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Educator Effectiveness

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

Test Administration: April 29, 2024 – June 23, 2024

Test NameFirst-Time Test TakersTest Retakers
N% PassingN% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading1,15281.333045.5
Writing1,13077.335144.4
Both Subtests98180.811639.7
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading3083.31-
Writing3083.31323.1
Both Subtests25841-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood165803253.1
Reading Specialist4883.34-
General Science6573.84-
Physics1866.72-
Chemistry1861.13-
Biology3694.42-
Latin and Classical Humanities1-1-
Music3565.72326.1
Visual Art4588.91040
Business862.52-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences3158.11435.7
Physical Education6740.35225
French5-616.7
German----
Spanish3865.81-
Chinese (Mandarin)71002-
Italian----
Russian----
Portuguese----
Technology/Engineering1163.6633.3
Speech----
Theater1485.71-
Dance5-4-
Middle School Humanities2454.24-
Middle School Mathematics/Science1764.7633.3
Academically Advanced----
Elementary Mathematics4126.8911.1
English as a Second Language22639.410716.8
Adult Basic Education4-1-
Sheltered English Immersion8863.61656.3
English13052.33713.5
Mathematics59612524
Middle School Mathematics6442.22825
Digital Literacy and Computer Science1376.92-
History/Social Science8575.32218.2
Earth and Space Science5---
Bilingual Education5---
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science36183.93545.7
Foundations of Reading49868.113421.6
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering42562.88433.3
All Subject Tests2,66265.967927.8

GroupN (%)
Total Test Takers:4,839
Test Retakers:1,298 (26.8%)
First-Time Test Takers:3,541 (73.2%)

*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 10, 2024

 
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