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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: March 4, 2024 – April 28, 2024

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,21279.939640.9
Writing1,17673.738037.1
Both Subtests1,01776.613231.1
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading4791.55-
Writing5472.21233.3
Both Subtests42812-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood19379.83354.5
Reading Specialist5384.93-
General Science4975.5911.1
Physics20805-
Chemistry2281.85-
Biology4593.34-
Latin and Classical Humanities71001-
Music4355.83221.9
Visual Art4484.1812.5
Business10705-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3574.31546.7
Physical Education60257216.7
French1764.74-
German2-1-
Spanish4588.91330.8
Chinese (Mandarin)1492.91-
Italian3-2-
Russian----
Portuguese862.5633.3
Technology/Engineering5-5-
Speech1---
Theater1283.33-
Dance5-60
Middle School Humanities1457.14-
Middle School Mathematics/Science2263.62-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics4420.52213.6
English as a Second Language17945.312613.5
Adult Basic Education1-1-
Sheltered English Immersion9967.71450
English13262.94725.5
Mathematics8770.12725.9
Middle School Mathematics8442.93821.1
Digital Literacy and Computer Science2580714.3
History/Social Science13366.22934.5
Earth and Space Science666.7--
Bilingual Education988.9--
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science39581.54751.1
Foundations of Reading48868.215425.3
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering47364.38755.2
All Subject Tests2,88467.783829

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:5,380
Test Retakers:1,530 (28.4%)
First-Time Test Takers:3,850 (71.6 %)

*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 13, 2024

 
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