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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: August 22, 2022 – October 16, 2022

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading59379.823353.6
Writing5727821352.1
Both Subtests48580.67447.3
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading2190.53-
Writing2181714.3
Both Subtests1883.31-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood5637.57529.3
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject19469.111429.8
General Curriculum - Mathematics18639.818215.9
History4971.42722.2
Reading Specialist4168.31145.5
General Science----
Physics----
Chemistry862.51010
Biology2352.2728.6
Earth Science771.4--
Latin and Classical Humanities4-1-
Music1758.81118.2
Visual Art2487.5837.5
Business1-1-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences757.15-
Physical Education20203616.7
French4-2-
German----
Spanish1764.74-
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering----
Speech----
Theater4---
Dance2---
Political Science/Political Philosophy3---
Middle School Humanities633.31-
Middle School Mathematics/Science633.3--
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics3429.41513.3
English as a Second Language8336.15916.9
Adult Basic Education3---
Sheltered English Immersion2958.6650
English5754.42532
Mathematics2759.3633.3
Middle School Mathematics1442.9128.3
Digital Literacy and Computer Science683.31-
Bilingual Education3---
Foundations of Reading18370.56829.4
All Subject Tests11185668723.7

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:2,673
Test Retakers:1,050 (39.3%)
First-Time Test Takers:1,623 (60.7%)

*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: December 8, 2022

 
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