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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: February 11, 2019 – April 7, 2019

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,26183.731939.2
Writing1,22985.932246.3
Both Subtests1,12787.210634.9
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3694.41--
Writing3675.01741.2
Both Subtests3271.91--
 
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood14252.812327.6
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject35966.316647.0
General Curriculum: Mathematics33161.327446.0
History10480.84316.3
English15884.23534.3
Reading Specialist6177.02020.0
Mathematics (Secondary)9378.52343.5
General Science4185.41526.7
Physics1681.35--
Chemistry2259.16--
Biology4770.22025.0
Earth Science1050.04--
Latin and Classical Humanities9--1--
Music4369.81947.4
Visual Art4087.53--
Business7--1--
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences4072.51533.3
Physical Education7744.25232.7
French1580.05--
German4--1--
Spanish5186.39--
Chinese (Mandarin)16100.0----
Italian8--1--
Russian--------
Portuguese7--1--
Technology/Engineering1275.05--
Speech--------
Theater1794.11--
Dance5--3--
Middle School Mathematics6155.72924.1
Political Science/Political Philosophy3--1--
Middle School Humanities1931.61127.3
Middle School Mathematics/Science1650.03--
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics8155.62334.8
English as a Second Language13058.511823.7
Adult Basic Education3------
Sheltered English Immersion19076.32466.7
Foundations of Reading42659.943137.6
 
All Subject Tests2,66466.71,49137.0
 
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test30477.33020.0

Total Number of Test Takers:5,206
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:3,285 (63.1%)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:1,921 (36.9%)

*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: April 29, 2019

 
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