Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) Content Assessment Pass Rates
The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) requires that all initial preparation program candidates
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attempt the aligned content knowledge
assessment in order to be identified as a program completer. These completers must pass the assessment(s) in order to obtain professional educator
certification in Georgia. Additional information about passing score thresholds can be found in the GaPSC rule (505-2-.26) or GaPSC assessment home
page (https://www.gapsc.com/EducatorPreparation/Assessment/Testing.aspx).
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Only programs with aligned content knowledge assessments are required to attempt these assessments for program completion. Speech-Language Pathology, Technical Specializations,
and Healthcare Science Technology Education programs do not have aligned assessments at this time.
Note: The Teacher Leadership performance-based assessment is undergoing continued committee review at the state level for evaluation of alignment with GaPSC content standards.
These aggregated data include test-takers who attempted during the assessment pilot phase when scores were not consequential for program completion.
Teaching Fields Pass Rates*
Assessment Number and Name
Reporting
Year
(Sept. - Aug.)
Number of
Examinees
Overall Number & Percent
of Examinees Passing
# & % of Examinees
Passing at Induction Level
(Score btwn 220-249)
# & % of Examinees
Passing at Professional
Level (Score >249)
Inst.
State
State
Inst.
State
Inst.
State
Test 001: Elementary
Education Test I
39
3253
2834 (87.1%)
10 (25.6%)
742 (22.8%)
29 (74.4%)
2092 (64.3%)
59
2025
1749 (86.4%)
6 (10.2%)
413 (20.4%)
52 (88.1%)
1336 (66.0%)
78
2845
2467 (86.7%)
9 (11.5%)
592 (20.8%)
68 (87.2%)
1875 (65.9%)
Test 002:
Elementary Education Test II
40
3227
2837 (87.9%)
9 (22.5%)
1085 (33.6%)
30 (75.0%)
1752 (54.3%)
60
2008
1748 (87.1%)
19 (31.7%)
589 (29.3%)
40 (66.7%)
1159 (57.7%)
78
2801
2453 (87.6%)
21 (26.9%)
846 (30.2%)
55 (70.5%)
1607 (57.4%)
Test 011: Middle Grades Language Arts
30
1677
1352 (80.6%)
8 (26.7%)
431 (25.7%)
21 (70.0%)
921 (54.9%)
Test 012: Middle Grades Reading
3
448
416 (92.9%)
N/R
83 (18.5%)
N/R
333 (74.3%)
Test 013: Middle Grades Mathematics
34
2209
1885 (85.3%)
12 (35.3%)
576 (26.1%)
18 (52.9%)
1309 (59.3%)
Test 014: Middle Grades Science
32
1565
1369 (87.5%)
7 (21.9%)
438 (28.0%)
22 (68.8%)
931 (59.5%)
Test 015: Middle Grades Social Science
44
1659
1485 (89.5%)
14 (31.8%)
435 (26.2%)
24 (54.5%)
1050 (63.3%)
Test 020: English Test I
4
1917
1644 (85.8%)
N/R
408 (21.3%)
N/R
1236 (64.5%)
Test 021: English Test II
4
1956
1594 (81.5%)
N/R
508 (26.0%)
N/R
1086 (55.5%)
Test 022: Mathematics Test I
13
1660
1177 (70.9%)
3 (23.1%)
548 (33.0%)
9 (69.2%)
629 (37.9%)
Test 023: Mathematics Test II
13
1692
1061 (62.7%)
6 (46.2%)
503 (29.7%)
6 (46.2%)
558 (33.0%)
Test 026: Biology Test I
6
611
534 (87.4%)
N/R
128 (20.9%)
N/R
406 (66.4%)
Test 027: Biology Test II
6
579
530 (91.5%)
N/R
109 (18.8%)
N/R
421 (72.7%)
Test 028: Chemistry Test I
0
50
43 (86.0%)
-
12 (24%)
-
31 (62.0%)
Test 029: Chemistry Test II
0
28
25 (89.3%)
-
6 (21.4%)
-
19 (67.9%)
Test 30: Physics Test I
0
30
26 (86.7%)
-
2 (6.7%)
-
24 (80.0%)
Test 31: Physics Test II
0
45
40 (88.9%)
-
13 (28.9%)
-
27 (60.0%)
Test 032: Political Science Test I
1
28
24 (85.7%)
N/R
6 (21.4%)
N/R
18 (64.3%)
Test 033: Political Science Test II
1
30
26 (86.7%)
N/R
7 (23.3%)
N/R
19 (63.3%)
Test 034: History Test I
4
19
14 (73.7%)
N/R
4 (21.1%)
N/R
10 (52.6%)
Assessment Number and Name
Reporting
Year
(Sept. - Aug.)
Number of
Examinees
Overall Number & Percent
of Examinees Passing
# & % of Examinees
Passing at Induction Level
(Score btwn 220-249)
# & % of Examinees
Passing at Professional
Level (Score >249)
Inst.
State
State
Inst.
State
Inst.
