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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: June 27, 2022 – August 21, 2022

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,0468032341.2
Writing1,0487834747.8
Both Subtests9208014746.3
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3190.33-
Writing2475837.5
Both Subtests21811-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood10246.113320.3
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject36459.914233.1
General Curriculum - Mathematics29045.225325.3
History8466.72321.7
Reading Specialist6674.23050
General Science4285.71145.5
Physics1952.64-
Chemistry1546.7633.3
Biology2673.11442.9
Earth Science728.61-
Latin and Classical Humanities----
Music37732231.8
Visual Art3688.92-
Business101003-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3271.91050
Physical Education4438.65123.5
French10702-
German----
Spanish3871.1728.6
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering666.7616.7
Speech----
Theater1586.7--
Dance----
Political Science/Political Philosophy----
Middle School Humanities10404-
Middle School Mathematics/Science683.34-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics6347.62433.3
English as a Second Language15243.410821.3
Adult Basic Education----
Sheltered English Immersion10853.72450
English11774.43721.6
Mathematics62711947.4
Middle School Mathematics5843.11921.1
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1794.1--
Bilingual Education8751-
Foundations of Reading40173.312635.7
All Subject Tests2,245611,08628.6

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:4,518
Test Retakers:1,551 (34.3%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,967 (65.7%)

*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: September 9, 2022

 
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