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

Test Administration: December 9, 2024 – February 2, 2025

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading84580.526746.8
Writing83279.326337.6
Both Subtests699818243.9
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading2788.92-
Writing2272.7837.5
Both Subtests1872.22-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood9783.52857.1
Reading Specialist2882.14-
General Science2860.74-
Physics1080633.3
Chemistry1687.52-
Biology2986.23-
Latin and Classical Humanities----
Music1861.12343.5
Visual Art2382.65-
Business785.74-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1973.71625
Physical Education40355911.9
French----
German----
Spanish----
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering2---
Speech----
Theater4-2-
Dance----
Middle School Humanities1258.35-
Middle School Mathematics/Science862.53-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics1741.2933.3
English as a Second Language6541.56118
Adult Basic Education----
Sheltered English Immersion4959.2757.1
English8859.13116.1
Mathematics4774.51735.3
Middle School Mathematics3154.8258
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1090728.6
History/Social Science7065.72330.4
Earth and Space Science1---
Bilingual Education5-1-
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science26385.23154.8
Foundations of Reading44876.314423.6
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering28270.210134.7
All Subject Tests1,71772.262128.2

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:3,652
Test Retakers:1,126 (30.8%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,526 (69.2%)

*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: February 24, 2025

 
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