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Program Year 2015-2016 Test Results by Category

| Description of Report | By Gender | By Ethnicity | By Primary Language |


Annual Summary of Test Taker Counts by Ethnicity*
Program Year 2015-2016

TestTotalEthnicity
Native American/
Alaskan Native
BlackAsian/ Pacific
Islander
HispanicWhiteOtherNo Response
N% PassN% PassN% PassN% PassN% PassN% PassN% PassN% Pass
01 Communication & Literacy Skills9,01384.2757.137268.032877.747067.27,10686.121580.951589.7
Comm & Lit: Reading9,86487.31070.043676.435886.354875.47,70788.723782.756891.4
Comm & Lit: Writing9,80886.81080.045269.736777.156269.47,60089.524482.057389.9
02 Early Childhood1,24753.810.04238.13360.65839.71,01954.83348.56162.3
03 General Curriculum — Multi-Subject3,15976.91050.08460.77982.310366.02,65077.76969.616481.7
03 General Curriculum — Mathematics3,32263.2922.210335.07582.710553.32,77863.97367.117967.0
06 History82778.11100.04143.91566.72875.066479.52277.35691.1
07 English1,02183.210.05463.01291.74173.278884.83281.39386.0
08 Reading Specialist42072.1----425.0----520.035373.4875.05072.0
09 Mathematics55375.8----3339.44285.73666.739278.61450.03686.1
10 General Science27482.8----1070.01492.91675.021082.9771.41794.1
11 Physics10869.410.0540.0683.35100.07569.320.01478.6
12 Chemistry16166.5----20.01782.4714.312167.8250.01275.0
13 Biology29977.6----1050.01090.02070.022080.5955.63073.3
14 Earth Science5872.4----10.01100.01100.05271.2----3100.0
15 Latin and Classical Humanities3688.9--------2100.0----2788.9250.05100.0
16 Music22977.3----50.01080.0988.918879.3785.71060.0
17 Visual Art27895.7----475.04100.09100.021895.49100.03497.1
19 Business5976.3----1100.0----250.05475.91100.01100.0
21 Health/Family and Consumer Sciences25984.9----862.51100.0771.422585.35100.01392.3
22 Physical Education48359.0366.72218.2425.0922.240263.41050.03348.5
26 French6968.1----650.01100.010.05168.6450.06100.0
27 German988.9----------------6100.0----366.7
28 Spanish22986.0----666.7366.79289.110483.74100.02090.0
29 Chinese (Mandarin)5594.5--------46100.0----20.0----785.7
30 Italian1369.2----------------1266.7----1100.0
32 Portuguese1070.0------------1100.0862.51100.0----
33 Technology/Engineering6764.2250.010.0450.010.05066.01100.0875.0
44 Speech425.0--------10.0----333.3--------
45 Theater7490.5----250.0----366.76393.710.05100.0
46 Dance1250.0----------------1154.5----10.0
47 Middle School Mathematics43762.5----3844.72584.02142.931463.71656.32373.9
48 Political Science/Political Philosophy2343.5----10.01100.010.01650.0----425.0
50 Middle School Humanities14346.9----714.3250.04100.011845.8250.01060.0
51 Middle School Mathematics/Science7945.6----20.040.0366.76547.7----560.0
53 Elementary Mathematics50247.210.01855.6785.7616.743246.51241.72653.8
54 English as a Second Language1,39852.9250.010419.26238.713436.689560.46639.413558.5
55 Adult Basic Education560.0----------------450.0----1100.0
56 Sheltered English Immersion2,46759.4250.04330.25856.93330.32,04260.63948.725060.8
90 Foundations of Reading4,33766.41154.514841.910467.318153.03,57267.88763.223471.8
91 Vocational Technical Literacy Skills Test (VTLST)18083.9----580.0----862.514883.82100.01794.1
VTLST: Reading19295.31100.0666.7----988.915596.83100.01894.4
VTLST: Writing22580.4----771.410.01353.818081.7580.01994.7

*Each test field row contains the number of candidates who took the test during the program year.

Last Updated: March 30, 2017

 
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