The Middle School Mathematics content topics span the middle school mathematics curriculum, including content related to (I) Numbers and Operations, (II) Algebra, (III) Functions, (IV) Geometry and Measurement, and (V) Statistics and Probability. A full list of the mathematics topics covered is provided in its Study Companion.

Test takers will find that approximately 30% of the questions call for application of mathematics within a teaching scenario or an instructional task. Such questions—designed to measure applications of mathematics knowledge and skills to the kinds of decisions and evaluations a teacher must make during work with students, curriculum, and instruction—situate mathematics content questions in tasks that are critical for teaching. A full list of the teaching tasks covered, which have been identified based on research on mathematics instruction and are a routine part of mathematics instruction, is provided in its Study Companion.

Test takers have access to an on-screen graphing calculator and a list of selected unit conversions and formulas. This list is also provided in the Middle School Mathematics (5164) Study Companion.

The assessment is designed and developed through work with practicing teachers and teacher educators to reflect the mathematics curriculum as well as state and national standards for mathematics, including the Standards for the Preparation of Middle Level Mathematics Teachers (2020), by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

This test may contain some questions that will not count toward your score.