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Elementary education Praxis tests: 5001 and the new Fundamentals

The current elementary education Praxis test is Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001): four separately timed subtests, 245 questions in 4 hours 35 minutes, $180 for all four. ETS says its new Elementary Education Fundamentals tests (8002 to 8006), launching in spring 2026, will replace 5001, but it hasn’t given a date, and 5001 is still on the 2026-2027 schedule.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What’s on the elementary education Praxis test (5001)?

SubtestTimeQuestionsContent categories
Reading and Language Arts (5002)90 min80Reading 47%; Writing, Speaking and Listening 53%
Mathematics (5003)65 min50Numbers and Operations 40%; Algebraic Thinking 30%; Geometry, Measurement, Data, Statistics and Probability 30%
Social Studies (5004)60 min60US History, Government and Citizenship 45%; Geography, Anthropology and Sociology 30%; World History and Economics 25%
Science (5005)60 min55Earth Science, Life Science and Physical Science, about a third each

Math and Science give you an on-screen scientific calculator. You can take all four in one session as the combined test, or buy a subtest on its own: Reading and Language Arts (5002) is $64.

ETS: Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) ↗ETS: Study Companion, Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001) (PDF) ↗

The new Fundamentals tests

TestTimeQuestions
Reading and Language Arts (8002)100 min80
Mathematics (8003)100 min68
Social Studies (8004)100 min77
Science (8005)90 min74
Teaching Reading (8006)100 min80
  • Each test is $79, or any three of 8002 to 8005 for $149.49 in one order.
  • There’s no combined test to take them all in one sitting.
  • Where a state has adopted Praxis Steps, you can take or retake one content category at a time. Steps for 8006 come in 2027.
  • From September 1, 2026, each category is timed separately when you take a full test.
  • Scores for tests taken after September 6, 2026 are due within 7 calendar days.
ETS: Elementary Education Fundamentals (PDF) ↗ETS: Fundamentals: Reading and Language Arts (8002) ↗ETS: Getting your scores ↗

Which elementary test does your state want?

  • Louisiana: the four 5001 subtests, or the same subjects from its own 7001 series, mixed if you like, plus a reading test.
  • New Jersey: the four 5001 subtests for the Elementary School Teacher K-6 certificate.
  • Colorado: Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) and the elementary math test 5903, not 5001.
  • Alabama: also Pearson’s Foundations of Reading for elementary certificates.

Each state page has the scores it lists.

Louisiana →New Jersey →Colorado →Alabama and other states →

Official practice for 5001

ETS sells three practice forms for each subtest at $24.95 each, and Praxis Learning Paths courses for each subject at $99.99. Your registration also includes one free Interactive Practice Test.

ETS: Official practice tests ↗

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Sources: ETS, Louisiana Department of Education, New Jersey Department of Education and 10 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.