State
Test 035: History Test II
4
19
16 (84.2%)
N/R
5 (26.3%)
N/R
11 (57.9%)
Test 081: Special Education General
Curriculum Test I
2018 – 2021
35 5856 35 (100.0%) 5368 (91.7%) 7 (20%) 1432 (24.5%) 28 (80.0%) 3936 (67.2%)
Test 082: Special Education General
Curriculum Test II
2018 – 2021
36 5763 34 (94.4%) 5394 (93.6%) 10 (27.8%) 1619 (28.1%) 24 (66.7%) 3775 (65.5%)
Test 083: Special Education Adapted
Curriculum Test I
2018 – 2021
13 1707 13 (100.0%) 1692 (99.1%) 0 (0%) 71 (4.2%) 13 (100.0%) 1621 (95%)
Test 084: Special Education Adapted
Curriculum Test II
2018 – 2021
12 1691 12 (100.0%) 1680 (99.3%) 0 (0%) 116 (6.9%) 12 (100.0%) 1564 (92.5%)
Test 085: Special Education Deaf
Education Test I
2018 – 2021 20 81 20 (100.0%) 77 (95.1%) 2 (10%) 14 (17.3%) 18 (90.0%) 63 (77.8%)
Test 086: Special Education Deaf
Education Test II
2018 – 2021 20 80 20 (100.0%) 79 (98.8%) 0 (0%) 4 (5.0%) 20 (100.0%) 75 (93.8%)
Test 109: Art Education Test I
12
616
361 (58.6%)
7 (58.3%)
190 (30.8%)
5 (41.7%)
171 (27.8%)
Test 110: Art Education Test II
14
601
341 (56.7%)
7 (50%)
194 (32.3%)
3 (21.4%)
147 (24.5%)
Test 111: Music Test I
19
748
619 (82.8%)
6 (31.6%)
211 (28.2%)
10 (52.6%)
408 (54.5%)
Test 112: Music Test II
17
675
644 (95.4%)
6 (35.3%)
95 (14.1%)
11 (64.7%)
549 (81.3%)
Test 115: Health and Physical Education
Test I
26
676
577 (85.4%)
8 (30.8%)
203 (30%)
16 (61.5%)
374 (55.3%)
14
399
336 (84.2%)
1 (7.1%)
110 (27.6%)
10 (71.4%)
226 (56.6%)
13
597
532 (89.1%)
4 (30.8%)
170 (28.5%)
8 (61.5%)
362 (60.6%)
Test 116: Health and Physical Education
Test II
25
646
585 (90.6%)
6 (24%)
223 (34.5%)
18 (72.0%)
362 (56.0%)
14
395
348 (88.1%)
2 (14.3%)
105 (26.6%)
11 (78.6%)
243 (61.5%)
13
587
521 (88.8%)
3 (23.1%)
168 (28.6%)
8 (61.5%)
353 (60.1%)
Test 119: English to Speaker of Other
Languages Test I
2018 – 2021
21 1613 21 (100.0%) 1599 (99.1%) 1 (4.8%) 119 (7.4%) 20 (95.2%) 1480 (91.8%)
Test 120: English to Speaker of Other
Languages Test II
2018 – 2021
21 1625 21 (100.0%) 1564 (96.2%) 4 (19%) 416 (25.6%) 17 (81.0%) 1148 (70.6%)
Test 141: Spanish Test I Reading-Writing
28
627
560 (89.3%)
8 (28.6%)
102 (16.3%)
16 (57.1%)
458 (73.0%)
Test 142: Spanish Test II Listening-
Speaking
2018 – 2021
27 635 22 (81.5%) 549 (86.5%) 7 (25.9%) 69 (10.9%) 15 (55.6%) 480 (75.6%)
Test 143: French Test I
7
112
87 (77.7%)
N/R
16 (14.3%)
N/R
71 (63.4%)
Test 144: French Test II
7
106
93 (87.7%)
N/R
21 (19.8%)
N/R
72 (67.9%)
*Pass rates based on highest score of admitted candidates.
N/R: In cases where there are less than ten students taking the assessment or license/certificate, the number passing and pass rate are not reported. Some tests aggregate three years of
data in order to report institution or state pass rates for a minimum of ten students.
Service and Leader Fields Pass Rates (Excluding Teacher Leadership)*
Assessment Number and Name
Reporting
Year
(Sept. - Aug.)
Number of
Examinees
Overall Number & Percent
of Examinees Passing
# & % of Examinees
Passing at Induction Level
(Score btwn 220-249)
# & % of Examinees
Passing at Professional
Level (Score >249)
Inst.
State
Inst.
State
Inst.
State
Inst.
