Googling gives different percentiles.
What I thought was 96 percentile from googling is wrong, 1260 is 98thbpercentile on the College Board report.

Can also google what percentile is ___ score.

The person tiles are listed with the score. You have to login to your kids college board account.

Anonymous wrote:Op here
so my son got 1260 PSAT/NMS- I see that it is in the 96th percentile and is an “excellent score.”
For PSAT 10 he had 1310…. so thought might get a bit higher this time…. I am happy either way.

where did you find the percentiles?

Anonymous wrote:Most kids have very little chance of qualifying for national merit. This is not anything to be nervous about. It’s terrible the schools still give the PSATs during a school day when the SATs are optional for so many.

I disagree.
Enduring such an extensive test is good for students to experience.
Exposure to it gives students a better idea of what their K-12 education is (supposed to) be about and what knowledge base is expected for college.
Even if you don't intend to go to college, it's nice to have a reminder that "education" isn't just about going to college; rather it is to gain an "education" and to be an "educated" citizen.
Students who might not be thinking they would go to college, or who just aren't thinking about what they need to do to be well-prepared and make a good candidate, might start thinking about it and/or raise the expectations they have for themselves.
Giving the exam to students on a school day ensures everyone has access to taking the exam; and for those who wouldn't otherwise take it but would like to take the SAT (since it is still part of many college applications), it's good to have the practice run before the SAT.

Op here
so my son got 1260 PSAT/NMS- I see that it is in the 96th percentile and is an “excellent score.”
For PSAT 10 he had 1310…. so thought might get a bit higher this time…. I am happy either way.

Anonymous wrote:What is the cut off this year for NM finalist?

For the current HS seniors (so they took the PSAT about a year ago) the cutoff for VA this year was 219. This cutoff score was only revealed a few months ago (it's like that every year) but had earlier been projected to be 221, so it was lower than projected.
It varies by state; this year New Jersey had the highest cutoff score at 223. West Virginia, Montana, Wyoming, and New Mexico had the lowest cutoff scores at 207.