Requirements/Kentucky
High School Math Teacher in Kentucky.
A content test plus the pedagogy test.
- Exams
- 2
- Published passing
- 160
- One test to confirm
- Certificate
- Mathematics, Grades 8-12
The exams you have to pass
In the order most candidates take them.
Praxis Mathematics: Content Knowledge5161
The regulation names 5161. ETS has since replaced that test with 5165 in most states.
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): Grades 7-125624
Kentucky sets every PLT at 160, including the 7-12 test that most states pass at 157.
One thing to confirm before you register
The regulation names Mathematics: Content Knowledge as test 5161, but ETS replaced 5161 with 5165 and most states moved across years ago. Kentucky very likely accepts the current test at the same score, but the regulation has not been updated to say so, and we will not assume it for you.
Ask
Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
Kentucky Department of Education, Division of Educator Licensure and Quality
What people get wrong
Each of these costs a candidate either money or a test date.
- Kentucky sets the 7-12 pedagogy test at 160. Most states pass the same test at 157, so do not study to a number you read elsewhere.
Required, but not an exam
- A bachelor’s degree
- An approved educator preparation program, or an approved alternative route
- Application through the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board
Now go pass them.
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Start with your examVerified 2026-08-06 against Kentucky Administrative Regulations, 16 KAR 6:010, Written examination prerequisites for teacher certification. Certification rules change by state board vote. Confirm with the state before you register for a test.