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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: February 13, 2017 - April 9, 2017

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading36386.28547.1
Writing36888.68342.2
Both Subtests33490.13036.7
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading1090.0----
Writing3268.81546.7
Both Subtests875.0----
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood5455.65646.4
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject10861.15139.2
General Curriculum: Mathematics8643.08333.7
History6173.8229.1
English8674.43151.6
Reading Specialist3063.31266.7
Mathematics3987.22218.2
General Science1782.440.0
Physics1593.3366.7
Chemistry1560.0128.3
Biology2676.960.0
Earth Science616.7633.3
Latin and Classical Humanities1283.310.0
Music4266.71330.8
Visual Art5096.0333.3
Business728.6475.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences4989.81338.5
Physical Education3568.62119.0
French1376.9742.9
German1100.0----
Spanish4288.1650.0
Chinese (Mandarin)988.9----
Italian785.7----
Russian1100.0----
Portuguese3100.02100.0
Technology/Engineering1060.040.0
Speech--------
Theater1190.9366.7
Dance366.710.0
Middle School Mathematics2568.01612.5
Political Science/Political Philosophy633.3----
Middle School Humanities2055.01520.0
Middle School Mathematics/Science1127.3425.0
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics4337.2147.1
English as a Second Language6947.85228.8
Adult Basic Education425.0----
Sheltered English Immersion9371.02272.7
Foundations of Reading12059.211437.7
 
All Subject Tests1,22966.262334.8
 
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test7081.4825.0

Total Number of Test Takers:2,232
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:1,482 ( 66.4)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:750 ( 33.6)

*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: May 4, 2017

 
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