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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: May 29, 2023 – July 23, 2023

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,14480.631342.2
Writing1,1467733240.1
Both Subtests98180.511437.7
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading351003-
Writing3783.81233.3
Both Subtests3384.8--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood16080.62268.2
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject32258.717222.7
General Curriculum - Mathematics30439.530831.2
Reading Specialist5789.53-
General Science4673.9812.5
Physics1566.71-
Chemistry1968.41-
Biology3278.14-
Latin and Classical Humanities----
Music30501910.5
Visual Art4383.74-
Business1145.53-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences4273.81241.7
Physical Education5141.24035
French8252-
German----
Spanish4669.6728.6
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering1154.53-
Speech----
Theater1471.42-
Dance----
Middle School Humanities1338.55-
Middle School Mathematics/Science1861.11-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics9125.32920.7
English as a Second Language17350.310922
Adult Basic Education----
Sheltered English Immersion9865.32065
English10958.72722.2
Mathematics8966.32330.4
Middle School Mathematics7143.73414.7
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1668.84-
History/Social Science12469.41546.7
Earth and Space Science5-1-
Bilingual Education785.7--
Foundations of Reading41768.19430.9
All Subject Tests2,44259.997329.5

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:4,849
Test Retakers:1,501 (31.0%)
First-Time Test Takers:3,348 (69.0%)

*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 11, 2023

 
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