SAT Score Calculator — Free Raw to Scaled Score Tool

About the SAT Score Calculator

The SAT reports a scaled score, not the number of questions you got right. This calculator estimates your scaled section scores, total score, and percentile from your raw correct answers.

How SAT Scoring Works

The SAT has two sections — Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math — each scored from 200 to 800, for a total of 400 to 1600. There's no penalty for wrong answers, so the raw score is simply the number correct.

A process called equating converts raw scores to scaled scores so that a given scaled score represents the same ability regardless of which test version you took (a slightly harder form needs fewer correct answers for the same scaled score).

Total score	Approx. percentile
1600	99+
1350	~91
1200	~74
1050	~50
900	~25

What the Percentile Means

A percentile shows the share of test-takers you scored at or above. A 75th-percentile score means you did as well as or better than 75% of students. The digital SAT uses adaptive modules, so exact raw-to-scaled tables vary by form.

Why It Matters

SAT scores factor into admissions and merit scholarships at many schools. Translating practice-test raw scores into scaled scores and percentiles lets you set realistic targets and track progress against the schools you're aiming for.

Deconstructing the SAT Scoring System

The SAT is a standardized college admissions test designed to measure a high school student's readiness for university-level academics. Understanding how the test is scored is crucial for setting target goals and optimizing your test-taking strategy.

Our SAT Score Calculator helps demystify the translation between raw scores (how many questions you answered correctly) and scaled scores (the 400-1600 number sent to colleges).

The Two Main Sections of the SAT

The modern SAT is scored out of a maximum of 1600 points. This total is the sum of two distinct sections, each scored on a scale ranging from 200 to 800:

1. Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW): This section combines your performance on the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test.
2. Math: This section combines your performance on the Math Test (No Calculator) and the Math Test (Calculator).

Raw Scores vs. Scaled Scores (The Curve)

The most confusing aspect of SAT scoring is the "curve," properly known as equating.

• Raw Score: This is simply the number of questions you answered correctly. (e.g., getting 45 out of 58 Math questions right). Crucially, there is no penalty for guessing. Incorrect answers do not deduct points from your raw score.
• Scaled Score: The College Board translates your raw score into the 200-800 scaled score.

Because no two SAT tests are exactly the same difficulty, the College Board uses the equating process to ensure fairness.

• If you take an unusually difficult SAT in March, a raw score of 55/58 in Math might yield a perfect 800 scaled score.
• If you take an unusually easy SAT in June, you might need a flawless 58/58 raw score to get that same 800, and a 55/58 might drop you to a 760. Therefore, you cannot predict an exact scaled score from a raw score without the specific equating table for that exact test version.

Superscoring

When researching target scores for universities, it is vital to check their "superscoring" policy. If a college superscores, they will take your highest EBRW score from one test date, and combine it with your highest Math score from a completely different test date, creating a new, maximized composite score. If your target colleges superscore, it is highly strategic to take the SAT multiple times.

Sources & References

The figures, formulas, and guidance behind this SAT Score Calculator draw on authoritative primary sources. For verification and further reading:

• College Board
• U.S. Department of Education
• ETS