LET Elementary Pass Rate: What PRC's Numbers Show

LET Elementary Pass Rate: What PRC's Numbers Show

In the March 2026 LET, 18,376 of 32,796 Elementary examinees passed, or 56.03%. That's the highest of the last four sittings. It also means roughly 44 in every 100 examinees didn't pass.

This post sets out PRC's real numbers and what they mean for how you plan your review.

The numbers across recent sittings

Source: PRC results releases. The September 2025 LET was split by weather: examinees in Regions I, II and CAR took it on November 30, 2025, and PRC released one combined result.

A few things stand out:

• Volume. About 77,800 people took LET Elementary across the two 2025 sittings.
• Direction. The pass rate rose in each of the last four sittings, from 45.51% to 56.03%.
• September 2026. The September 20, 2026 LET has been held. PRC targets releasing results by November 27, 2026.

A rising rate is good news, but don't bank on it. Rates move from sitting to sitting, so plan your review for a harder paper.

First-timers and repeaters

PRC doesn't publish a separate pass rate for first-timers. It does publish how many passers were first-timers and how many were repeaters. In March 2026, 15,670 of the Elementary passers were first-timers and 2,706 were repeaters.

So a repeater can pass, and many do. What matters is fixing the specific part that pulled you down.

Elementary vs Secondary

LET Secondary has passed a higher share of its examinees in every recent sitting:

Source: PRC results releases.

PRC doesn't explain the gap, and the numbers alone can't tell you why. The structures do differ: in Elementary, Gen Ed counts for 40% and Prof Ed for 60%. In Secondary, Gen Ed is 20%, Prof Ed 40% and Specialization 40%. For your review, the lesson is the same either way: each part must clear 50%, and the average must reach 75%.

Four ways candidates fall short, and the fix for each

1. A weak Gen Ed

Gen Ed has 10 areas of 15 items each, and most reviewers have a few they haven't touched since first year of college. In Elementary, a Gen Ed below 50% almost always drags the average under 75% too. The only way to pass the average with Gen Ed at 49 is a Prof Ed of at least about 92.

The fix: don't let a Gen Ed mock score sit below 65%. Give Gen Ed extra time until it clears that line. See the 50% rule guide.

2. Too little total review time

A few weeks of light review rarely covers 10 Gen Ed areas plus the whole Prof Ed table of specifications. Plan 14–16 weeks if you're working, and track your hours.

3. Treating Prof Ed as common sense

Candidates who teach every day sometimes assume classroom experience covers Prof Ed. It doesn't cover the terminology: learning theories, developmental stages, assessment concepts, education laws. Prof Ed is 60% of your rating, so give it at least that share of your review.

4. Too few full mocks

Without full-length, timed mocks, you don't find out whether your pacing holds up. Gen Ed gives you about 48 seconds per item, and Prof Ed about 72. Take at least 4–5 full mocks across your review and score each part separately.

A target that clears the line

A worked example of a safe target:

• Prof Ed target: 80% (120 of 150)
• Gen Ed target: 72% (108 of 150)

General average: (80 × 0.6) + (72 × 0.4) = 48 + 28.8 = 76.8%.

That's above 75%, with both parts well above 50%. Build toward these numbers in your mocks, and keep the buffer for test-day nerves.

If you didn't pass

If your general average was within 5 points of 75, RA 9293 lets PRC grant a special permit to teach as a para-teacher while you prepare to retake. The LET ran in March and September in both 2025 and 2026. The next one is expected in March 2027, but PRC hasn't published its 2027 schedule yet. The retake planner helps you lay out the weeks.

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What to read next

The LET Elementary pillar guide covers the full review. For part-by-part plans: Gen Ed and Prof Ed.