Office of Accreditation & Teacher Quality

   

Praxis Cut Scores at a Glance

Content Area

Pass Scores
Effective Prior to Sept. Test Administration 2007

Pass Scores
Effective Sept. Test Administration 2007

AGRICULTURE (0700)

460 480

ART CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0133)

136 143

BIOLOGY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0235)

147 147

BUSINESS EDUCATION (0100)

460 560

CHEMISTRY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0245)

135 135
EARTH SCIENCE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0571) 150 150

ECONOMICS (0910)

450 500

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (0410)

560 590

EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS: CORE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0353)

136 150

EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (0021)

148 166

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0014)

137 140

ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND COMPOSITION: CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0041)

154 154

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES (0120)

440 550

FRENCH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0173)

150 150

GENERAL SCIENCE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0435)

153 143

GEOGRAPHY (0920)

470 520

GERMAN CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0181)

143 143

GOVERNMENT/POLITICAL SCIENCE (0930)

520 540

HEALTH EDUCATION (0550)

510 580

MATHEMATICS CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0061)

124 124

MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGL. LANG. ARTS (0049)

143 150

MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS (0069)

139 140

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE (0439)

140 138

MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES (0089)

135 145

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUBJECTS CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0146)

141 141

MUSIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0113)

138 150

PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0091)

137 140

PHYSICAL SCIENCE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0481)

131 143

PHYSICS CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0265)

133 130

PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING & TEACHING: EARLY CHILDHOOD (0521)

137 160

PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING & TEACHING: K-6 (0522)

146 153

PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING & TEACHING: 5-9 (0523)

139 153

PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING & TEACHING: 7-12 (0524)

146 153

PSYCHOLOGY (0390)

460 520

SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0081)

143 146

SOCIOLOGY (0950)

490 540

SPANISH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (0191)

139 135

SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL /EARLY CHILDHOOD (0690)

500 550

SPEECH COMMUNICATION (0220) Scale = 250-990 | Pass Score = 520

520 560

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (0050)

530 560

THEATRE (0640)

420 540

WORLD & U.S. HISTORY CONTENT  KNOWLEDGE (0941)

131 135

PARAPRO ASSESSMENT (0755)

461 ---

PARAPRO ASSESSMENT / Internet (1755)

461 ---
   

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