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Number of Examinees and Percent of Examinees Passing Each Test by Examinee Category
*
Test Administration: March 16, 2026 – May 10, 2026
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
1,042
82.4
305
44.3
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Writing
1,024
77.7
419
39.4
Communication and Literacy Skills:
Both Subtests
891
80.6
109
37.6
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Reading
34
94.1
2
-
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Writing
39
66.7
13
38.5
Vocational Technical Literacy Skills:
Both Subtests
30
70
-
-
Subject Test:
Early Childhood
202
78.2
56
48.2
Subject Test:
Reading Specialist
42
88.1
3
-
Subject Test:
General Science
62
77.4
17
35.3
Subject Test:
Physics
9
55.6
4
-
Subject Test:
Chemistry
17
76.5
5
-
Subject Test:
Biology
49
91.8
4
-
Subject Test:
Latin and Classical Humanities
5
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Music
26
69.2
32
31.3
Subject Test:
Visual Art
52
75
7
14.3
Subject Test:
Business
10
60
5
-
Subject Test:
Health/Family and Consumer Sciences
47
55.3
16
18.8
Subject Test:
Physical Education
70
34.3
92
20.7
Subject Test:
French
5
-
2
-
Subject Test:
German
-
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Spanish
44
77.3
10
30
Subject Test:
Chinese (Mandarin)
6
83.3
-
-
Subject Test:
Italian
-
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Russian
-
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Portuguese
-
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Technology/Engineering
11
72.7
3
-
Subject Test:
Speech
-
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Theater
9
100
1
-
Subject Test:
Dance
4
-
8
0
Subject Test:
Middle School Humanities
26
65.4
5
-
Subject Test:
Middle School Mathematics/Science
19
57.9
2
-
Subject Test:
Academically Advanced
-
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Elementary Mathematics
27
40.7
10
30
Subject Test:
English as a Second Language
113
42.5
80
10
Subject Test:
Adult Basic Education
5
-
-
-
Subject Test:
Sheltered English Immersion
116
65.5
24
54.2
Subject Test:
English
148
71.6
60
26.7
Subject Test:
Mathematics
57
68.4
33
27.3
Subject Test:
Middle School Mathematics
76
53.9
43
27.9
Subject Test:
Digital Literacy and Computer Science
23
56.5
9
66.7
Subject Test:
History/Social Science
78
76.9
32
28.1
Subject Test:
Earth and Space Science
7
42.9
1
-
Subject Test:
Bilingual Education
12
75
3
-
Subject Test:
Gen Curric Lang Arts and History/Social Science
356
85.7
38
52.6
Subject Test:
Foundations of Reading
439
70.4
206
31.6
Subject Test:
Gen Curric Math, Science, and Tech/Engineering
354
62.7
153
35.3
All Subject Tests
2,526
69.6
964
31.1
Group
Number (Percent)
Total Test Takers:
4,920
Test Retakers:
1,639 (33.3%)
First-Time Test Takers:
3,281 (66.7%)
*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: July 28, 2026
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