SAT - 2012 College-Bound Seniors - Percentile Ranks

Sep 22, 2026

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2012 SAT percentile ranks compare a student’s SAT score to the performance of other college-bound seniors. The percentile rank indicates the percentage of test-takers who earned a lower score. Tables map critical reading, mathematics, and writing scores to percentile values, including high-end 99+ ranges and lower score percentiles. The document also reports mean and standard deviation for each section and links to definitions of statistical terms.

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SAT Percentile Ranks

2012 College-Bound Seniors—Score to Percentile Table

Definitions, Mean, and Standard Deviation

SAT® Percentile Ranks 2012 College-Bound Seniors—Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing Percentile Ranks This table allows you to compare a student’s score with the performance of other test-takers. The percentile rank shows students what percentage of college-bound seniors earned a lower score than they did. A student with a writing score of 510, for example, can see that 58 percent of other test-takers scored lower. | Score | Percentile | Percentile | Percentile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 800 | 99+ | 99 | 99+ | | 790 | 99 | 99 | 99 | | 780 | 99 | 98 | 99 | | 770 | 99 | 98 | 99 | | 760 | 99 | 97 | 99 | | 750 | 98 | 97 | 98 | | 740 | 98 | 96 | 98 | | 730 | 97 | 96 | 98 | | 720 | 97 | 95 | 97 | | 710 | 96 | 94 | 96 | | 700 | 95 | 93 | 96 | | 690 | 94 | 92 | 95 | | 680 | 93 | 90 | 94 | | 670 | 92 | 89 | 93 | | 660 | 91 | 87 | 92 | | 650 | 90 | 85 | 90 | | 640 | 88 | 83 | 89 | | 630 | 87 | 82 | 88 | | 620 | 84 | 80 | 86 | | 610 | 83 | 78 | 84 | | 600 | 81 | 74 | 82 | | 590 | 78 | 72 | 80 | | 580 | 76 | 70 | 78 | | 570 | 73 | 67 | 75 | | 560 | 71 | 64 | 73 | | 550 | 67 | 62 | 70 | | 540 | 64 | 58 | 67 | | 530 | 61 | 55 | 64 | | 520 | 58 | 52 | 61 | | 510 | 55 | 49 | 58 | | 500 | 51 | 45 | 55 | Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Page 1 of 2 [Definitions of statistical terms are provided online at research.collegeboard.org/definitions](Definitions of statistical terms are provided online at research.collegeboard.org/definitions).© 2012 The College Board. SAT® Percentile Ranks 2012 College-Bound Seniors—Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing Percentile Ranks | Score | Percentile | Percentile | Percentile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 490 | 48 | 42 | 52 | | 480 | 44 | 39 | 48 | | 470 | 41 | 35 | 44 | | 460 | 37 | 32 | 41 | | 450 | 34 | 29 | 38 | | 440 | 31 | 26 | 34 | | 430 | 27 | 23 | 31 | | 420 | 25 | 21 | 27 | | 410 | 21 | 18 | 24 | | 400 | 19 | 16 | 21 | | 390 | 16 | 13 | 18 | | 380 | 14 | 11 | 16 | | 370 | 12 | 10 | 13 | | 360 | 10 | 8 | 11 | | 350 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | 340 | 7 | 6 | 8 | | 330 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | 320 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | 310 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 300 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 290 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 280 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 270 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 260 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 250 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 240 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 230 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 220 | 1 | 1- | 1 | | 210 | 1 | 1- | 1 | | 200 | — | — | — | | Mean | 496 | 514 | 488 | | S. D. | 114 | 117 | 114 | Critical Reading Mathematics Writing [Definitions of statistical terms are provided online at research.collegeboard.org/definitions](Definitions of statistical terms are provided online at research.collegeboard.org/definitions).© 2012 The College Board. Page 2 of 2

FAQs

What does a SAT percentile rank mean for 2012 college-bound seniors?

A percentile rank shows what percentage of college-bound seniors earned a lower score than the student. It places the student’s performance relative to other test-takers.

How are percentile ranks organized in the table?

Percentile ranks are provided separately for Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. Each score maps to one or more percentile values.

Are statistical summaries included beyond the score-to-percentile tables?

Yes. The document includes mean and standard deviation values for each section and provides an online link for definitions of statistical terms.

Sep 22, 2026

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