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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: June 24, 2024 – August 18, 2024

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,26580.436751.5
Writing1,22479.837046.8
Both Subtests1,08481.611839.8
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3794.65-
Writing3683.31656.3
Both Subtests3381.82-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood16577.63030
Reading Specialist5392.54-
General Science6075944.4
Physics1855.6633.3
Chemistry191004-
Biology3873.72-
Latin and Classical Humanities----
Music2944.82420.8
Visual Art4271.41050
Business20602-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences2962.1922.2
Physical Education5726.36026.7
French5-4-
German----
Spanish6272.6757.1
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering785.74-
Speech----
Theater10702-
Dance----
Middle School Humanities2166.71-
Middle School Mathematics/Science2665.42-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics3732.41428.6
English as a Second Language18640.912010.8
Adult Basic Education----
Sheltered English Immersion12563.22437.5
English12962.84524.4
Mathematics6358.72740.7
Middle School Mathematics5947.53129
Digital Literacy and Computer Science2867.9757.1
History/Social Science13969.82846.4
Earth and Space Science2-2-
Bilingual Education683.3--
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science41983.84045
Foundations of Reading47265.517927.9
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering45763.710639.6
All Subject Tests2,78366.480330

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:5,079
Test Retakers:1,483 (29.2%)
First-Time Test Takers:3,596 (70.8%)

*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: November 18, 2024

 
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