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Program Year 2016-2017 Test Results by Category

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Annual Summary of Test Taker Counts by Gender
Program Year 2016-2017

TestTotalGender
MaleFemaleNo response
N% PassN% PassN% PassN% Pass
01 Communication & Literacy Skills9,73781.5%2,18284.6%7,46180.5%9488.3%
Comm & Lit: Reading9,40986.8%2,09091.8%7,22685.4%9390.3%
Comm & Lit: Writing9,29186.6%2,12687.0%7,07286.4%9389.2%
02 Early Childhood1,33258.6%2462.5%1,29158.5%1758.8%
03 General Curriculum*3,43661.7%33966.1%3,06861.4%2948.3%
03 General Curriculum — Multi-Subject3,12375.8%32782.0%2,76675.2%3066.7%
03 General Curriculum — Mathematics**3,49864.2%35767.2%3,10764.0%3455.9%
06 History77577.5%42082.9%35071.1%580.0%
07 English1,00284.1%28784.7%70084.0%1580.0%
08 Reading Specialist42972.7%1154.5%41273.5%650.0%
09 Mathematics53771.5%23372.1%29970.9%580.0%
10 General Science27985.7%8885.2%18785.6%4100.0%
11 Physics10975.2%6674.2%4376.7%----
12 Chemistry14664.4%5961.0%8565.9%2100.0%
13 Biology32473.5%9476.6%22372.2%771.4%
14 Earth Science4443.2%1656.3%2733.3%1100.0%
15 Latin and Classical Humanities2576.0%1080.0%1573.3%----
16 Music/td>25674.2%12277.0%13070.8%4100.0%
17 Visual Art26493.2%5596.4%20292.1%7100.0%
19 Business6677.3%4180.5%2373.9%250.0%
21 Health/Family and Consumer Sciences24377.4%8974.2%15080.0%450.0%
22 Physical Education47156.7%27454.7%19659.2%1100.0%
26 French7874.4%1776.5%6173.8%----
27 German475.0%250.0%2100.0%----
28 Spanish23583.0%4490.9%18680.6%5100.0%
29 Chinese (Mandarin)4697.8%4100.0%4197.6%1100.0%
30 Italian1392.3%250.0%11100.0%----
31 Russian1100.0%1100.0%--------
32 Portuguese1275.0%366.7%977.8%----
33 Technology/Engineering5766.7%3969.2%1656.3%2100.0%
44 Speech10.0%----10.0%----
45 Theater6589.2%2395.7%4085.0%2100.0%
46 Dance1513.3%1100.0%147.1%----
47 Middle School Mathematics40264.7%13863.0%26265.3%2100.0%
48 Political Science/Political Philosophy2152.4%1747.1%475.0%----
50 Middle School Humanities13246.2%5054.0%7940.5%366.7%
51 Middle School Mathematics/Science8648.8%3652.8%4744.7%366.7%
53 Elementary Mathematics46243.5%5851.7%39942.4%540.0%
54 English as a Second Language1,23854.2%22241.9%1,00256.7%1471.4%
55 Adult Basic Education1471.4%580.0%966.7%----
56 Sheltered English Immersion1,61770.1%33556.4%1,25873.4%2487.5%
90 Foundations of Reading4,13665.9%50362.2%3,59466.3%3971.8%
91 Vocational Technical Literacy Skills Test (VTLST)21579.5%12776.4%8683.7%2100.0%
VTLST: Reading19896.5%11797.4%7994.9%21.0
VTLST: Writing22079.5%1300.8880.821.0

Note: Each test field row contains the number of candidates who took the test during the program year.

*The mathematics subtest of the General Curriculum assessment may be satisfied by passing any of the mathematics subtests: General Curriculum-Mathematics, Mathematics (Elementary), Mathematics (Middle School) or Mathematics.

**Results for the General Curriculum — Mathematics subtest do not include those candidates who took Mathematics (Elementary), Mathematics (Middle School) or Mathematics as an alternative to the General Curriculum-Mathematics subtest.

Last Updated: June 20, 2018

 
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