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

Test Administration: May 2, 2022 – June 26, 2022

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,00283.628447.9
Writing1,00975.128344.9
Both Subtests88178.110048
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3193.5--
Writing3174.21450
Both Subtests2871.4--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood8941.612524.8
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject34561.413327.8
General Curriculum - Mathematics34746.723327.9
History10762.62623.1
Reading Specialist4566.71631.3
General Science3686.1944.4
Physics1668.83-
Chemistry1687.5616.7
Biology3982.1862.5
Earth Science61001-
Latin and Classical Humanities1-1-
Music3351.51442.9
Visual Art4288.13-
Business666.71-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences25681225
Physical Education5444.43633.3
French5-3-
German----
Spanish2665.4714.3
Chinese (Mandarin)4---
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering666.71-
Speech----
Theater5---
Dance5-2-
Political Science/Political Philosophy742.92-
Middle School Humanities104060
Middle School Mathematics/Science616.71-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics8031.31533.3
English as a Second Language15749.711125.2
Adult Basic Education3---
Sheltered English Immersion9955.62356.5
English11364.61936.8
Mathematics6150.81338.5
Middle School Mathematics6334.92138.1
Digital Literacy and Computer Science12752-
Bilingual Education4---
Foundations of Reading45572.79239.1
All Subject Tests2,3285994530.3

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:4,290
Test Retakers:1,378 (32.1%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,912 (67.9%)

*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: September 9, 2022

 
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