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Is the Praxis hard?

ETS doesn’t call any Praxis test easy or hard, but it does publish numbers that help. For each test it gives the median score and the average performance range, the scores of the middle half of test takers, which ETS says “provides an indication of the difficulty of the test.” Whether the Praxis is hard for you depends on your state’s passing score next to those numbers.

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

How hard is the Praxis, test by test?

These come from ETS’s Understanding Your Praxis Scores 2025-2026, based on people who tested between August 2022 and July 2025. Core figures are for college freshmen to juniors and associate degree holders; the others are for seniors and graduates. Scores run from 100 to 200.

TestMedianMiddle 50% scored
Core Reading (5713)170158-184
Core Writing (5723)162154-168
Core Mathematics (5733)166150-180
Elementary Ed: Reading and Language Arts (5002)168159-178
Elementary Ed: Mathematics (5003)169157-184
Elementary Ed: Social Studies (5004)164155-176
Elementary Ed: Science (5005)168159-178
Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)168160-176
PLT: Grades K-6 (5622)175166-182
Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355)171162-179
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)174168-182
Biology (5236)160145-174
Chemistry (5246)153141-172
General Science (5436)154137-172
Physical Education: Content Knowledge (5091)153148-158
Geometry (5163)145132-158

Reading these numbers against your state

If your state’s passing score is below a test’s median, more than half of that group scored above it. Where the passing score sits near or above the median, a larger share falls short. Your state page has its scores.

Don’t compare across tests. ETS warns that the same score on two different tests doesn’t mean the same level of knowledge.

Passing scores by state →

What makes it easier

Knowing the test. ETS’s answer to “how do I improve my score?” is your college coursework plus its own material: the Study Companion’s content outline and sample questions, and a full-length Interactive Practice Test. And if it doesn’t go well, you can retake the same test after 28 days.

How to study for Praxis Core →Retakes and rescheduling →

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