Check NES Principal Subtest I (810) passing requirements, question formats, testing time and scoring information, with links to publisher sources.
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NES Principal Subtest I (810): Exam Info
Exam facts
- Exam
- NES Principal Subtest I (810)
- State / jurisdiction
- Multiple States
- Credential area
- School principal
- Questions
- 50 selected-response questions; 2 written performance assignments
- Testing time
- 225 minutes (3 hours 45 minutes)
- Appointment time
- 240 minutes (4 hours)
- Passing score
- 240
- Scoring
- National benchmark score. Your state may set a different passing score.
Content and scoring
- Visionary Leadership, Collaboration, and Educational Contexts: approximately 50%
- Fiscal and Operational Management and Legal/Ethical Guidelines: approximately 50%
The published passing score is 240. National benchmark score. Your state may set a different passing score. A practice percentage on a TeacherPreps diagnostic is not a scaled exam score.
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Checked November 7, 2026. Content areas and weights come from the exam framework; administrative details come from the publisher test pages.
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