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Exit Exams: Final Pass Rates
Final pass rates, also referred to as cumulative pass rates, refer to the percentage of students who pass the exit exam after the maximum number of retake opportunities are afforded.
Why does it matter? Students benefit when they are given access to the curriculum necessary to succeed and when schools are held accountable for student performance. Additionally, states, schools and districts benefit when data shows whether they have successfully provided a strong program of instruction.
Highlights:
Pass rates range from 78% (North Carolina) to 95% (Louisiana). Methodology: This information was collected from state statutes, rules and regulations, and state education agency Web sites, and will be updated as new policies and programs are enacted. Sources for all data points are accessible through this link. Last updated: June 26, 2007 Research conducted by Michael Colasanti. Please contact Jennifer Dounay Zinth at 303.299.3689 or jdounay@ecs.org with comments or questions about this database. |
| Alabama |
2006:
Reading - 95%
Language - 95%
Math - 95%
Science - 96%
Social Studies - 94% |
| Alaska |
Not available |
| American Samoa |
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| Arizona |
2006:
Reading/Language Arts - 80%
Writing - 81%
Math - 77%
All subjects - 71% |
| Arkansas |
Not available |
| California |
2006:
English Language Arts - 94%
Math - 94%
Both subjects - 91% |
| Colorado |
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| Connecticut |
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| Delaware |
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| District of Columbia |
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| Florida |
Not available |
| Georgia |
2006:
English Language Arts - 96%
Math - 94%
Science - 86%
Social studies - 91% |
| Hawaii |
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| Idaho |
Not available |
| Illinois |
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| Indiana |
2005:
All subjects - 88.5% |
| Iowa |
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| Kansas |
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| Kentucky |
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| Louisiana |
2006:
All subjects - 97% |
| Maine |
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| Maryland |
Not available |
| Massachusetts |
2006:
English Language Arts - 96%
Math - 96%
Both subjects - 95% |
| Michigan |
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| Minnesota |
Not available |
| Mississippi |
2006:
English II - 98%
Writing prompt - 99%
Algebra I - 99%
Biology I - 99%
U.S. history - 99% |
| Missouri |
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| Montana |
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| Nebraska |
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| Nevada |
2006:
Reading - 99%
Writing - 99%
Math - 91% |
| New Hampshire |
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| New Jersey |
Not available |
| New Mexico |
2006:
Reading - 90%
Language Arts - 84%
Writing Composition - 97%
Math - 86%
Science - 84%
Social Studies - 87%
All subjects - 76% |
| New York |
2006:
Comprehensive English - 76%
Math - 78%
Science - 79%
Global History & Geography - 76%
U.S. History & Government - 73% |
| North Carolina |
2006:
Competency Test of Reading & Math - 93%
Computer Skills Test - 93% |
| North Dakota |
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| Ohio |
2006:
Reading - 95%
Writing - 93%
Math - 92%
Science - 87%
Social Studies - 89% |
| Oklahoma |
Not available |
| Oregon |
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| Pennsylvania |
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| Puerto Rico |
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| Rhode Island |
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| South Carolina |
No available |
| South Dakota |
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| Tennessee |
2006:
English II - 98%
Algebra I - 94%
Biology I - 99%
All subjects - 94% |
| Texas |
2006:
English Lanuage Arts - 94%
Math - 84%
Science - 83%
Social Studies - 96% |
| Utah |
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| Vermont |
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| Virgin Islands |
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| Virginia |
Not available |
| Washington |
Not available (exit exams begin with class of 2008) |
| West Virginia |
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| Wisconsin |
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| Wyoming |
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