Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors

Contractor Exam Statistics FY 2025

Pass/Fail Totals and Rates

(September 2024-August 2025)

License Type	Pass	Fail	Tot	Rate	No Show
Environmental A	605	1,082	1,687	35.86%	128
Environmental B	352	982	1,334	26.39%	108
Commercial Refrigeration A	394	395	789	49.94%	74
Commercial Refrigeration B	93	151	244	38.11%	15
Certified ACR Technician	39	83	122	31.97%	7
Total	1,483	2,693	4,176	35.51%	336

Exam Performance Details (Topic – Level)

TX Commercial Refrigeration A

Topic Content	Max Score	First Time Exams State Mean	Repeat Exams State Mean
Air Distribution	6.0	4.5	4.2
Basic Refrigeration Components	10.0	7	6.7
Combustion Air	3.0	1.8	1.5
Controls	14.0	10.2	9.7
Equipment Requirements	12.0	8.1	7.6
HVACR Systems and Design	20.0	13	12.5
Piping	11.0	7.6	7.6
Refrigeration Principles	10.0	7.3	6.9
Safety	7.0	5.3	5.4
Service	11.0	7.7	7.2
Testing	6.0	4.1	3.9
Topic Scores Total	120.0	83	79.4

TX Commercial Refrigeration B

Topic Content	Max Score	First Time Exams State Mean	Repeat Exams State Mean
Air Distribution	5.0	3.4	3.4
Basic Refrigeration Components	8.0	5	4.7
Combustion Air	3.0	1.6	1.6
Controls	11.0	7.6	7.4
Equipment Requirements	10.0	6.3	6.5
HVACR Systems and Design	17.0	10.4	9.9
Piping	9.0	6	6.3
Refrigeration Principles	8.0	5.2	5.6
Safety	6.0	4.1	4
Service	9.0	5.9	5.6
Testing	5.0	3.6	3.5
Topic Scores Total	100.0	64.4	63.8

TX Environmental Air A

Topic Content	Max Score	First Time Exams State Mean	Repeat Exams State Mean
Air Distribution	18.0	12.0	12.4
Basic Refrigeration Components	6.0	4.0	3.8
Combustion Air	6.0	3.4	3.2
Controls	6.0	4.1	4.0
Equipment Requirements and Design	14.0	8.8	8.7
HVACR Systems	11.0	6.8	6.7
Piping	6.0	3.9	3.9
Refrigeration Principles	6.0	4.2	4.1
Safety	6.0	4.4	4.5
Service	12.0	8.2	7.8
Testing	12.0	7.6	7.6
Topic Scores Total	120.0	78.2	77.6

TX Environmental Air B

Topic Content	Max Score	First Time Exams State Mean	Repeat Exams State Mean
Air Distribution	15.0	9.8	10.1
Basic Refrigeration Components	5.0	3.3	3.2
Combustion Air	5.0	2.7	2.8
Controls	5.0	3.4	3.3
Equipment Requirements and Design	12.0	6.55	6.9
HVACR Systems	9.0	5.2	5.3
Piping	5.0	3.4	3.5
Refrigeration Principles	5.0	3.1	3.1
Safety	5.0	3	3.2
Service	10.0	6.1	6.2
Testing	10.0	6	6.2
Topic Scores Total	100.0	60.4	61.9

TX ACR Certified Technician

Topic Content	Max Score	First Time Exams State Mean	Repeat Exams State Mean
Basic Refrigeration Components	9.0	5.9	6.1
Combustion Air	3.0	1.2	1.2
Controls	6.0	3.3	3.4
Piping	3.0	1.7	2.0
Refrigeration Principles	9.0	5.1	4.9
Safety	3.0	1.9	2.0
Testing Diagnostics and Services	27.0	1.4	17.5
Topic Scores Total	60.0	36.5	37.0