Praxis 5752 · Reading 5713 · Writing 5723 · Math 5733
The Praxis Core is ETS's basic-skills gateway for aspiring teachers. Dozens of states and hundreds of educator-preparation programs require a passing Reading, Writing, and Math score before you can even be admitted to a teacher-prep cohort, student-teach, or sit for a content licensure exam. It is the first hard checkpoint on the road to the classroom — and a failed subtest can stall an entire admissions cycle. This page breaks down exactly what each subtest covers, how it's delivered, and how to clear it the first time.
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How the three Praxis Core subtests are built — at a glance
56
56 selected-response questions in 85 minutes. Comprehension, main idea, inference, and argument analysis across short passages and paired statements — no outside subject knowledge required.
40+2
40 selected-response questions on grammar, usage, and research skills, plus two essays — one argumentative and one source-based — in 100 minutes total. The essays are the part candidates underestimate most.
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56 questions in 90 minutes covering number & quantity, algebra, geometry, and statistics/probability. An on-screen four-function calculator is provided; personal calculators are not allowed.
Register for the Combined 5752 to sit all three subtests back-to-back in a single ~4-hour-35-minute session, or take Reading, Writing, and Math on separate dates under their individual codes. Many candidates split the battery to focus prep, then retake only the one subtest that came up short.
Each subtest is reported on a 100–200 scaled-score range with no penalty for guessing. The Writing essays are scored 1–6 by trained raters and folded into the Writing scaled score. There is no national pass mark — your state board or teacher-prep program sets the minimum, so the same raw performance can pass in one state and fall short in another.
The three Praxis Core components and their official ETS codes
| Subtest | Code | Questions | Time | Score range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5713 | 56 selected-response | 85 min | 100–200 |
| Writing | 5723 | 40 selected-response + 2 essays | 100 min | 100–200 |
| Mathematics | 5733 | 56 questions | 90 min | 100–200 |
| Core Combined | 5752 | 152 + 2 essays | ~4h 35m | per subtest |
Codes ending in 57xx are the current ETS test forms. You can register for the combined code or the three individual codes; passing scores are evaluated subtest-by-subtest, so a strong Reading score will not offset a Math result below your state's cut.
Three roughly equal subtests — bars show each subtest's share of the combined question load
Key ideas and details, craft and structure, and integration of knowledge — drawing inferences and evaluating arguments from short academic and everyday passages without prior subject knowledge.
Text types and production, language and research skills, plus two timed essays — one argumentative, one source-based — that demand a clear thesis, organized support, and clean mechanics under the clock.
Number and quantity, algebra and functions, geometry, and statistics and probability — high-school-level math wrapped in word problems and data interpretation, with an on-screen calculator.
Because each subtest is scored independently, a single weak area — most often the Writing essays or the data-heavy Math word problems — is what stalls candidates, not the test as a whole. Knowing exactly which subtest is your risk is the first step to clearing all three in one cycle.
Two ways to sit the Praxis Core — and what to expect on test day
You sit the exam in a quiet, monitored room at a Prometric center. Staff verify your government-issued photo ID, store your belongings, and assign a workstation. You're given an erasable noteboard for scratch work. Center seats fill quickly in busy admissions seasons, so book early around your program deadline.
You take the exam from a private room on a Windows 11+ or macOS 11+ desktop/laptop running the ETS secure browser, monitored by a live remote human proctor by webcam. At-home slots are available seven days a week. Tablets, Chromebooks, headsets, and any scratch paper are not permitted.
A valid, unexpired government photo ID with a name matching your Praxis registration. The proctor captures your photo and a 360° room scan before the secure browser unlocks the test.
You must close screen-sharing and remote-access tools (Zoom, Teams, Grammarly) and grant camera, microphone, and screen-share permissions. No second monitor, no phone or wearable within reach.
Stay on-camera and in frame; only the proctor may be spoken to. Any phone, tablet, or device use — even on a break — terminates the session and cancels all scores.
The Praxis Core gates entry to most US teacher-prep pathways
High-school content — but a real time and essay crunch
Difficulty: The content is high-school level, but the Praxis Core punishes weak time management and rusty essay writing. Math word problems with an on-screen-only calculator and the two back-to-back Writing essays are where candidates most often lose points — exactly the pressure points our help is built to remove.
The Praxis Core is the first checkpoint between you and a teacher-prep cohort, and a single failed subtest can cost you a 28-day wait and a missed admission deadline. Exam Assist pairs you with a vetted Praxis specialist and works on a pay-after-you-pass model — so the risk sits with us, not you. No upfront fee, guaranteed results: Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end, and you settle only after the verified result.
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Exam Assist handles the sitting end to end. You're matched with a Praxis specialist who maps the work around the Reading passages, the two Writing essays, the calculator-only Math, and the ETS secure-browser environment — discreetly and confidentially.
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