Standardized testing is an assessment strategy that evaluates all students and all schools on the same basic skills and, therefore, might reasonably indicate which schools are high performers and which are not. Standardized testing is not a new strategy for providing this proof. The United States has produced reams of articles criticizing standardized testing and its effect on students, teachers, and education. Other countries, Canada being one, are jumping on the standardized testing bandwagon, leaving many wondering whether due consideration has been given to the American experience. This article looks at standardized testing in the United States and asks these questions: Do standardized tests measure curriculum outcomes? Do they accurately reflect student learning? And finally, do standardized tests really tell which are the best schools? (Contains 17 notes.)