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Number of Examinees and Percent of Examinees Passing Each Test by Examinee Category
*
Test Administration: September 15, 2025 – November 9, 2025
Test Name
First-Time Test Takers
Number
First-Time Test Takers
Percent Passing
Test Retakers
Number
Test Retakers
Percent Passing
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Reading
607
84.7
218
44.5
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Writing
604
73.7
251
38.2
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Both Subtests
511
75.7
68
33.8
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading
24
79.2
3
-
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Writing
22
77.3
9
44.4
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Both Subtests
20
80
1
-
Subject Test:
Early Childhood
68
76.5
24
58.3
Subject Test:
Reading Specialist
24
91.7
1
-
Subject Test:
General Science
19
57.9
-
-
Subject Test:
Physics
6
100
5
-
Subject Test:
Chemistry
6
83.3
2
-
Subject Test:
Biology
15
86.7
2
-
Subject Test:
Latin and Classical Humanities
2
-
1
-
Subject Test:
Music
29
72.4
22
36.4
Subject Test:
Visual Art
26
76.9
5
-
Subject Test:
Business
4
-
3
-
Subject Test:
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
9
66.7
9
22.2
Subject Test:
Physical Education
26
34.6
46
21.7
Subject Test:
French
20
65
6
33.3
Subject Test:
German
2
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Spanish
59
76.3
12
41.7
Subject Test:
Chinese (Mandarin)
13
84.6
-
-
Subject Test:
Italian
3
-
1
-
Subject Test:
Russian
-
-
1
-
Subject Test:
Portuguese
10
50
9
22.2
Subject Test:
Technology/Engineering
5
-
3
-
Subject Test:
Speech
-
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Theater
8
87.5
2
-
Subject Test:
Dance
2
-
1
-
Subject Test:
Middle School Humanities
8
50
2
-
Subject Test:
Middle School Mathematics/Science
3
-
2
-
Subject Test:
Academically Advanced
1
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Elementary Mathematics
11
63.6
7
28.6
Subject Test:
English as a Second Language
45
40
40
15
Subject Test:
Adult Basic Education
2
-
1
-
Subject Test:
Sheltered English Immersion
30
53.3
8
62.5
Subject Test:
English
40
50
22
31.8
Subject Test:
Mathematics
26
88.5
12
8.3
Subject Test:
Middle School Mathematics
30
43.3
16
18.8
Subject Test:
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
9
77.8
3
-
Subject Test:
History/Social Science
43
65.1
10
20
Subject Test:
Earth and Space Science
3
-
1
-
Subject Test:
Bilingual Education
1
-
2
-
Subject Test:
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science
183
82
27
37
Subject Test:
Foundations of Reading
182
68.7
86
27.9
Subject Test:
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering
177
57.1
103
30.1
All Subject Tests
1,150
67.8
497
29
Group
Number (Percent)
Total Test Takers:
2,656
Test Retakers:
929 (35.0%)
First-Time Test Takers:
1,727 (65.0%)
*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: February 27, 2026
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