Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Children ages 4, 5, 10, and 11 complete this assessment, which measures hearing or receptive vocabulary of Standard American English, as part of the Child Supplement.

Table 9.1. PPVT: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2004 Sample Cases)
Table 9.2. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2004 Sample Cases)
Table 9.3. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2004 Weighted Distribution)
Table 9.4. PPVT: Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2004 Weighted Distribution)

 

Table 9.1. PPVT: Raw Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2004 Sample Cases)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 100-129 130+ Invalid Valid Total %Valid
AGE OF CHILD 20 40 80 45 10 4     20 199 219 90.9
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 6 2 14 14 17 25 42 2   122 122 100.0
10-11 Years 6 2 3 20 28 66 298 87 46 510 556 91.7
Total 32 44 97 79 55 95 340 89 66 831 897 92.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 7 14 18 4 1 1     6 45 51 88.2
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 4   5 4 4 7 15     39 39 100.0
10-11 Years 1 1 1 7 4 19 53 6 14 92 106 86.8
Total 12 15 24 15 9 27 68 6 20 176 196 89.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 6 16 15 7 1 1     5 46 51 90.2
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1 2 7 5 7 7 9     38 38 100.0
10-11 Years 4   2 11 18 26 59 8 12 128 140 91.4
Total 11 18 24 23 26 34 68 8 17 212 229 92.6
White AGE OF CHILD 7 10 47 34 8 2     9 108 117 92.3
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1   2 5 6 11 18 2   45 45 100.0
10-11 Years 1 1   2 6 21 186 73 20 290 310 93.5
Total 9 11 49 41 20 34 204 75 29 443 472 93.9

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.

 


 
Table 9.2. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2004 Sample Cases)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Invalid Valid Total %Valid
AGE OF CHILD 82 27 30 27 12 21 20 199 219 90.9
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 41 16 16 24 13 12   122 122 100.0
10-11 Years 152 83 83 76 32 84 46 510 556 91.7
Total 275 126 129 127 57 117 66 831 897 92.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 29 4 4 4 1 3 6 45 51 88.2
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 14 7 3 9 5 1   39 39 100.0
10-11 Years 39 18 17 9 5 4 14 92 106 86.8
Total 82 29 24 22 11 8 20 176 196 89.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 30 5 4 3 2 2 5 46 51 90.2
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 22 4 3 7 1 1   38 38 100.0
10-11 Years 72 18 18 8 4 8 12 128 140 91.4
Total 124 27 25 18 7 11 17 212 229 92.6
White AGE OF CHILD 23 18 22 20 9 16 9 108 117 92.3
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 5 5 10 8 7 10   45 45 100.0
10-11 Years 41 47 48 59 23 72 20 290 310 93.5
Total 69 70 80 87 39 98 29 443 472 93.9

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.

 


 
Table 9.3. PPVT: Percentile Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2004 Weighted Distribution)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 27.5 15.3 19.3 17.1 7.7 13.1 100.0 47.0 31.8
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 21.4 12.8 19.8 17.8 12.3 15.9 100.0 53.4 31.9
10-11 Years 20.5 16.1 15.8 17.8 7.4 22.4 100.0 54.1 32.4
Total 22.2 15.5 17.1 17.6 8.0 19.5 100.0 52.4 32.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 60.3 8.8 15.1 7.8 2.0 5.9 100.0 27.1 28.4
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 34.3 20.3 12.3 16.2 13.6 3.3 100.0 39.8 31.4
10-11 Years 41.1 22.8 16.7 9.4 3.9 6.1 100.0 33.0 28.7
Total 43.9 19.1 15.4 10.5 5.7 5.5 100.0 33.2 29.5
Black AGE OF CHILD 65.0 9.7 7.9 8.4 3.0 6.1 100.0 25.7 30.0
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 57.3 9.0 11.5 17.2 2.0 3.1 100.0 28.7 28.1
10-11 Years 57.3 13.3 12.6 6.9 3.8 6.1 100.0 27.5 29.4
Total 59.0 11.8 11.4 8.9 3.3 5.6 100.0 27.3 29.4
White AGE OF CHILD 19.8 16.6 21.2 19.0 8.7 14.7 100.0 51.5 30.5
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 10.5 12.3 23.2 18.2 14.6 21.3 100.0 61.8 28.7
10-11 Years 14.2 16.0 16.2 19.8 8.1 25.7 100.0 59.2 30.7
Total 15.1 15.8 18.1 19.4 8.9 22.7 100.0 57.6 30.6

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.

 


 
Table 9.4. PPVT: Standard Scores By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2004 Weighted Distribution)

  20-69 70-84 85-99 100-114 115-129 130+ Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 11.0 11.3 30.8 28.6 15.3 3.0 100.0 95.2 24.2
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 7.5 12.1 24.5 31.5 19.4 5.0 100.0 99.0 23.8
10-11 Years 5.4 11.1 27.3 29.1 18.8 8.3 100.0 102.1 20.9
Total 6.9 11.2 27.8 29.3 18.1 6.7 100.0 100.2 22.3
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 20.7 31.4 22.1 17.7 6.4 1.6 100.0 80.8 27.1
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 15.6 14.9 31.4 30.1 4.7 3.3 100.0 89.1 26.4
10-11 Years 11.5 23.7 36.9 18.4 6.6 2.9 100.0 89.2 20.5
Total 14.5 23.5 32.4 20.8 6.1 2.7 100.0 87.3 23.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 27.0 29.9 23.2 13.7 6.1   100.0 78.5 28.5
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 15.1 34.6 26.3 18.9 5.1   100.0 83.2 24.0
10-11 Years 23.6 26.3 25.5 15.6 6.1 2.9 100.0 83.9 22.9
Total 22.9 28.5 25.1 15.8 5.9 1.8 100.0 82.6 24.5
White AGE OF CHILD 8.1 7.1 32.5 31.5 17.2 3.6 100.0 98.6 21.8
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 4.2 6.3 22.8 34.7 25.5 6.5 100.0 104.6 20.8
10-11 Years 2.5 8.2 26.9 31.6 21.4 9.4 100.0 105.4 19.0
Total 4.0 7.7 27.8 31.9 20.8 7.8 100.0 103.8 20.1

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.