Vertical jump norms · age 12

What is a good vertical jump for a 12 year old?

For a 12 year old boy the average vertical jump is 15.7 in (40 cm); 18.2 in is good (top 20%) and 20.7 in is the top 5%. For a 12 year old girl: average 13.7 in, good 15.6 in, top 5% 17.5 in.

Ages 12–13, vertical jump. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Group	AverageP50	GoodP80	Top 5%P95
Boys	15.7 in39.9 cm	18.2 in46.3 cm	20.7 in52.7 cm
Girls	13.7 in34.9 cm	15.6 in39.7 cm	17.5 in44.4 cm

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Norms: Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17 · Targets: NFL & NBA combines

What changes at 12

Twelve opens the 12–13 band, where the published curves start to split: the boys' median climbs on through the teens while the girls' median reaches its highest point here. A 12 year old's number reflects growth as much as training, so judge progress over months against the same age band.

Full percentiles for ages 12–13

Boys, ages 12–13: vertical jump percentiles P5–P95. Inches, with centimetres beneath. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Age	P5	P10	P20	P30	P40	P50median	P60	P70	P80good	P90	P95top 5%
12–13	11.027.9 cm	12.030.5 cm	13.233.6 cm	14.135.9 cm	15.038.0 cm	15.739.9 cm	16.541.8 cm	17.343.9 cm	18.246.3 cm	19.649.8 cm	20.752.7 cm

Girls, ages 12–13: vertical jump percentiles P5–P95. Inches, with centimetres beneath. Statistics Canada CHMS 2016–17.
Age	P5	P10	P20	P30	P40	P50median	P60	P70	P80good	P90	P95top 5%
12–13	10.025.5 cm	10.927.6 cm	11.830.0 cm	12.631.9 cm	13.133.4 cm	13.734.9 cm	14.336.3 cm	14.937.9 cm	15.639.7 cm	16.742.3 cm	17.544.4 cm

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Questions

Is a 20 inch vertical good for a 12 year old?

For a 12 year old boy, 20 in is about the 92nd percentile; for a 12 year old girl it is about the top 5%. The 80th percentile, which this page calls good, is 18.2 in for boys and 15.6 in for girls.

What is the average vertical jump for a 12 year old?

The median (P50) for ages 12–13 is 15.7 in (39.9 cm) for boys and 13.7 in (34.9 cm) for girls, from Statistics Canada's force-plate survey.

How was this measured?

One countermovement jump from standing on a force plate, arm swing allowed, best of three trials, in a nationally representative Canadian sample (Canadian Health Measures Survey 2016–17).