The results for some scales of some psychometric instruments are returned as sten scores, sten being an abbreviation for 'Standard Ten' and thus closely related to stanine scores.

What does a STen score of 10 mean?

A STen score of 8, 9 or 10 may suggest that your child is a high achiever in the area tested. As with low scores, one high score is not enough to confirm this. ... This means that each test score is an indication of your child's achievement.

What is a STen score Why do we use it?

Why are Sten scores used? Using Sten scores means that the majority of people will fall into the average range and around 2% will fall into the extreme ranges of 1 or 10 on our bell curve. A Sten score indicates a person's approximate position on the bell curve relative to the other people in that population.