SAT Section Score Percentile Rankings

2016 College-Bound Seniors
Reading/Writing and Math Percentile Ranks*
Section Score
800
790
780
770
760
750
740
730
720
710
700
690
680
670
660
650
640
630
620
610
600
590
580
570
560
550
540
530
520
510
500
Reading/Writing
Nationally
Representative
SAT User
Sample Percentile†
Percentile‡
>99
>99
>99
>99
>99
>99
>99
99
>99
99
99
99
99
98
99
97
98
96
97
95
97
94
96
92
95
91
93
89
92
86
90
84
88
81
86
78
84
75
80
72
79
69
76
66
74
63
71
60
68
56
65
52
62
49
58
45
55
42
51
38
48
35
Math
Nationally
Representative
Sample Percentile†
>99
>99
99
99
99
98
98
97
97
96
95
94
93
92
91
90
89
87
85
83
81
79
76
73
71
68
65
61
57
52
47
*Percentile Rank represents what percentage of test takers had an equal or lesser score
th
th
†Compared to representative sample of all US Students in the 11 and 12 grade
‡Compared to students who typically take the SAT
SAT User
Percentile‡
>99
99
98
98
98
97
96
95
95
94
92
91
89
88
87
86
83
81
79
76
73
70
67
64
60
57
53
49
45
40
34
2016 College-Bound Seniors
Reading/Writing and Math Percentile Ranks*
Section Score
500
490
480
470
460
450
440
430
420
410
400
390
380
370
360
350
340
330
320
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
Reading/Writing
Nationally
Representative
SAT User
Sample Percentile†
Percentile‡
48
35
44
31
41
28
38
25
34
22
31
20
28
17
24
15
22
13
19
11
16
9
13
7
11
6
9
5
7
3
5
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
Math
Nationally
Representative
Sample Percentile†
47
44
40
36
32
29
25
23
20
17
15
13
10
9
7
5
4
3
2
1
1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
*Percentile Rank represents what percentage of test takers had an equal or lesser score
th
th
†Compared to representative sample of all US Students in the 11 and 12 grade
‡Compared to students who typically take the SAT
SAT User
Percentile‡
34
30
27
24
21
18
16
14
12
10
8
7
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1
<1