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 10.1. PPVT: Raw Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)
Table 10.2. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)
Table 10.3. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)
Table 10.4. PPVT: Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

Table 10.1 PPVT: Raw Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 100-129 130+ Invalid Valid Total %Valid
AGE OF CHILD 9 14 43 29 5 4     18 104 122 85.2
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1   3 3 4 2 9     22 22 100.0
10-11 Years 7 1 1 14 12 40 217 74 51 366 417 87.8
12-14 Years     1     1 11 12   25 25 100.0
Total 17 15 48 46 21 47 237 86 69 517 586 88.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 3 4 11 7 1       4 26 30 86.7
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1   1 2 1   2     7 7 100.0
10-11 Years 1   1 2 2 10 51 11 13 78 91 85.7
12-14 Years             2 3   5 5 100.0
Total 5 4 13 11 4 10 55 14 17 116 133 87.2
Black AGE OF CHILD 1 4 14 6         7 25 32 78.1
4-5 Years
6-9 Years*     1   2 2 1     6 6 100.0
10-11 Years 2 1   11 10 22 38 9 5 93 98 94.9
12-14 Years     1     1 6 3   11 11 100.0
Total 3 5 16 17 12 25 45 12 12 135 147 91.8
White AGE OF CHILD 5 6 18 16 4 4     7 53 60 88.3
4-5 Years
6-9 Years*     1 1 1   6     9 9 100.0
10-11 Years 4     1   8 128 54 33 195 228 85.5
12-14 Years             3 6   9 9 100.0
Total 9 6 19 18 5 12 137 60 40 266 306 86.9

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


Table 10.2 PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Sample Cases)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Invalid Valid Total %Valid
AGE OF CHILD 31 23 16 15 8 11 18 104 122 85.2
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 5 6 1 5 2 3   22 22 100.0
10-11 Years 89 61 62 59 30 65 51 366 417 87.8
12-14 Years 9 4 2 3 4 3   25 25 100.0
Total 134 94 81 82 44 82 69 517 586 88.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 10 7 3 4 1 1 4 26 30 86.7
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 2 3 1 1       7 7 100.0
10-11 Years 22 17 10 16 6 7 13 78 91 85.7
12-14 Years 1 1 2 1       5 5 100.0
Total 35 28 16 22 7 8 17 116 133 87.2
Black AGE OF CHILD 12 5 2 5   1 7 25 32 78.1
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 2 1   3       6 6 100.0
10-11 Years 48 16 14 5 5 5 5 93 98 94.9
12-14 Years 7 1   2 1     11 11 100.0
Total 69 23 16 15 6 6 12 135 147 91.8
White AGE OF CHILD 9 11 11 6 7 9 7 53 60 88.3
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1 2   1 2 3   9 9 100.0
10-11 Years 19 28 38 38 19 53 33 195 228 85.5
12-14 Years 1 2     3 3   9 9 100.0
Total 30 43 49 45 31 68 40 266 306 86.9

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


Table 10.3 PPVT: Percentile Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 21.4 20.5 19.9 13.3 11.0 14.0 100.0 49.2 31.1
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 17.4 23.1 2.0 16.3 16.8 24.3 100.0 58.4 34.0
10-11 Years 15.1 15.4 18.9 18.0 9.1 23.5 100.0 58.4 30.8
12-14 Years 24.2 19.2 2.1 7.6 27.8 19.1 100.0 56.2 35.2
Total 16.7 16.8 17.8 16.7 10.5 21.5 100.0 56.5 31.4
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 39.3 28.3 9.2 16.5 2.6 4.1 100.0 34.2 28.4
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 24.3 41.0 17.8 16.9     100.0 34.2 24.4
10-11 Years 26.4 21.9 15.4 21.3 7.0 7.9 100.0 44.9 28.9
12-14 Years 18.3 18.0 28.7 34.9     100.0 49.7 25.3
Total 28.9 24.2 14.7 20.5 5.4 6.3 100.0 42.1 28.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 44.6 17.0 9.6 22.9   6.0 100.0 34.7 28.4
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 32.4 17.1   50.5     100.0 40.7 27.9
10-11 Years 48.6 17.5 14.8 5.9 7.3 5.9 100.0 30.9 30.6
12-14 Years 56.5 13.2   18.4 11.8   100.0 30.6 30.7
Total 47.9 17.0 11.9 11.9 6.1 5.1 100.0 32.0 30.2
White AGE OF CHILD 16.5 20.2 22.4 11.7 13.3 16.0 100.0 52.6 30.8
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 13.4 21.6   9.5 22.7 32.8 100.0 65.5 33.3
10-11 Years 9.6 14.5 19.7 19.4 9.6 27.1 100.0 63.2 28.6
12-14 Years 11.6 21.8     37.4 29.1 100.0 67.4 32.0
Total 11.1 16.1 19.0 17.0 11.6 25.2 100.0 61.3 29.6

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


Table 10.4 PPVT: Standard Scores By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2006 Weighted Distribution)

  20-69 70-84 85-99 100-114 115-129 130+ Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 11.1 8.4 30.7 29.0 14.4 6.4 100.0 94.9 27.2
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 12.6 4.7 25.1 16.3 32.4 8.7 100.0 101.9 23.0
10-11 Years 4.4 7.4 26.7 32.4 19.5 9.7 100.0 104.2 21.8
12-14 Years 2.5 21.7 20.5 8.4 46.9   100.0 102.4 20.7
Total 5.9 8.1 27.2 30.2 20.1 8.6 100.0 102.3 23.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 13.8 18.3 40.0 23.8   4.1 100.0 87.2 24.5
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 24.3   58.7 16.9     100.0 85.1 25.9
10-11 Years 5.7 14.3 38.0 28.0 13.1 0.9 100.0 95.6 20.4
12-14 Years   18.3 34.9 46.8     100.0 99.5 11.1
Total 8.3 14.5 39.4 27.2 9.0 1.5 100.0 93.4 21.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 10.1 22.6 33.2 28.2 6.0   100.0 90.3 18.0
4-5 Years
6-9 Years*   32.4 17.1 50.5     100.0 94.9 12.6
10-11 Years 18.8 25.1 29.2 13.7 9.1 4.0 100.0 87.0 22.0
12-14 Years 9.3 47.2 13.2 18.4 11.8   100.0 85.9 23.2
Total 15.6 27.0 27.9 18.2 8.4 2.8 100.0 87.8 21.3
White AGE OF CHILD 10.9 5.6 29.4 29.6 17.0 7.4 100.0 96.3 28.3
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 13.4   21.6 9.5 43.7 11.8 100.0 105.8 22.6
10-11 Years 2.3 4.5 25.4 35.3 21.4 11.1 100.0 107.2 20.6
12-14 Years   11.6 21.8   66.6   100.0 109.5 15.9
Total 4.2 4.8 26.0 32.2 22.7 10.1 100.0 105.2 22.6

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