The Institute of Education Sciences, a division of the US Department of Education, released the Condition of Education 2015 in May.
Some of the statistics which stuck out for me:
International Assessments Among 15-year-old students, 29 education systems had higher average scores than the United States in mathematics literacy, 22 had higher average scores in science literacy, and 19 had higher average scores in reading literacy, according to the 2012 Program in International Student Assessment (PISA).
Also, while not surprising, the gap between post secondary attainment of low and middle SES (socioeconomic status) and their high SES counterparts is stil startling:
A smaller percentage of students of low socioeconomic status (SES) than students of middle SES attained a bachelor’s or higher degree within 8 years of high school completion (14 vs. 29 percent), and percentages for both groups were smaller than the percentage of high-SES students who attained this level of education (60 percent).
With data ranging from enrollment trends, post secondary education and population characteristics and elementary and secondary education, it is an interesting read for educators.
At Least It's Not Math 