<p>I think that the real number is closer to 96% falling within two standard deviations. When the SAT was re-scaled in 1995, the College Board reset the mean to 500 with a standard deviation of 110 points. That means that only about 2% of test takers would score above 720 on any section. Since then, performance has improved slightly, so that the mean is no longer 500. I <em>think</em> it was around 510 on math and 505 on verbal for the old SAT with a standard deviation still close to 110 points.</p>
<p>I don’t know if they’ll re-center the scores for the New SAT.</p>