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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: June 29, 2020 – August 23, 2020

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading85588.821557.7
Writing86785.520143.3
Both Subtests78687.85836.2
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading22100.0----
Writing2281.8812.5
Both Subtests1984.2----
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood8043.85523.6
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject22975.510647.2
General Curriculum: Mathematics19346.615740.1
History8181.52729.6
English8792.01643.8
Reading Specialist5971.21266.7
Mathematics3979.52138.1
General Science3594.3633.3
Physics8100.0666.7
Chemistry683.33--
Biology1478.65--
Earth Science--------
Latin and Classical Humanities--------
Music2572.0728.6
Visual Art3691.71--
Business1060.04--
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3073.31643.8
Physical Education3339.42927.6
French2--1--
German--------
Spanish1788.2633.3
Chinese (Mandarin)--------
Italian--------
Russian--------
Portuguese--------
Technology/Engineering683.33--
Speech--------
Theater683.3----
Dance--------
Middle School Mathematics3675.01346.2
Political Science/Political Philosophy--------
Middle School Humanities1330.8----
Middle School Mathematics/Science955.65--
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics4040.04--
English as a Second Language11251.86918.8
Adult Basic Education--------
Sheltered English Immersion14565.51861.1
Foundations of Reading33170.126234.0
All Subject Tests1,68267.285236.4
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test19878.8933.3

Total Number of Test Takers:3,287
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:2,145 (65.3%)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:1,142 (34.7%)

*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 25, 2020

 
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