio.

Military

• U.S. - 1
• Russia - 2
• China - 3
• As of now, the U.S. is the strongest military force in the world.

Imports

• U.S. - 1
• China - 2
• Germany - 3
• The United States imports over $16 billion worth of imports.

Exports

• China - 1
• U.S. - 2
• Germany - 3
• China exports over $2 billion exports with us just behind at $1.5 exports.

Population

• China - 1
• India - 2
• U.S. - 3
• China and India have over 1.3 billion people while the U.S. only has about 300 million.

Where Northwest Stands

ACT Scores

• Plano West - 30
• Southlake Carroll - 29
• Plano - 28
• Northwest - 26
• Northwest is ranked 80 on the best public schools in the Texas Metroplex list and has an average ACT score of 26

SAT Scores

• Plano West - 1920
• Southlake Carroll - 1920
• Plano - 1840
• Northwest - 1650
• Northwest is ranked 80 on the best public schools in the Texas Metroplex list and has an average SAT score of 1650.

Graduation Rate

• Highland Park - 99%
• Plano - 97%
• Plano West - 96%
• Northwest - 92%
• Northwest ranks 80 in the best public schools in the metroplex and has a graduation rate of 92%.