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 (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 10.2. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)
Table 10.3. PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)
Table 10.4. PPVT: Standard Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

Table 10.1 PPVT: Raw Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)

  0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 100-129 130+ Invalid Valid Total %Valid
AGE OF CHILD 2 1 12 5 1 1     6 22 28 78.6
4-5 Years
6-9 Years*   1 1 1 6 3 1     13 13 100.0
10-11 Years     2 3 9 19 113 30 46 176 222 79.3
12-14 Years*         1 2 6 4   13 13 100.0
Total 2 2 15 9 17 25 120 34 52 224 276 81.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD     7 2         1 9 10 90.0
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years*         1   1     2 2 100.0
10-11 Years     1 1 4 4 23 2 13 35 48 72.9
12-14 Years*           1 2     3 3 100.0
Total     8 3 5 5 26 2 14 49 63 77.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 2 1 2 2           7 7 100.0
4-5 Years
6-9 Years*   1     1 1       3 3 100.0
10-11 Years     1 1 5 7 26 4 11 44 55 80.0
12-14 Years*               1   1 1 100.0
Total 2 2 3 3 6 8 26 5 11 55 66 83.3
White AGE OF CHILD     3 1 1 1     5 6 11 54.5
4-5 Years
6-9 Years*     1 1 4 2       8 8 100.0
10-11 Years       1   8 64 24 22 97 119 81.5
12-14 Years*         1 1 4 3   9 9 100.0
Total     4 3 6 12 68 27 27 120 147 81.6

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 and 12-14 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.


Table 10.2 PPVT: Percentile Scores by Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Sample Cases)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Invalid Valid Total %Valid
AGE OF CHILD 8 5 2 3 1 3 6 22 28 78.6
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 3 3 3 2 2     13 13 100.0
10-11 Years 37 26 38 32 16 27 46 176 222 79.3
12-14 Years* 6 3 1 1   2   13 13 100.0
Total 54 37 44 38 19 32 52 224 276 81.2
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 4 3   1   1 1 9 10 90.0
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1       1     2 2 100.0
10-11 Years 13 7 8 4 2 1 13 35 48 72.9
12-14 Years* 1 2           3 3 100.0
Total 19 12 8 5 3 2 14 49 63 77.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 4 1   2       7 7 100.0
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1   1 1       3 3 100.0
10-11 Years 13 10 9 4 3 5 11 44 55 80.0
12-14 Years*       1       1 1 100.0
Total 18 11 10 8 3 5 11 55 66 83.3
White AGE OF CHILD   1 2   1 2 5 6 11 54.5
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 1 3 2 1 1     8 8 100.0
10-11 Years 11 9 21 24 11 21 22 97 119 81.5
12-14 Years* 5 1 1     2   9 9 100.0
Total 17 14 26 25 13 25 27 120 147 81.6

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 and 12-14 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.


Table 10.3 PPVT: Percentile Scores By Child Age and Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  1-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80-89 90-99 Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 22.3 18.1 18.3 8.5 9.7 23.2 100.0 52.2 32.6
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 13.8 34.3 25.7 14.3 12.0   100.0 41.3 26.2
10-11 Years 14.5 11.6 21.7 22.5 10.6 19.1 100.0 58.8 29.1
12-14 Years* 51.8 15.4 9.1 3.1   20.7 100.0 35.6 35.2
Total 17.5 13.7 20.9 19.6 9.9 18.4 100.0 55.7 30.5
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD 53.9 24.9   10.3   10.9 100.0 30.2 28.3
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 43.8       56.2   100.0 49.0 36.2
10-11 Years 37.1 23.4 19.6 10.9 6.2 2.8 100.0 34.5 27.5
12-14 Years* 28.7 71.3         100.0 25.4 13.6
Total 40.9 26.1 12.9 9.7 5.9 4.5 100.0 33.4 27.6
Black AGE OF CHILD 50.0 17.4   32.6     100.0 29.6 26.8
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 25.3   32.1 42.5     100.0 47.4 28.7
10-11 Years 28.2 22.8 21.3 10.6 7.1 10.0 100.0 42.2 30.3
12-14 Years*       100.0     100.0 66.0 0.0
Total 30.3 20.7 18.6 16.6 5.7 8.0 100.0 41.3 30.0
White AGE OF CHILD   15.4 31.9   16.9 35.9 100.0 68.7 25.4
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 11.3 39.1 26.3 12.3 11.0   100.0 40.3 25.2
10-11 Years 11.0 9.3 22.0 24.9 11.3 21.5 100.0 62.8 27.4
12-14 Years* 55.4 11.5 10.2     23.0 100.0 35.3 36.4
Total 13.7 11.7 21.9 20.9 10.8 21.0 100.0 59.6 29.4

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 and 12-14 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.


Table 10.4 PPVT: Standard Scores By Child Age And Race/Ethnicity (2010 Weighted Distribution)

  20-69 70-84 85-99 100-114 115-129 130+ Total Mean Std Dev
AGE OF CHILD 4.5 15.9 27.4 19.2 32.9   100.0 100.3 20.1
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 12.0 1.8 57.2 28.9     100.0 92.5 19.1
10-11 Years 2.8 7.7 23.6 40.0 16.5 9.3 100.0 105.1 17.5
12-14 Years* 9.9 30.9 26.3 12.2 20.7   100.0 91.4 21.2
Total 4.0 9.6 26.1 35.9 17.1 7.5 100.0 103.1 18.6
RACE OF CHILD AGE OF CHILD   46.2 32.6 10.3 10.9   100.0 90.5 13.9
Hispanic 4-5 Years
6-9 Years*   43.8   56.2     100.0 98.1 16.9
10-11 Years 16.2 16.9 31.8 29.8 5.4   100.0 90.1 18.1
12-14 Years*   28.7 71.3       100.0 88.0 9.5
Total 10.6 25.8 33.4 23.9 6.2   100.0 90.3 16.8
Black AGE OF CHILD 24.5 25.5 17.4 32.6     100.0 81.5 24.3
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 25.3     74.7     100.0 89.1 27.7
10-11 Years 8.6 17.8 33.0 28.6 12.0   100.0 94.9 17.9
12-14 Years*       100.0     100.0 106.0 0.0
Total 11.3 17.6 28.8 32.6 9.7   100.0 93.1 19.9
White AGE OF CHILD     28.5 18.8 52.8   100.0 110.4 13.3
4-5 Years
6-9 Years* 11.3   65.4 23.3     100.0 92.6 18.1
10-11 Years 1.0 5.7 21.8 42.2 17.9 11.3 100.0 107.6 16.3
12-14 Years* 11.0 32.2 23.7 10.2 23.0   100.0 91.2 22.0
Total 2.4 7.0 25.1 37.4 19.0 9.1 100.0 105.6 17.7

*In this survey round, some children ages 6-9 and 12-14 who had no prior valid score were administered the PPVT.