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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: March 7, 2022 – May 1, 2022

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,10683.533244.6
Writing1,10679.831847.2
Both Subtests96782.210943.1
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3096.74--
Writing2665.41442.9
Both Subtests2466.73--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood11444.713625
General Curriculum: Multi-Subject33767.415834.8
General Curriculum: Mathematics29754.230332.3
History9373.14427.3
Reading Specialist4557.82231.8
General Science2882.11030
Physics12751030
Chemistry1283.3633.3
Biology3661.1728.6
Earth Science4--2--
Latin and Classical Humanities71001--
Music3647.21145.5
Visual Art3387.94--
Business887.5----
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3372.71030
Physical Education4942.94524.4
French1154.55--
German3------
Spanish54871450
Chinese (Mandarin)91001--
Italian1--3--
Russian--------
Portuguese8753--
Technology/Engineering4--3--
Speech--------
Theater111002--
Dance4--2--
Political Science/Political Philosophy5--2--
Middle School Humanities1833.360
Middle School Mathematics/Science633.33--
Academically Advanced--------
Elementary Mathematics7247.23831.6
English as a Second Language16037.512720.5
Adult Basic Education5--1--
Sheltered English Immersion106502466.7
English14369.93622.2
Mathematics6167.21421.4
Middle School Mathematics7534.72236.4
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1369.21--
Bilingual Education5------
Foundations of Reading45273.212032.5
All Subject Tests2,37061.61,19630.6

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:4,754
Test Retakers:1,672 (35.2%)
First-Time Test Takers:3,082 (64.8%)

*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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