NREMT Pass Rates

Written by cati
Updated April 07, 2026

Axon Education Consortium and Texas EMS School tracks student outcomes related to success with National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination results for both the Psychomotor and Cognitive Examinations. Additionally student retention and employment statistics are maintained for accreditation purposes. 


NREMT Cognitive Examination

The following statistics represent students who graduated from an Axon – Texas EMS School course who attempted the NREMT exam. Data for students who pass the exam is collected routinely throughout the year; however, data for those who fail the exam can only be finalized after the end of a 24 month waiting period and is often published in February two years following the end of each calendar year. This means that data for the two most recent calendar years may be incomplete. Note also that this data does not include students who passed an Axon course but chose NOT to attempt the appropriate NREMT exam. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) publishes a similar but not identical statistic.* “None” indicates that there were no students for that particular reporting period.  


EMT Pass Rates

Year Program NamePass Rate Texas AverageNational Average
2019EMT83%75%75%
2020EMT87%75%78%
2021EMT84%75%78%
2022EMT88%77%79%
 2023 EMT 88% 77% 80%
 2024 EMT 85% 77% 79%


Advanced EMT Pass Rates

YearProgram Name Pass rateTexas Average National Average
2019Advanced EMT100%72%79%
2020Advanced EMT100%77%73%
2021Advanced EMT100%75%79%
2022Advanced EMT100%77%70%
 2023 Advanced EMT 75% 71% 74%
 2024 Advanced EMT 100% 77% 70%






Paramedic Pass Rates

YearProgram Name Pass rateTexas Average National Average
2019Paramedic None89%86%
2020Paramedic None86%85%
2021Paramedic100%85%85%
2022Paramedic100%87%86%
 2023 Paramedic 89% 87% 87%
 2024 Paramedic 87% 87% 86%


*The Texas Department of State Health Services publishes a related statistic on their website. Note that the statistics above represent all students who passed an Axon – Texas EMS School course who attempted the exam, while the DSHS statistic represents all Axon – Texas EMS School students who attempted an exam within a particular calendar year regardless of when they completed the course. DSHS results may be found at: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/emstraumasystems/nationalregistry.shtm. Texas and National averages denoted above were taken from this web site. Please be aware that this data is rarely static, and data from the NREMT and DSHS public sites changes retroactively from time to time, and while we attempt to refer to them accurately, it is always valuable to obtain this data from the original source.