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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: October 16, 2022 – December 11, 2022

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading63275.324543.7
Writing63576.428237.2
Both Subtests53578.79238
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3296.91-
Writing2669.2875
Both Subtests2268.2--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood7837.211528.7
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject18656.512125.6
General Curriculum - Mathematics17442.523233.6
History4470.52714.8
Reading Specialist----
General Science----
Physics----
Chemistry----
Biology----
Earth Science----
Latin and Classical Humanities2-1-
Music1957.91546.7
Visual Art2395.75-
Business5---
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1861.1666.7
Physical Education25324420.5
French771.4650
German----
Spanish2259.15-
Chinese (Mandarin)7100--
Italian4-3-
Russian1---
Portuguese1145.52-
Technology/Engineering----
Speech----
Theater4-1-
Dance2---
Political Science/Political Philosophy5-1-
Middle School Humanities4-1-
Middle School Mathematics/Science----
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics----
English as a Second Language6442.27525.3
Adult Basic Education----
Sheltered English Immersion3759.5742.9
English5669.62611.5
Mathematics3363.61020
Middle School Mathematics2123.81421.4
Digital Literacy and Computer Science5-1-
Bilingual Education5---
Foundations of Reading22768.78740.2
All Subject Tests108956.480529.8

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:2874
Test Retakers:1209 (42.1%)
First-Time Test Takers:1665 (57.9%)

*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 8, 2023

 
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