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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: May 31, 2021 – July 25, 2021

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,19284.631947.0
Writing1,19482.232543.4
Both Subtests1,08184.510835.2
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3390.9----
Writing3080.01442.9
Both Subtests2979.3----
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood15248.710825.9
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject32767.316835.1
General Curriculum: Mathematics33847.927127.7
History10977.13225.0
English--------
Reading Specialist6771.61850.0
Mathematics--------
General Science5184.31163.6
Physics1172.74--
Chemistry1258.3616.7
Biology3860.51136.4
Earth Science966.73--
Latin and Classical Humanities--------
Music5172.52548.0
Visual Art4891.7650.0
Business757.1825.0
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3868.41330.8
Physical Education4146.35427.8
French1776.5633.3
German--------
Spanish6783.61764.7
Chinese (Mandarin)--------
Italian--------
Russian--------
Portuguese--------
Technology/Engineering683.31--
Speech--------
Theater3--2--
Dance--------
Middle School Mathematics--------
Political Science/Political Philosophy--------
Middle School Humanities1764.7616.7
Middle School Mathematics/Science1650.02--
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics6949.31520.0
English as a Second Language12448.47521.3
Adult Basic Education--------
Sheltered English Immersion12465.32759.3
Bilingual Education1593.3----
Foundations of Reading50469.610447.1
All Subject Tests2,26163.799333.0
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test22765.63112.9

Total Number of Test Takers:4,404
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:2,955 (67.1%)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:1,449 (32.9%)

*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: September 28, 2021

 
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