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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: November 15, 2021 – January 9, 2022

September 20, 2021 – January 9, 2022 Digital Literacy and Computer Science (071)

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading81182.723640.3
Writing79979.524443.9
Both Subtests70483.18342.2
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading1989.52--
Writing1963.2757.1
Both Subtests1770.6----
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood7243.19023.3
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject22764.815040.0
General Curriculum: Mathematics20847.119829.3
History4961.22638.5
Reading Specialist3063.31850.0
General Science2969.04--
Physics5--1--
Chemistry825.03--
Biology2373.9922.2
Earth Science2--2--
Latin and Classical Humanities1------
Music1637.51050.0
Visual Art2176.23--
Business3--2--
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1855.6812.5
Physical Education2245.53221.9
French633.31--
German2--1--
Spanish2365.21145.5
Chinese (Mandarin)9100.0----
Italian785.72--
Russian--------
Portuguese1662.52--
Technology/Engineering742.91--
Speech--------
Theater2------
Dance----825.0
Political Science/Political Philosophy4--1--
Middle School Humanities922.2911.1
Middle School Mathematics/Science2--1--
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics3844.7128.3
English as a Second Language7135.27220.8
Adult Basic Education1------
Sheltered English Immersion6160.7850.0
English8368.72429.2
Mathematics4575.6742.9
Middle School Mathematics2729.61030.0
Digital Literacy and Computer Science3476.5----
Bilingual Education2------
Foundations of Reading43072.69943.4
CASA: Reading4--1--
CASA: Writing785.7----
MoGEA: Reading875.0----
MoGEA: Writing955.62--
WEST-B: Reading2------
WEST-B: Writing2------
All Subject Tests1,64561.182831.9
Communication & Literacy Skills and Subject Test6963.870.0

Total Number of Test Takers:3,386
Number (Percent) of First-Time Test Takers:2,196 (64.9%)
Number (Percent) of Test Retakers:1,190 (35.1%)

*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 1, 2022

 
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