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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: January 10, 2022 – March 6, 2022

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,02182.531044.8
Writing1,01478.729045.9
Both Subtests89880.711338.1
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading17100----
Writing1693.8862.5
Both Subtests14100----
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood11357.513326.3
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject33365.218135.9
General Curriculum: Mathematics28252.829724.6
History8473.84216.7
Reading Specialist3369.71827.8
General Science3183.980
Physics8751--
Chemistry1163.6955.6
Biology3268.81163.6
Earth Science2--2--
Latin and Classical Humanities--------
Music3083.31612.5
Visual Art3296.9633.3
Business862.54--
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences2470.8850
Physical Education5641.13330.3
French--------
German--------
Spanish--------
Chinese (Mandarin)--------
Italian--------
Russian--------
Portuguese--------
Technology/Engineering862.55--
Speech--------
Theater988.91--
Dance--------
Political Science/Political Philosophy--------
Middle School Humanities1546.7837.5
Middle School Mathematics/Science666.72--
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics6245.21637.5
English as a Second Language1114510114.9
Adult Basic Education--------
Sheltered English Immersion8763.2862.5
English10861.13221.9
Mathematics5872.41338.5
Middle School Mathematics4341.91526.7
Digital Literacy and Computer Science15805--
Bilingual Education5------
Foundations of Reading46972.312043.3
All Subject Tests2,07563.51,09529.2

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:4,285
Test Retakers:1,534 (35.8%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,751 (64.2%)

*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: June 1, 2022

 
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