IQ 135: meaning, percentile and rarity
An IQ of 135 sits in the well above average range on the standard scale (mean 100, standard deviation 15). 99.02% of the reference population scores below this level, and 0.98% scores above it.
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- 99.02% of people score below IQ 135, and 0.98% score above it.
- Rarity
- About 1 in 100 people score IQ 135 or higher.
- Distance from the mean
- 35 points above the mean of 100 — about 2.33 standard deviations.
99.02% of people score below IQ 135, and 0.98% score above it.
What range does IQ 135 fall into?
An IQ of 135 sits in the well above average range.
This is the traditional gifted range: 130 is the 98th-percentile threshold that many gifted programs use as a cutoff, and clinical scales often label it very superior.
How rare is IQ 135?
About 1 in 100 people score IQ 135 or higher.
Frequently asked questions
- Is an IQ of 135 a good score?
- An IQ of 135 sits in the well above average range, with about 99.02% of a normal population scoring below it. Whether that counts as good depends on what the score is used for — and no single online result should be treated as a definitive measure of ability.
- How rare is an IQ of 135?
- In a normal distribution, about 1 in 100 people score IQ 135 or higher.
- What percentile is an IQ of 135?
- 99.02% of the reference population scores below IQ 135. That is its percentile rank — a position on a scale from 0 to 100, not the share of questions answered correctly.
This page describes the theoretical normal distribution (mean 100, standard deviation 15) for educational purposes. It is not a clinical assessment or a diagnosis.