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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: September 18, 2023 – November 12, 2023

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading63981.223040.9
Writing61676.526641
Both Subtests53178.77839.7
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading2190.52-
Writing1872.2825
Both Subtests1770.61-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood7783.11952.6
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject----
General Curriculum - Mathematics----
Reading Specialist1877.81-
General Science1861.15-
Physics2-1-
Chemistry650--
Biology1586.7633.3
Latin and Classical Humanities1-2-
Music2360.91258.3
Visual Art1593.3837.5
Business4---
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1764.73-
Physical Education2740.73132.3
French3-2-
German----
Spanish3384.83-
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering4-2-
Speech----
Theater4---
Dance2-2-
Middle School Humanities----
Middle School Mathematics/Science5-1-
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics4632.61526.7
English as a Second Language6240.36222.6
Adult Basic Education1---
Sheltered English Immersion3773933.3
English4770.22619.2
Mathematics3863.2147.1
Middle School Mathematics2142.91421.4
Digital Literacy and Computer Science5-3-
History/Social Science4776.61729.4
Earth and Space Science----
Bilingual Education4---
Foundations of Reading20256.98930.3
All Subject Tests78762.434730

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:2,399
Test Retakers:825 (34.4%)
First-Time Test Takers:1,574 (65.6%)

*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: December 11, 2023

 
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