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Educator Effectiveness

Number of Examinees and Percent of Examinees Passing Each Test by Examinee Category*

Test Administration: June 30, 2018 – August 26, 2018

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,38582.332542.2
Writing1,35983.234841.1
Both Subtests1,26584.410930.3
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3691.7250.0
Writing3479.4933.3
Both Subtests3378.8----
 
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood18354.112128.9
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject42368.621041.4
General Curriculum: Mathematics36159.039345.0
History14173.03930.8
English15382.43619.4
Reading Specialist9871.42944.8
Mathematics (Secondary)6576.93528.6
General Science6275.8728.6
Physics1973.7580.0
Chemistry2462.5728.6
Biology5578.22030.0
Earth Science955.6250.0
Latin and Classical Humanities--------
Music4568.91020.0
Visual Art4290.5580.0
Business1266.7333.3
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences4187.81471.4
Physical Education6737.33839.5
French1580.0250.0
German--------
Spanish4687.0944.4
Chinese (Mandarin)--------
Italian--------
Russian--------
Portuguese--------
Technology/Engineering1145.520.0
Speech--------
Theater10100.0475.0
Dance--------
Middle School Mathematics6264.52240.9
Political Science/Political Philosophy--------
Middle School Humanities1747.1425.0
Middle School Mathematics/Science666.740.0
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics8542.42138.1
English as a Second Language17153.212027.5
Adult Basic Education--------
Sheltered English Immersion35874.36358.7
Foundations of Reading49861.643033.7
 
All Subject Tests3,07966.01,65538.0
 
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test34467.72015.0

Total Number of Test Takers:5,770
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:3,718 (64.4%)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:2,052 (35.6%)

*Category:

  • First-Time Test Takers = candidates who took the test for the first time on the test date indicated.
  • Test Retakers = candidates who retook the test they took on a previous test date.

Notes:

  • Caution should be used in interpreting data based on small numbers of test takers.
  • The test takers whose data are presented in this table may not reflect the same performance as that of future test takers.

Last Updated: November 6, 2018

 
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