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Number of Examinees and Percent of Examinees Passing Each Test by Examinee Category*
Test Administration: September 28, 2015 - November 22, 2015
Test Name
First-Time Test Takers
Test Retakers
N
% Passing
N
% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading
1,111
84.6
266
54.9
Writing
1,097
85.3
256
50.8
Both Subtests
1,019
86.1
78
39.7
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading
22
100
--
--
Writing
20
75
7
42.9
Both Subtests
19
78.9
--
--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood
104
46.2
133
21.8
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject
364
70.6
195
53.8
General Curriculum: Mathematics
345
47
358
40.8
History
83
80.7
52
36.5
English
125
82.4
26
26.9
Reading Specialist
32
59.4
27
37
Mathematics
59
78
14
35.7
General Science
33
81.8
7
42.9
Physics
8
75
3
0
Chemistry
18
66.7
2
0
Biology
27
77.8
10
20
Earth Science
6
66.7
4
50
Latin and Classical Humanities
3
66.7
2
100
Music
--
--
--
--
Visual Art
25
92
--
--
Business
3
66.7
2
0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
17
70.6
6
66.7
Physical Education
36
55.6
38
23.7
French
6
100
5
60
German
--
--
--
--
Spanish
26
88.5
9
33.3
Chinese (Mandarin)
--
--
--
--
Italian
--
--
--
--
Russian
--
--
--
--
Portuguese
--
--
--
--
Technology/Engineering
5
80
1
0
Speech
1
0
--
--
Theater
--
--
--
--
Dance
2
50
2
50
Middle School Mathematics
35
54.3
19
26.3
Political Science/Political Philosophy
4
75
2
50
Middle School Humanities
9
33.3
5
20
Middle School Mathematics/Science
8
37.5
3
0
Academically Advanced
--
--
--
--
Elementary Mathematics
48
39.6
15
13.3
English as a Second Language
82
42.7
77
33.8
Adult Basic Education
1
100
--
--
Sheltered English Immersion
165
47.3
34
58.8
Foundations of Reading
349
55.3
366
35.5
All Subject Tests
2,029
60.1
1,417
37.8
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test
192
66.1
17
17.6
Total Number of Test Takers:
4,334
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:
2,628 ( 60.6)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:
1,706 ( 39.4)
*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: January 25, 2016