What’s on the Praxis physical education tests?
| Category | 5091 | 5095 |
|---|---|---|
| Content Knowledge and Student Growth and Development | 30% | 23% |
| Management, Motivation and Communication | 25% | 19% |
| Planning, Instruction and Student Assessment | 25% | 19% |
| Collaboration, Reflection and Technology | 20% | 14% |
| Instructional Design (2 written answers) | - | 25% |
On 5095, ETS suggests about 90 minutes for the multiple-choice questions and 30 for the written ones; they aren’t timed separately.
Health tests
Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge (5857) has 130 questions in 130 minutes, $130: 58 on health and 72 on physical education. Health Education (5551) has 120 questions in 2 hours, $130, covering health as a discipline, promotion and prevention, relationships and mental health, community health and advocacy, and health teaching.
State notes
Tennessee accepts Content and Design (5095) if taken by August 31, 2024, through August 31, 2027. New Jersey lists health education among the fields exempt from a Subject Assessment. ETS’s median scores for 5091 are on our difficulty page.
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Sources: ETS, Tennessee Department of Education and 6 more. Checked October 2026.
- ETS: Physical Education: Content Knowledge (5091) ↗
- ETS: Physical Education: Content and Design (5095) ↗
- ETS: Study Companion, PE: Content Knowledge (5091) (PDF) ↗
- ETS: Study Companion, PE: Content and Design (5095) (PDF) ↗
- ETS: Study Companion, Health and PE (5857) (PDF) ↗
- ETS: Study Companion, Health Education (5551) (PDF) ↗
- Tennessee Department of Education: Praxis requirements ↗
- ETS: New Jersey state requirements ↗
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