IQ score of 115

An IQ of 115 is higher than 84.1 percent of scores. Roughly 1 in 6.3 people reach 115 or more, and the score lies in the High Average band, exactly one standard deviation over 100.

IQ 115 in numbers

Percentileof people score at or below	84.1
Rarityat or above	1 in 6.3
Commonly used band110 to 119	High Average

Band labels are the commonly used WISC-V ones, as listed by Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities: Understanding IQ Test Scores. Labels are conventions in common use; each test publisher words its own.

Where it sits on the curve

Shaded: the people who score above it (15.9%).

The same position on other scales

Same percentile on every row; the number changes because the scales use different standard deviations.

Scale	Score	Percentile
SD 15	115	84.1
SD 16	116	84.1
SD 24	124	84.1

In a room of a hundred adults tested on a modern scale, about sixteen would score 115 or higher: 15.9 percent, or 1 in 6.3. That is common enough that most schools and offices hold several such people, yet uncommon enough to stand out in a small group.

The other side of the same figure: 84.1 percent of scores fall at 115 or lower. Both numbers come from the normal curve that modern tests are scaled to, not from a count of real people.

Why 115 marks the edge of the middle

Modern tests set one standard deviation to 15 points, so 115 is exactly one such unit over 100. Between 85 and 115 lies the bulk of the population, 68.3 percent, which is why 115 is often treated as the upper edge of the typical range.

Older scales stretch the numbers further. The same rank reads as 116 where the spread is 16 points and as 124 where it is 24, so check which test produced a score before comparing it. The standard deviation guide shows the conversion.

Between 110 and 120

115 sits in the middle of the High Average band, which covers 110 to 119. Five points lower, IQ 110 starts the band; five points higher, IQ 120 opens the next one, Very High.

Because any single test has a margin, a measured 115 could land a few points on either side on another day. A score this close to the centre of its band usually keeps the same label on a retest, which is not true of scores right at a band line.

Questions

Is 115 above average?

Yes. It is higher than 84.1 percent of scores and one standard deviation over the mean of 100. It is above the typical range but well short of rare: roughly 1 person in 6.3 matches or beats it.

Does an IQ of 115 predict success in a degree or a job?

No single score does. 115 is a rank on a set of test tasks, taken on one day. It says nothing about effort, knowledge, interests or the skills a particular course or job needs.

How do I find the percentile of a score near 115?

Enter it in the IQ percentile calculator and pick the scale your test used. A 116 on a test with a 16-point spread and a 115 on a 15-point test are the same rank.