SAT Data Tables
Important information and insights about your students and the SAT Subject Tests
SAT Program data provides educators with important information about:
- Test characteristics
- Prediction
- Validity
- Reliability
Additionally, college-bound senior data provide important information and insights about the test-takers, including:
- Subgroup performance
- College plans and goals
- High school background
Below is a list of data tables for use in interpreting Subject Test scores. These tables supplement the 2008 College-Bound Seniors data. The tables are available for download in PDF format.
A list of Statistical Definitions can help you to understand the statistical terms mentioned in the tables.
| SAT Subject Tests | |
|---|---|
| Table | Description |
| Test performance | |
| Subject Test Percentile Ranks (.pdf/264K) | Percentiles compare students who took the same Subject Test, and are used to find out how students performed on the test. |
| Subject Test Subscore Percentile Ranks (.pdf/141K) | |
| Subject Tests in Languages—Total Score and Subscore Percentile Ranks for Students Who Studied a Language in High School (.pdf/150K) | |
| Performance by years of study | |
| Subject Tests in Languages—Performance by Years of Study (.pdf/132K) | Use this table to find out how scores change with varying levels of language instruction. |
| Subject tests characteristics (reliability, difficulty levels, completion rates) | |
| Test Characteristics of the SAT Subject Tests (.pdf/533K) | This table shows that Subject Tests are reliable and appropriately difficult. |