SAT Percentile Ranks for Males, Females and Total Group - 2012 College-Bound Seniors - Critical Reading + Mathematics - Composite Score Percentile Comparison Table

Sep 14, 2026

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SAT Percentile Ranks table for 2012 college-bound seniors combines Critical Reading and Mathematics into a single composite score and reports percentile ranks for the total group as well as separate male and female cohorts. The percentile rank indicates the percentage of students within each group who scored lower on the two sections together. The table provides a basis for comparing performance across groups while noting that composite scores can mask section-by-section differences.

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SAT® Percentile Ranks for Males, Females and Total Group 2012 College-Bound Seniors—Critical Reading + Mathematics This table allows you to compare a student’s combined SAT® mathematics and critical reading scores with the performance of other test-takers in the total group of 2012 college-bound seniors, as well as with all males and all females in the cohort. Percentile ranks show the percentage of each group who scored lower on the two sections together. Note that composite scores are not the best way to view SAT scores because important differences between the performances on each section are obscured. Total Male Female | Score | Number | Percentile | Number | Percentile | Number | Percentile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1600 | 1,171 | 99+ | 731 | 99+ | 440 | 99+ | | 1590 | 618 | 99+ | 360 | 99+ | 258 | 99+ | | 1580 | 1,080 | 99+ | 659 | 99+ | 421 | 99+ | | 1570 | 1,163 | 99+ | 713 | 99+ | 450 | 99+ | | 1560 | 1,468 | 99+ | 836 | 99+ | 632 | 99+ | | 1550 | 1,190 | 99+ | 732 | 99 | 458 | 99+ | | 1540 | 2,553 | 99 | 1,532 | 99 | 1,021 | 99+ | | 1530 | 1,917 | 99 | 1,178 | 99 | 739 | 99+ | | 1520 | 2,692 | 99 | 1,577 | 99 | 1,115 | 99 | | 1510 | 2,309 | 99 | 1,316 | 99 | 993 | 99 | | 1500 | 3,621 | 99 | 2,147 | 98 | 1,474 | 99 | | 1490 | 3,147 | 99 | 1,870 | 98 | 1,277 | 99 | | 1480 | 3,643 | 98 | 2,057 | 98 | 1,586 | 99 | | 1470 | 4,252 | 98 | 2,491 | 98 | 1,761 | 99 | | 1460 | 4,270 | 98 | 2,427 | 97 | 1,843 | 98 | | 1450 | 4,804 | 98 | 2,758 | 97 | 2,046 | 98 | | 1440 | 4,976 | 97 | 2,820 | 97 | 2,156 | 98 | | 1430 | 5,439 | 97 | 3,092 | 96 | 2,347 | 98 | | 1420 | 6,103 | 97 | 3,475 | 96 | 2,628 | 97 | | 1410 | 6,469 | 96 | 3,731 | 95 | 2,738 | 97 | | 1400 | 6,971 | 96 | 3,959 | 95 | 3,012 | 97 | | 1390 | 7,011 | 95 | 3,983 | 94 | 3,028 | 96 | | 1380 | 7,598 | 95 | 4,193 | 94 | 3,405 | 96 | | 1370 | 8,561 | 94 | 4,752 | 93 | 3,809 | 96 | | 1360 | 9,214 | 94 | 5,160 | 92 | 4,054 | 95 | | 1350 | 9,381 | 93 | 5,164 | 92 | 4,217 | 95 | | 1340 | 10,282 | 93 | 5,553 | 91 | 4,729 | 94 | | 1330 | 10,647 | 92 | 5,908 | 90 | 4,739 | 94 | | 1320 | 11,476 | 91 | 6,149 | 90 | 5,327 | 93 | | 1310 | 11,889 | 91 | 6,531 | 89 | 5,358 | 92 | Page 1 of 4 [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 for Males, Females and Total Group 2012 College-Bound Seniors—Critical Reading + Mathematics Total Male Female | Score | Number | Percentile | Number | Percentile | Number | Percentile | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1300 | 13,107 | 90 | 7,174 | 88 | 5,933 | 92 | | 1290 | 13,342 | 89 | 7,235 | 87 | 6,107 | 91 | | 1280 | 13,946 | 88 | 7,460 | 86 | 6,486 | 90 | | 1270 | 15,248 | 87 | 8,137 | 85 | 7,111 | 89 | | 1260 | 15,356 | 86 | 8,146 | 84 | 7,210 | 89 | | 1250 | 16,553 | 85 | 8,655 | 83 | 7,898 | 88 | | 1240 | 16,981 | 84 | 8,815 | 82 | 8,166 | 87 | | 1230 | 18,048 | 83 | 9,380 | 80 | 8,668 | 86 | | 1220 | 18,531 | 82 | 9,662 | 79 | 8,869 | 85 | | 1210 | 19,175 | 81 | 9,902 | 78 | 9,273 | 84 | | 1200 | 19,585 | 80 | 10,060 | 77 | 9,525 | 83 | | 1190 | 20,329 | 79 | 10,324 | 75 | 10,005 | 82 | | 1180 | 21,246 | 77 | 10,798 | 74 | 10,448 | 80 | | 1170 | 21,606 | 76 | 10,925 | 72 | 10,681 | 79 | | 1160 | 22,486 | 75 | 11,257 | 71 | 11,229 | 78 | | 1150 | 23,242 | 73 | 11,732 | 69 | 11,510 | 77 | | 1140 | 23,661 | 72 | 11,841 | 68 | 11,820 | 75 | | 1130 | 24,101 | 70 | 11,902 | 66 | 12,199 | 74 | | 1120 | 25,481 | 69 | 12,782 | 65 | 12,699 | 72 | | 1110 | 25,503 | 67 | 12,425 | 63 | 13,078 | 71 | | 1100 | 26,584 | 66 | 12,991 | 62 | 13,593 | 69 | | 1090 | 26,472 | 64 | 12,731 | 60 | 13,741 | 68 | | 1080 | 27,034 | 63 | 12,999 | 58 | 14,035 | 66 | | 1070 | 27,399 | 61 | 13,188 | 57 | 14,211 | 65 | | 1060 | 28,547 | 59 | 13,497 | 55 | 15,050 | 63 | | 1050 | 28,885 | 57 | 13,590 | 53 | 15,295 | 61 | |

FAQs

What does the percentile rank represent in this SAT table?

Percentile rank shows the percentage of students in each group who scored lower on the combined Critical Reading + Mathematics sections.

Which groups are included in the table?

The table lists percentile ranks for the total group of 2012 college-bound seniors and separately for males and females.

Why is the composite score not the best way to view SAT results?

Composite scores can obscure important differences between performance on the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections.

Sep 14, 2026

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