Re-taking the Core Subjects EC-6 Exam

The TExES Core Subjects EC-6 291 exam is composed of five sections. In order to pass the exam, you must earn a 240 or higher on EACH section. 300 is the perfect score.

As you likely know, you only have FIVE attempts to pass the test.

Let's say you take it once and pass Science, Social Studies, and Fine Arts. You fail Math and English Language Arts. You can either take the entire exam again, or take those 2 individual tests again.

***I always recommend that if you fail more than one section, you re-take the entire exam. This is because if you take an individual section (like only Math), it still counts as an attempt. So, if you re-take the Math and ELAR sections individually, you now have 3 attempts (one from the first attempt, and one for each individual section you re-took). However, if you re-take the entire exam, that only counts as 2 attempts.

If you re-take the entire exam, you can skip over the questions in the sections you passed, so you would skip over the Science, Social Studies, and Fine Arts, and still have a passing score for those sections because they count your passing score from before. You would only need to answer the questions for Math and ELAR.

We offer study guides, sample tests, and digital courses for individual sections of the Core Subjects EC-6 exam. Questions? Please email me at schonefeldcourtney@gmail.com