SAT Subject Tests - Percentile Ranks - 2012 College-Bound Seniors - Literature and Math and Science

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SAT Subject Tests percentile rank tables for 2012 college-bound seniors compare a student’s reported score with the performance of other test-takers within the same subject area. The percentile rank indicates the percentage of college-bound seniors who earned a lower score. Guidance clarifies that the test-taker population differs by test, so percentile ranks across different SAT Subject Tests cannot be compared. The tables list score-to-percentile mappings for Literature, U.S. and World History, and multiple Mathematics and Science exams.

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Percentile rank table overview

How percentile ranks are interpreted

Notes on cross-test comparisons

Subject areas and score mappings

Literature

History and Social Studies

Mathematics

Science

SAT Subject Tests™ Percentile Ranks 2012 College-Bound Seniors This table allows you to compare a student’s scores 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 Literature score of 600, for example, can see that 43 percent of test-takers scored lower. Please note that the population of test-takers differs from test to test and from the larger group that takes the SAT® . For this reason, scores and percentiles of different SAT Subject Tests™ cannot be compared. Literature History and Social Studies Mathematics Science | Score | | U. S.
History | World
History | Math
Level I | Math
Level II | Ecological
Biology | Molecular
Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Score | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 800 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 99 | 85 | 98 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 800 | | 790 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 99 | 81 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 87 | 790 | | 780 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 98 | 78 | 96 | 91 | 84 | 84 | 780 | | 770 | 96 | 91 | 89 | 97 | 75 | 93 | 88 | 80 | 81 | 770 | | 760 | 95 | 88 | 87 | 95 | 71 | 92 | 85 | 77 | 78 | 760 | | 750 | 92 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 68 | 90 | 81 | 73 | 74 | 750 | | 740 | 89 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 65 | 86 | 76 | 70 | 71 | 740 | | 730 | 87 | 77 | 80 | 87 | 62 | 83 | 72 | 66 | 68 | 730 | | 720 | 85 | 73 | 76 | 85 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 720 | | 710 | 81 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 56 | 77 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 710 | | 700 | 76 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 52 | 73 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 700 | | 690 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 49 | 70 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 690 | | 680 | 71 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 47 | 65 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 680 | | 670 | 68 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 44 | 62 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 670 | | 660 | 63 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 41 | 58 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 660 | | 650 | 60 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 37 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 650 | | 640 | 56 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 33 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 640 | | 630 | 53 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 46 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 630 | | 620 | 49 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 28 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 620 | | 610 | 46 | 33 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 39 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 610 | | 600 | 43 | 30 | 42 | 37 | 22 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 600 | | 590 | 40 | 29 | 39 | 34 | 19 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 590 | | 580 | 37 | 26 | 36 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 580 | | 570 | 34 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 570 | | 560 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 560 | | 550 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 550 | | 540 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 540 | | 530 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 530 | | 520 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 520 | | 510 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 510 | | 500 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 500 | 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 Subject Tests™ Percentile Ranks 2012 College-Bound Seniors Literature History and Social Studies Mathematics Science | Score | | U. S.
History | World
History | Math
Level I | Math
Level II | Ecological
Biology | Molecular
Biology | Chemistry | Physics | Score | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 490 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 490 | | 480 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 480 | | 470 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 470 | | 460 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 460 | | 450 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 450 | | 440 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 440 | | 430 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 430 | | 420 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 420 | | 410 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1- | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 410 | | 400 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1- | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1- | 400 | | 390 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1- | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1- | 390 | | 380 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 1 | 1- | 1- | 380 | | 370 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1- | 2 | 1 | 1- | 1- | 370 | | 360 | 1 | 1-

FAQs

What does a percentile rank mean in these SAT Subject Tests tables?

It shows the percentage of 2012 college-bound seniors who earned a lower score than the student’s score in that subject test.

Can percentile ranks from different SAT Subject Tests be compared?

No. The population of test-takers differs from test to test and also from the larger SAT group, so scores and percentiles across different SAT Subject Tests cannot be compared.

Which subject areas are covered by the percentile rank tables?

The document provides score-to-percentile mappings for Literature, U.S. History, World History, Math Level I and Level II, and several Science exams including Ecological Biology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

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