Praxis

Praxis Scores and North Dakota Passing Requirements

How to read Praxis score reports, send results to ESPB with code 7848, and interpret North Dakota qualifying scores on ETS.

Sources checked November 2026

Sections19

• Reading the report
• North Dakota qualifying scores
• Recipient 7848
• Sending PDFs to ESPB
• Composite Core scores
• Retakes
• Score questions for ESPB vs ETS
• Name mismatches
• Viewing scores as a mentor
• Adding endorsements later
• Disputed scores
• Score preview for advisors
• Merged accounts
• Waiting on the last subtest
• Printed score labels
• Calendar reminders
• Long-term storage
• Independence
• Sources checked November 2026

Reading the report

Your Praxis score report lists the test name, test code, test date, and scaled score. For tests with constructed responses, scores may arrive in two waves: preliminary for selected-response sections and final after human scoring.

Do not treat scaled scores as classroom percentages. A 170 on one code is not comparable to a 170 on another code.

North Dakota qualifying scores

Agencies publish cuts separately from ETS. Use the ETS qualifying score tool, choose North Dakota, and enter your code. ESPB also lists Core thresholds on testing information:

Common North Dakota qualifying scores on ETS North Dakota required tests (checked November 2026):

Use the requirements finder for every other endorsement path and fee.

Recipient 7848

When registering, add North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (7848) if you test outside the state or your profile address is not North Dakota. ETS North Dakota overview notes automatic delivery only when you test in North Dakota at a center or at home and your Praxis profile address is in North Dakota.

Ordering additional score reports later costs a fee on your ETS account. Match the name on your report to the legal name on your ESPB application.

Sending PDFs to ESPB

ESPB asks you to save your score report as a PDF and email it to espbinfo@nd.gov (ESPB testing information). ETS also describes uploading scores into license or endorsement applications on the North Dakota overview. Download the PDF the day scores post and label the file with code and date.

Composite Core scores

If you use the 466 composite, ESPB evaluates 5713, 5723, and 5733 together with floor scores 149, 153, and 143 (ESPB testing information).

Retakes

ETS enforces waiting periods between attempts listed on the score report. ESPB notes retakes can be taken once every 21 days (ESPB testing information). Use the waiting window to study the objectives missed on the prior form, not to cram unrelated material.

Score questions for ESPB vs ETS

Contact ETS for delivery delays, name mismatches, or rescoring rules. Contact ESPB for whether a pass satisfies your specific license type or alternate route plan.

Name mismatches

If your report shows a nickname that does not match your ESPB application, open a ticket with ETS before ESPB rejects the PDF. Fixing the account is easier than retesting.

Viewing scores as a mentor

Faculty advisors may ask for PDFs to clear student teaching gates. Share the official PDF, not a screenshot of the web portal, so dates and codes are crisp.

Adding endorsements later

When you return for an added endorsement, ETS may still hold older passes on file. Order an additional report to ESPB instead of retesting Core if the code still satisfies the new path.

Disputed scores

ETS offers score review processes with deadlines. If you believe a constructed-response was mis-scored, read the policy on your report immediately because windows are short.

Score preview for advisors

Some programs want to see unofficial screenshots before transcripts update. Screenshots are not substitutes for PDF uploads to ESPB, but they can unblock local student teaching paperwork while ETS processes results.

Merged accounts

If you created two ETS accounts during college, merge history before ordering reports. Duplicate accounts split scores across logins and confuse ESPB matching.

Waiting on the last subtest

Student teachers sometimes need only one more code. Check whether a provisional license is possible while that score is pending; ESPB sets that rule, not ETS.

Printed score labels

If you mail paper copies, use the PDF ETS generated. Photocopies can blur bar codes that staff use to match your record.

Calendar reminders

Set a phone reminder to download scores the day ETS emails you. Waiting a week makes it harder to find the right report if you tested multiple codes that month.

Long-term storage

Cloud folders beat email inboxes. Label files with code_date_pass. Some candidates need scores years later when adding endorsements.

Independence

North Dakota PD is independent. Praxis is an ETS trademark.

If a score falls short, our Praxis study guides and Praxis practice tests pages compare prep for the retake.

Sources checked November 2026

Score report mechanics from ETS qualifying scores and ETS Praxis home; transmission rules from ETS North Dakota overview; board thresholds from ESPB testing information.

Quick answers

Is a scaled score a percentage?

No. ETS scales scores so forms differ in difficulty. Compare only to the published qualifying score for your test date.

How fast do scores arrive?

Score reports are available online through your ETS account 2 to 3 weeks after the testing window closes, or 2 to 3 weeks after your test date for continuously offered tests (ESPB testing information).