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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: November 13 2023 — January 7 2024

August 21 2023 — January 7 2024 for General Curriculum Lang Arts & History/Social Science (178), and General Curriculum Math, Science & TechEngineering (278)

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading84677.323448.7
Writing7897926547.9
Both Subtests69381.19042.2
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3588.61-
Writing3278.11323.1
Both Subtests2878.6--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood10679.21662.5
Reading Specialist2479.2--
General Science1668.8837.5
Physics757.12-
Chemistry1181.84-
Biology1687.54-
Latin and Classical Humanities2---
Music2864.32030
Visual Art20955-
Business4-2-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1553.3742.9
Physical Education2733.33821.1
French666.73-
German2---
Spanish2185.71136.4
Chinese (Mandarin)683.3--
Italian4---
Russian----
Portuguese1963.2666.7
Technology/Engineering5---
Speech----
Theater666.71-
Dance3-4-
Middle School Humanities----
Middle School Mathematics/Science5-1-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics3426.51915.8
English as a Second Language71315324.5
Adult Basic Education--1-
Sheltered English Immersion4163.4850
English6058.33116.1
Mathematics3661.12119
Middle School Mathematics3627.82714.8
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1291.72-
History/Social Science5770.21637.5
Earth and Space Science2---
Bilingual Education8751-
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science54773.5785.7
Foundations of Reading35372.511033.6
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering60457955.6
All Subject Tests2,21464.943730.7

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:3,681
Test Retakers:908 (24.7%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,773 (75.3%)

*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: February 15, 2024

 
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