We are regularly asked “is xyz score good enough for abc top boarding school?” First off, the boarding schools are operating off of percentiles and not a gross score. Your 1998 may look good overall, but it actually only equates to a 47% Percentile as an 8th grade boy. It’s a 53% Percentile as the opposite sex in the same grade.
SSAT Percentile Examples for 8th Grade Girls
- 2004 Total Score = 55% Percentile*
- 2049 Total Score = 65% Percentile*
- 2094 Total Score = 75% Percentile*
- 2145 Total Score = 85% Percentile*
- 2226-2244 Total Score = 95% Percentile*
- 2295+ Total Score = 99% Percentile*
SSAT Percentile Examples for 8th Grade Boys
- 2031 Total Score = 55% Percentile*
- 2076 Total Score = 65% Percentile*
- 2118-2121 Total Score = 75% Percentile*
- 2175-78 Total Score = 85% Percentile*
- 2250-59 Total Score = 95% Percentile*
- 2310+ Total Score = 99% Percentile*
*Estimates for percentiles come from the Secondary School Admission Test Board’s 2011-2012 Interpretive Guide to the SSAT based on students tested from August 2008-July 2011. They are not representative of students in general throughout the country, nor are they representative of all students enrolled in independent secondary schools.