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 (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 10.2. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)
Table 10.3. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)
Table 10.4. PPVT: Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

Table 10.1 PPVT: Raw Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 100-129 130+ Invalid Valid Total % Valid
AGE OF CHILD 4 6 26 9 2 5 . . 11 52 63 82.5
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 3 . 1 6 14 29 165 71 17 289 306 94.4
Total 7 6 27 15 16 34 165 71 28 341 369 92.4
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 2 3 4 4 . . . . 2 13 15 86.7
Hispanic 4-5 Years
10-11 Years . . . . 5 6 28 10 4 49 53 92.5
Total 2 3 4 4 5 6 28 10 6 62 68 91.2
Black AGE OF CHILD . 2 6 1 . 1 . . 2 10 12 83.3
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 1 . 1 5 6 15 30 9 3 67 70 95.7
Total 1 2 7 6 6 16 30 9 5 77 82 93.9
White AGE OF CHILD 2 1 16 4 2 4 . . 7 29 36 80.6
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 2 . . 1 3 8 107 52 10 173 183 94.5
Total 4 1 16 5 5 12 107 52 17 202 219 92.2


Table 10.2 PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Sample Cases)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Invalid Valid Total %Valid
AGE OF CHILD 17 11 7 7 3 7 11 52 63 82.5
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 63 50 28 48 28 72 17 289 306 94.4
Total 80 61 35 55 31 79 28 341 369 92.4
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 6 2 . 2 3 . 2 13 15 86.7
Hispanic 4-5 Years
10-11 Years 12 13 4 4 4 12 4 49 53 92.5
Total 18 15 4 6 7 12 6 62 68 91.2
Black AGE OF CHILD 6 1 . 2 . 1 2 10 12 83.3
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 31 12 6 6 4 8 3 67 70 95.7
Total 37 13 6 8 4 9 5 77 82 93.9
White AGE OF CHILD 5 8 7 3 . 6 7 29 36 80.6
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 20 25 18 38 20 52 10 173 183 94.5
Total 25 33 25 41 20 58 17 202 219 92.2


Table 10.3 PPVT: Percentile Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 23.9 25.7 18.7 11.6 1.3 18.8 100.0 44.6 31.3
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 15.7 15.6 9.5 19.5 11.0 28.7 100.0 61.7 31.9
Total 16.9 17.1 10.9 18.3 9.6 27.2 100.0 59.1 32.4
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 61.2 11.6 . 10.5 16.7 . 100.0 26.8 32.7
Hispanic 4-5 Years
10-11 Years 24.9 25.7 7.5 8.0 8.1 25.7 100.0 49.6 35.7
Total 33.2 22.5 5.8 8.6 10.1 19.9 100.0 44.4 36.3
Black AGE OF CHILD 63.1 11.8 . 17.1 . 8.0 100.0 27.3 30.6
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 40.8 22.1 8.0 9.1 6.6 13.3 100.0 37.7 33.0
Total 43.2 21.1 7.2 10.0 5.9 12.7 100.0 36.6 32.9
White AGE OF CHILD 17.1 28.2 22.0 11.3 . 21.4 100.0 47.7 30.2
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 11.9 14.2 9.8 21.5 11.8 30.9 100.0 65.5 30.0
Total 12.7 16.3 11.6 19.9 10.0 29.4 100.0 62.8 30.7


Table 10.4 PPVT: Standard Scores By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2008 Weighted Distribution)

  20-69 70-84 85-99 100-114 115-129 130+ Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 10.7 7.6 45.6 17.4 11.7 7.1 100.0 95.2 24.5
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 3.8 8.0 22.7 30.1 22.8 12.5 100.0 106.8 21.7
Total 4.8 7.9 26.2 28.2 21.2 11.7 100.0 105.1 22.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 45.6 15.6 11.6 27.2 . . 100.0 81.5 22.9
Hispanic 4-5 Years
10-11 Years 9.1 12.1 31.9 14.5 25.9 6.5 100.0 100.7 20.9
Total 17.4 12.9 27.3 17.4 20.0 5.0 100.0 96.3 22.9
Black AGE OF CHILD 10.5 52.6 11.8 17.1 . 8.0 100.0 88.3 19.7
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 12.4 19.7 35.4 13.9 14.8 3.8 100.0 91.7 22.2
Total 12.2 23.2 32.9 14.3 13.2 4.3 100.0 91.3 22.0
White AGE OF CHILD 7.5 3.0 51.6 16.5 13.8 7.7 100.0 97.1 24.5
4-5 Years
10-11 Years 2.4 6.2 20.6 33.1 23.7 14.0 100.0 109.1 20.8
Total 3.1 5.7 25.3 30.6 22.2 13.0 100.0 107.3 21.9