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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: August 19, 2024 – October 13, 2024

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading66277.519938.2
Writing63978.625344.3
Both Subtests54382.36731.3
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading2295.52-
Writing2190.5812.5
Both Subtests1994.71-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood8374.71957.9
Reading Specialist2487.52-
General Science20605-
Physics771.4--
Chemistry12751-
Biology1687.51-
Latin and Classical Humanities2---
Music24501315.4
Visual Art2176.24-
Business4-1-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1376.9728.6
Physical Education2326.14122
French1080616.7
German----
Spanish4259.5683.3
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering3-2-
Speech----
Theater887.51-
Dance4-60
Middle School Humanities666.73-
Middle School Mathematics/Science5-2-
Academically Advanced1---
Elementary Mathematics15405-
English as a Second Language6435.95418.5
Adult Basic Education1---
Sheltered English Immersion4148.8944.4
English5560234.3
Mathematics30601428.6
Middle School Mathematics3036.7219.5
Digital Literacy and Computer Science4-2-
History/Social Science6080128.3
Earth and Space Science1---
Bilingual Education4---
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science24184.62857.1
Foundations of Reading22466.112532.8
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering26160.98835.2
All Subject Tests1,35966.350130.1

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:2,871
Test Retakers:920 (32.0%)
First-Time Test Takers:1,951 (68.0%)

*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: November 18, 2024

 
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