EMS Pass Rates
How is this data determined?
The reported data will be aggregated for a 3-year period and will be updated every 6 months (January-July) on a rolling schedule. The report will be based on the Utah peer-to-peer benchmark in which the 3rd cumulative attempt average will be the midpoint. Programs with pass rates above the 84th percentile will be classified as “High Performers”; those programs below the 84th percentile and above the mean will be classified as “Above Average”. Those programs below the mean and above the 16th percentile will be classified as “Below Average”. Those below the 16th percentile will be classified as “Poor Performers.”
Here is an example: The 202X 3rd cumulative EMT pass rate is 74%. Using the bell curve, 1 standard deviation to the right would represent 10 percentage points or an 84% pass rate. Programs with an 84.5% or higher pass rate would be a “High Performer”. Those programs that lie below the 84th percentile and above the mean (74.5%-84%) would be an “Above Average Performer”. Those lying below the mean and above the 16th percentile (64.5%-74%) would be a “Below Average Performer”, while those falling below the 16th percentile (64%) would be a “Low Performer.”
The average for each level for January 1, 2022-December 19, 2024 is EMT 74% average, AEMT 74% average, Paramedic 95% average.