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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: February 6, 2023 – April 2, 2023

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading97981.529343.3
Writing97178.133339.6
Both Subtests83381.59037.8
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading2896.43-
Writing3278.11127.3
Both Subtests2487.51-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood----
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject2935817129.8
General Curriculum - Mathematics22639.825321.3
History----
Reading Specialist3677.8--
General Science3467.63-
Physics862.54-
Chemistry2882.13-
Biology8675.61-
Latin and Classical Humanities977.82-
Music2479.22326.1
Visual Art2989.7650
Business4-4-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3467.61752.9
Physical Education6547.75825.9
French785.7825
German2---
Spanish58811118.2
Chinese (Mandarin)6100--
Italian4-4-
Russian----
Portuguese757.1616.7
Technology/Engineering977.82-
Speech----
Theater10901-
Dance1-2-
Political Science/Political Philosophy----
Middle School Humanities1414.3812.5
Middle School Mathematics/Science1573.3--
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics74271216.7
English as a Second Language11237.510317.5
Adult Basic Education2---
Sheltered English Immersion7471.61741.2
English11272.34017.5
Mathematics5756.11921.1
Middle School Mathematics4731.92619.2
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1361.52-
Earth and Space Science10801-
Bilingual Education3---
Foundations of Reading34870.19633.3
All Subject Tests1,86160.190325.4

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:4,141
Test Retakers:1,431 (34.6%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,710 (65.4%)

*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: April 25, 2023

 
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