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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: July 24, 2023 – September 17, 2023

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading92478.829645.3
Writing9057531642.1
Both Subtests7907811138.7
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3196.83-
Writing2875922.2
Both Subtests2673.1--
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood13286.42254.5
General Curriculum - Multi-Subject24759.113228.8
General Curriculum - Mathematics22141.225827.1
Reading Specialist5988.11-
General Science2864.34-
Physics1866.73-
Chemistry1776.5--
Biology2896.44-
Latin and Classical Humanities----
Music3158.11631.3
Visual Art3485.31250
Business1154.51-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences1376.91435.7
Physical Education3627.84327.9
French----
German----
Spanish----
Chinese (Mandarin)----
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering5-3-
Speech----
Theater977.82-
Dance----
Middle School Humanities8505-
Middle School Mathematics/Science1573.3--
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics7636.81216.7
English as a Second Language11538.36526.2
Adult Basic Education----
Sheltered English Immersion8057.51241.7
English9266.32619.2
Mathematics4862.52020
Middle School Mathematics4146.3234.3
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1172.7--
History/Social Science75761323.1
Earth and Space Science3-1-
Bilingual Education2---
Foundations of Reading31165.69334.4
All Subject Tests1,77060.778628.5

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:3,884
Test Retakers:1,288 (33.2%)
First-Time Test Takers:2,596 (66.8%)

*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: December 11, 2023

 
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