Firstly, there is no "American system". Programmes, expectations and standards vary not only state by state, but also district by district within a state. The recently adopted national standards are an attempt to address this. It is important to remember that Arizona consistently appears at or near the bottom in educational surveys, so local standards are inadequate for our students.
Compared to Arizona standards, the skills of IST students are superior to those of their peers averaging approximately 2 - 4 years above. (A contents comparison would not be appropriate because IST students study different topics.) IST's expectations are drawn largely from the standards of France and Germany, and are also evaluated regularly against the published standards of various US states and other countries to provide comparative data and benchmarking and to ensure that we at least meet if not exceed them.
Our students participate in the English-language "International Schools Assessment"and Royal Schools of Music Theory and Instrumental examinations, while we also regularly compete in local and national contests (for example French language, Science and Engineering, Writing) which also allow for comparative data and benchmarking.
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