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

Test Administration: October 14, 2024 – December 8, 2024

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading76679.828149.5
Writing71974.527137.6
Both Subtests62276.88734.5
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3794.63-
Writing3378.81145.5
Both Subtests3183.92-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood12974.42962.1
Reading Specialist25882-
General Science1154.53-
Physics633.34-
Chemistry4-3-
Biology1888.93-
Latin and Classical Humanities3-1-
Music2445.83348.5
Visual Art2295.5812.5
Business2-3-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1637.5825
Physical Education3534.35724.6
French4-616.7
German1---
Spanish3876.31154.5
Chinese (Mandarin)12100--
Italian887.52-
Russian4---
Portuguese1957.970
Technology/Engineering2-3-
Speech----
Theater81002-
Dance1-812.5
Middle School Humanities16753-
Middle School Mathematics/Science5-2-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics1631.31040
English as a Second Language5928.86618.2
Adult Basic Education71001-
Sheltered English Immersion5255.81060
English5660.73915.4
Mathematics3271.91520
Middle School Mathematics30502412.5
Digital Literacy and Computer Science5-616.7
History/Social Science4877.12623.1
Earth and Space Science683.3--
Bilingual Education771.43-
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science24279.34143.9
Foundations of Reading26363.913928.1
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering27857.910141.6
All Subject Tests1,51465.567930.8

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:3,352
Test Retakers:1,180 (35.2%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,172 (64.8%)

*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: January 27, 2025

 
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