No I don't agree with standarized test.
A+ student since kindergarten but I remember entering highschool and having to take remedial math because I didn't score high enough on the test and then in college I hit remedial math again because not scoring high enough on the entry exam. My college is now cracking down on all the remedial english and math students (mostly minority) stating that if they don't take the class within the first year they will be kicked out of school (their not playing either).
And I keep hearing over and over from students that they were in Trigonometry or Algorithms or Honors English and can't understand why their in remedial classes. Do we just blame it on the public schools or does the test have a whole lot to do with it?