Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: February 8, 2021 – April 4, 2021

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,18684.334846.6
Writing1,18581.229838.3
Both Subtests1,05283.210635.8
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3393.92--
Writing3369.71844.4
Both Subtests3070.02--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood11346.913027.7
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject34374.920145.3
General Curriculum: Mathematics29452.726639.5
History13780.34136.6
English13281.14042.5
Reading Specialist4770.22171.4
Mathematics (secondary)5585.51747.1
General Science4479.5922.2
Physics862.5728.6
Chemistry1464.3757.1
Biology3577.11118.2
Earth Science4--2--
Latin and Classical Humanities4--1--
Music3655.62733.3
Visual Art4691.34--
Business5--728.6
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3467.61127.3
Physical Education5238.56330.2
French2085.0825.0
German3--1--
Spanish6379.41656.3
Chinese (Mandarin)6100.0----
Italian1--2--
Russian1------
Portuguese1070.02--
Technology/Engineering4--3--
Speech1------
Theater1687.51--
Dance60.0633.3
Middle School Mathematics3177.42231.8
Political Science/Political Philosophy757.11--
Middle School Humanities2744.4850.0
Middle School Mathematics/Science1050.0616.7
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics5350.91729.4
English as a Second Language10348.59221.7
Adult Basic Education4------
Sheltered English Immersion10268.61266.7
Bilingual Education5------
Foundations of Reading--------
All Subject Tests--------
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test1,87666.81,06237.1

Total Number of Test Takers:4,256
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:2,701 (63.5%)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:1,555 (36.5%)

*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: June 22, 2021