TExES exam registration, test dates and scores
TExES exam registration has three steps: get approval to test, register in your testing account on the Pearson Texas site, then schedule your appointment. Most TExES exams are offered year-round by appointment, scores arrive within 7 days for many exams and within 28 days for exams with constructed-response assignments, and you need 240 on a 100 to 300 scale to pass.
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How to register for a TExES exam
You must be approved before you can register for TExES; if you are in an educator preparation program, the approval comes from your program. First-time candidates create a TEA Login (TEAL) account and get a TEA ID. Your testing account on the Pearson site is separate from your TEA account.
Pearson TExES exam registration then takes place in that testing account: you register for any exam you are approved to take and pay the fee. After registering you can schedule your appointment at any time, and you can reschedule at no fee up to 48 hours before it.
Source: Pearson Texas — Registration information (approval to test). Checked 19 October 2026.
TExES ESL 154 test registration and other supplemental exams
TExES ESL 154 test registration works the same way as for any other exam: approval to test first, then registration in your testing account. ESL Supplemental (154) has 80 selected-response questions and costs $116.
Register for TExES test sessions for several exams separately; each exam has its own registration, fee, appointment and score report date.
Source: Pearson Texas — Step-by-step guide. Checked 19 October 2026.
TExES test dates and exam schedule
There are no fixed TExES test dates for most exams: they are available year-round by appointment, Monday through Saturday except some holidays, first come, first served. You choose your TExES exam dates when you schedule in your testing account.
Before you pick a date, check the score report date for that testing day so your result arrives before any program or hiring deadline.
Source: Pearson Texas — Exam dates and sites. Checked 19 October 2026.
TExES 268 test dates
Principal as Instructional Leader (268) is an exception. Pearson lists limited administrations during two-week testing periods instead of year-round appointments, so there are fewer TExES 268 test dates to choose from. The 268 exam page links to its own score reporting calendar.
Source: Pearson Texas — Principal as Instructional Leader (268). Checked 19 October 2026.
TExES score report dates
TExES scores are reported within 7 days of testing for many exams and within 28 days for exams that include constructed-response assignments. Score reports become available at 10:00 p.m. Central time on the score report date, in your testing account and by email if you chose that option.
Pearson publishes TExES exam score report dates as tables by testing period. An example from the selected-response schedule: tests taken 2 to 4 March 2026 were reported on 6 March 2026. Each exam page links to the schedule that applies to it.
Source: Pearson Texas — Score reporting dates (selected-response exams). Checked 19 October 2026.
TExES scores and the TExES score report
TExES exam scores are reported on a scale of 100 to 300, and 240 is the minimum passing score. For Core Subjects EC–6 you need 240 on each subject exam, and the overall result shows as Passed or Not Passed.
Your TExES score report can show total test performance, performance by domain, performance by competency and holistic scores, depending on the exam. Domain and competency results are informational only; they have no passing scores of their own. TExES test scores for exams taken since 1 September 2006 stay available in your account.
Source: Pearson Texas — Understanding your exam results. Checked 19 October 2026.
Is there an official TExES EC-6 exam pass rate?
Not on the pages we checked. Pearson’s results pages and TEA’s educator testing page do not publish a TExES EC-6 exam pass rate or pass rates for other exams, so any figure you see elsewhere is not from these sources.
What is published is the bar: 240 on every subject exam. If you do not pass, you can retake after 30 days, within the limit of five attempts per exam.
Source: Pearson Texas — Scores and score report dates. Checked 19 October 2026.
TExES exam: questions people ask
How do I register for the TExES exam?
Get approval to test, create your testing account on the Pearson Texas site, register for the exam, then schedule. Source: Pearson Texas, checked 19 October 2026.
When are TExES test dates?
Most exams are available year-round by appointment, Monday through Saturday. Principal as Instructional Leader (268) has limited two-week testing periods. Source: Pearson Texas, checked 19 October 2026.
When do TExES scores come out?
Within 7 days for many exams and within 28 days for exams with constructed-response assignments, at 10:00 p.m. Central time on the score report date. Source: Pearson Texas, checked 19 October 2026.
What is a passing TExES score?
240 on a scale of 100 to 300. Source: Pearson Texas, checked 19 October 2026.
Can I change my TExES appointment?
Yes, at no fee up to 48 hours before the appointment. Source: Pearson Texas step-by-step guide, checked 19 October 2026.
How soon can I retake a TExES exam?
After 30 days, with a limit of five attempts per exam. Source: Pearson Texas retake policy, checked 19 October 2026.
