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Number of Examinees and Percent of Examinees Passing Each Test by Examinee Category
*
Test Administration: June 24, 2024 – August 18, 2024
Test Name
First-Time Test Takers
Test Retakers
N
% Passing
N
% Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading
1,265
80.4
367
51.5
Writing
1,224
79.8
370
46.8
Both Subtests
1,084
81.6
118
39.8
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading
37
94.6
5
-
Writing
36
83.3
16
56.3
Both Subtests
33
81.8
2
-
Subject Tests:
Early Childhood
165
77.6
30
30
Reading Specialist
53
92.5
4
-
General Science
60
75
9
44.4
Physics
18
55.6
6
33.3
Chemistry
19
100
4
-
Biology
38
73.7
2
-
Latin and Classical Humanities
-
-
-
-
Music
29
44.8
24
20.8
Visual Art
42
71.4
10
50
Business
20
60
2
-
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
29
62.1
9
22.2
Physical Education
57
26.3
60
26.7
French
5
-
4
-
German
-
-
-
-
Spanish
62
72.6
7
57.1
Chinese (Mandarin)
-
-
-
-
Italian
-
-
-
-
Russian
-
-
-
-
Portuguese
-
-
-
-
Technology/Engineering
7
85.7
4
-
Speech
-
-
-
-
Theater
10
70
2
-
Dance
-
-
-
-
Middle School Humanities
21
66.7
1
-
Middle School Mathematics/Science
26
65.4
2
-
Academically Advanced
-
-
-
-
Elementary Mathematics
37
32.4
14
28.6
English as a Second Language
186
40.9
120
10.8
Adult Basic Education
-
-
-
-
Sheltered English Immersion
125
63.2
24
37.5
English
129
62.8
45
24.4
Mathematics
63
58.7
27
40.7
Middle School Mathematics
59
47.5
31
29
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
28
67.9
7
57.1
History/Social Science
139
69.8
28
46.4
Earth and Space Science
2
-
2
-
Bilingual Education
6
83.3
-
-
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science
419
83.8
40
45
Foundations of Reading
472
65.5
179
27.9
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering
457
63.7
106
39.6
All Subject Tests
2,783
66.4
803
30
Group
N (%)
Total Test Takers:
5,079
Test Retakers:
1,483 (29.2%)
First-Time Test Takers:
3,596 (70.8%)
*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: November 18, 2024