SAT Data Tables
Interpreting SAT and SAT Subject Test scores
SAT Program data provide important information about test characteristics, prediction, validity, and reliability. Additionally, college-bound senior data provides insightful information about the test takers, i.e., subgroup performance, college plans and goals, and high school background.
Below is a list of data tables for use in interpreting SAT and Subject Test scores. These tables supplement the College-Bound Seniors data. These 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 | |
|---|---|
| Table | Description |
| Test Performance | |
| SAT Percentile Ranks (.pdf/666K) | These percentile tables allow comparison of students who took the test and are used to find out how students performed on the test. |
| Percentile Ranks for Males, Females, and Total Group: Critical Reading (.pdf/310K) | |
| Percentile Ranks for Males, Females, and Total Group: Mathematics (.pdf/334K) | |
| Percentile Ranks for Males, Females, and Total Group: Writing (.pdf/645K) | |
| Composite (CR+M+W) Percentile Ranks (.pdf/564K) | |
| Composite (CR+M) Percentile Ranks (.pdf/490K) | |
| Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Percentile Ranks by Gender and Ethnic Groups (.pdf/376K) | |
| SAT Raw Score to Scaled Score Ranges (.pdf/230K) | |
| Test Characteristics (Reliability, Difficulty Levels, Completion Rates) | |
| Test Characteristics of the SAT (.pdf/323K) | This table shows that the test is reliable and appropriately difficult and that a sufficient amount of time is allocated for each test section. |
| SAT Concordance to ACT | |
| Other SAT Data | |
| Total Group Writing Subscore Report (.pdf/31K) | This table provides a better understanding of how the total group performed on the essay and multiple-choice questions of the writing section, as broken down by both total group and ethnic groups. |
| PSAT/NMSQT® Scores (.pdf/89K) | These tables show changes in scores over time. |
| Percentage of Students with Senior Year Score Gain or Loss (.pdf/333K) | |
| SAT One-Year Mean Score Changes (.pdf/230K) | |
| Test Scores of Nontraditional Test-Takers (seventh- and eighth-graders and adults) (.pdf/89K) | |
| Comparing Group Scores on the SAT (graph) (.pdf/153K) | Use this information to determine when a difference between two group mean scores is statistically significant—and when it is not. |
| Comparing Group Scores on the SAT (table) (.pdf/89K) | |
| SAT Subject Tests | |
|---|---|
| Table | Description |
| Test Performance | |
| Subject Test Percentile Ranks (.pdf/381K) | 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/312K) | |
| Subject Tests in Languages—Total Score and Subscore Percentile Ranks for Students Who Studied a Language in High School (.pdf/268K) | |
| Performance by Years of Study | |
| Subject Tests in Languages—Performance by Years of Study (.pdf/158K) | 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/252K) | This table shows that Subject Tests are reliable and appropriately difficult. |