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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: April 3, 2023 – May 28, 2023

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,17875.629739.4
Writing1,11575.432940.1
Both Subtests9797710533.3
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading4297.62-
Writing4684.8933.3
Both Subtests4087.52-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood36279.83-
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject33262.716735.9
General Curriculum - Mathematics2784528523.2
Reading Specialist4178683.3
General Science5158.8650
Physics1478.62-
Chemistry10701-
Biology3390.94-
Latin and Classical Humanities1-2-
Music28502025
Visual Art42815-
Business8754-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3871.11513.3
Physical Education50266131.1
French5-5-
German----
Spanish2777.8850
Chinese (Mandarin)3-1-
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering4-1-
Speech----
Theater15802-
Dance633.35-
Middle School Humanities1729.45-
Middle School Mathematics/Science1861.11-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics104241513.3
English as a Second Language17442.511217.9
Adult Basic Education2---
Sheltered English Immersion9158.21450
English14469.43122.6
Mathematics6358.72524
Middle School Mathematics5339.63517.1
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1764.7616.7
History/Social Science18966.1--
Earth and Space Science4---
Bilingual Education4---
Foundations of Reading46167.99128.6
All Subject Tests2,68961.693827.2

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:5,090
Test Retakers:1,465 (28.8%)
First-Time Test Takers:3,625 (71.2%)

*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: June 21, 2023

 
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