Very Low High Very

Low Low Average Average Average Superior Superior

Percent of
2% 6% 17% 50% 17% 6% 2%
Population

Percentile 0.1-2 3-8 9-24 25-75 76-91 92-97 98-99.9

Standard
69 & below 70-79 80-89 90-110 111-120 121-130 131 & above
Score
Scaled
3 & below 4-5 6-7 8-12 13-14 15-16 17 & above
Score
T-Score 30 40 50 60 70
Standard
-2 -1 0 Mean +1 +2
Deviation

Percentile – The percent of persons in the norming sample who scored the same as or lower than the student.
Standard Score – Standard scores have an average (mean) of 100 and a standard deviation of 15.
Scaled Score – Scaled scores have an average (mean) of 10 and a standard deviation of 3.
T-Score – T-scores have an average (mean) of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.
Standard Deviation – A measure of variability of scores from the mean.

• Classifying standard scores. Typically the normal limits of functioning encompass three classification categories: low average (standard scores of 80–89), average (standard scores of 90–110),
and high average (111–120). These classifications are used typically by school psychologists and other assessment specialists to describe a student’s ability compared to same-age peers from the
general population.
September 2012