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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think many do get between 90-98 but 99 or above are not as common.[/quote]

Seems that many posters seem not to understand the SSAT scoring system at all. Exactly 1% of test takers get a 99th percentile and exactly 9% are between 90-98th percentile. The percentile is based on comparison to other test takers in the last three years. In contrast the WPPSI percentile is a conversion the test administrator applies to the raw score.  There is no actual direct comparison on the WPPSI to other test takers, so it is quite possible that all the local psychologists give scores in the 90+ range.  Also, the posters claiming their kids got 100 or higher are just pulling your leg. Here's how the SSAT report describes the percentile scores:

Y[b]our SSAT percentiles have a range of 1 to 99, indicating the percentage of other test takers who
     scored at or below your scaled score. The first SSAT percentile compares your performance to the
     performances of all other students in the same grade level who have taken the test in the last three
     years. The second SSAT percentile compares your performance to the performance of other
     students of the same grade and gender who have taken the SSAT within the past three years. If you
     are concerned that your percentiles are lower than you have earned on other tests, please
     remember that SSAT test takers are members of a small and highly competitive group of students
     who plan to attend some of the world's best independent schools.[/quote][/b]

Yes, this is exactly correct.  There is also, at the bottom of the scores, a percentage they give that estimates what the percentages would be if tested against the entire same typical school aged population in the entire country.  That number is usually in the high 90%s for DC kids.  However that number means NOTING to the private schools your child is applying to in DC.[/quote]

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