State
Test 300: Curriculum and Instruction
2020 – 2021
93
1208
91 (97.8%)
1168 (96.7%)
-
-
91 (97.8%)
1168 (96.7%)
2019 – 2020
52
792
51 (98.1%)
759 (95.8%)
-
-
51 (98.1%)
759 (95.8%)
2018 – 2019
70
952
67 (95.7%)
924 (97.1%)
-
-
67 (95.7%)
924 (97.1%)
Test 301: Educational Leadership
2020 – 2021
63
1225
57 (90.5%)
1089 (88.9%)
-
-
57 (90.5%)
1089 (88.9%)
2019 – 2020
47
750
36 (76.6%)
636 (84.8%)
-
-
36 (76.6%)
636 (84.8%)
2018 – 2019
63
917
53 (84.1%)
791 (86.3%)
-
-
53 (84.1%)
791 (86.3%)
Test 302: Instructional Technology
2020 – 2021
54
514
54 (100.0%)
500 (97.3%)
-
-
54 (100.0%)
500 (97.3%)
2019 – 2020
42
346
42 (100.0%)
338 (97.7%)
-
-
42 (100.0%)
338 (97.7%)
2018 – 2019
55
416
54 (98.2%)
407 (97.8%)
-
-
54 (98.2%)
407 (97.8%)
Test 101: Media Specialist Test I
2020 – 2021
29
188
29 (100.0%)
176 (93.6%)
6 (20.7%)
40 (21.3%)
23 (79.3%)
136 (72.3%)
2019 – 2020
35
130
33 (94.3%)
120 (92.3%)
4 (11.4%)
23 (17.7%)
29 (82.9%)
97 (74.6%)
2018 – 2019
34
154
33 (97.1%)
143 (92.9%)
6 (17.6%)
33 (21.4%)
27 (79.4%)
110 (71.4%)
Test 101: Media Specialist Test II
2020 – 2021
30
194
30 (100.0%)
184 (94.8%)
11 (36.7%)
69 (35.6%)
19 (63.3%)
115 (59.3%)
2019 – 2020
36
130
33 (91.7%)
118 (90.8%)
14 (38.9%)
39 (30%)
19 (52.8%)
79 (60.8%)
2018 – 2019
35
158
34 (97.1%)
143 (90.5%)
12 (34.3%)
50 (31.6%)
22 (62.9%)
93 (58.9%)
Test 103: School Counseling Test I
2018 – 2021
37
1029
37 (100.0%)
953 (92.6%)
6 (16.2%)
266 (25.9%)
31 (83.8%)
687 (66.8%)
Test 104: School Counseling Test II
2018 – 2021
37
1024
35 (94.6%)
932 (91.0%)
7 (18.9%)
303 (29.6%)
28 (75.7%)
629 (61.4%)
*Pass rates based on highest score of admitted candidates.
N/R: In cases where there are less than ten students taking the assessment or license/certificate, the number passing and pass rate are not reported. Some tests aggregate three years of
data in order to report institution or state pass rates for a minimum of ten students.
Teacher Leadership Assessment Pass Rates* (72 Total Possible Points)
Assessment Number and
Name
Reporting
Year
(Sept. – Aug.)
Institution
Statewide
Number of
Examinees
Average
Rating
Number
Pass
Percent
Pass
Number of
Examinees
Average
Rating
Number
Pass
Percent
Pass
Test 313: Teacher
Leadership
2020 – 2021
61
47.32
56
91.8
277
46.56
248
89.5
Spring 2020
29
42.86
23
79.3
120
44.77
104
86.7
*Pass rates based on highest score of admitted candidates.
NOTE: Only candidates that have submitted all tasks over time, with at least one task’s highest score submitted within the reporting year, will be counted in this report. For example, if
a candidate registered for the fall administration, but submitted all of their tasks prior to August 31, the candidate is not included in this report for the reporting year in question, but
rather for the prior reporting year.
Teacher Leadership Assessment Pass Rates* (48 Total Possible Points) (2017 – Fall 2019)
Assessment Number
and Name
Reporting Year
(Sep. – Aug.)
Institution
Statewide
Number of
Examinees
Average
Rating
Number
Pass
Percent
Pass
Number of
Examinees
Average
Rating
Number
Pass
Percent
Pass
Test 303: Teacher
Leadership
Fall 2019
4
32.00
3
75.0
10
31.80
7
70.0
2018 – 2019
42
33.19
40
95.2
103
32.71
94
91.3
*Pass rates based on highest score of admitted candidates.
N/R: In cases where there are less than ten students taking the assessment or license/certificate, the number passing and pass rate are not reported. Some tests aggregate three years of
data in order to report institution or state pass rates for a minimum of ten students.
Overall Pass Rate for Program Completers on GACE Content Assessments in Teaching Fields
Program
Completion
Reporting Year
Institution
Statewide
Number Taking
Assessment
1
Number Passing
Assessment
Institutional
Pass Rate
Number Taking
Assessment
1
Number Passing
Assessment
Statewide
Pass Rate
2020 – 2021
170
167
98.2%
3585
3570
99.6%
2019 – 2020
155
155
100.0%
3478
3445
99.1%
2018 – 2019
150
146
97.3%
3229
3183
98.6%
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Number of completers taking one or more assessments within their area of specialization.