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Number of Examinees and Percent of Examinees Passing Each Test by Examinee Category*
Test Administration: January 18, 2016 - March 13, 2016
Test Name
First-Time Test Takers
Test Retakers
N
% Passing
N
% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading
1,250
87.6
234
54.3
Writing
1,225
87.8
281
47.3
Both Subtests
1,122
89.4
81
37.0
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading
33
93.9
2
0.0
Writing
30
73.3
14
35.7
Both Subtests
29
75.9
1
0.0
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood
105
48.6
118
26.3
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject
372
78.8
201
51.2
General Curriculum: Mathematics
316
54.1
374
40.9
History
108
84.3
32
34.4
English
144
79.9
28
42.9
Reading Specialist
82
64.6
20
45.0
Mathematics
62
66.1
23
26.1
General Science
41
87.8
6
33.3
Physics
8
62.5
4
25.0
Chemistry
21
71.4
3
66.7
Biology
44
81.8
16
56.3
Earth Science
7
71.4
1
100.0
Latin and Classical Humanities
--
--
--
--
Music
27
77.8
6
50.0
Visual Art
34
97.1
4
75.0
Business
4
75.0
1
100.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
42
78.6
2
0.0
Physical Education
72
52.8
46
28.3
French
--
--
--
--
German
--
--
--
--
Spanish
--
--
--
--
Chinese (Mandarin)
--
--
--
--
Italian
--
--
--
--
Russian
--
--
--
--
Portuguese
--
--
--
--
Technology/Engineering
11
72.7
3
33.3
Speech
--
--
--
--
Theater
11
90.9
2
100.0
Dance
--
--
--
--
Middle School Mathematics
45
55.6
27
22.2
Political Science/Political Philosophy
--
--
--
--
Middle School Humanities
23
43.5
14
28.6
Middle School Mathematics/Science
11
72.7
7
0.0
Academically Advanced
--
--
--
--
Elementary Mathematics
58
43.1
27
25.9
English as a Second Language
189
56.1
142
27.5
Adult Basic Education
--
--
--
--
Sheltered English Immersion
383
51.2
59
35.6
Foundations of Reading
463
56.4
334
32.9
All Subject Tests
2,683
63.0
1,500
36.7
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test
276
74.3
15
0.0
Total Number of Test Takers:
5,222
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:
3,386 ( 64.8)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:
1,836 ( 35.2)
*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: April 14, 2016