How to Calculate SAT Score
Understanding how your SAT score is calculated helps you set realistic goals and track your progress.
Count Your Raw Score
For each section (Math and Reading & Writing), count how many questions you answered correctly. There is no penalty for wrong answers, so always guess!
Review a Planning Range
College Board does not publish one universal raw-to-scaled conversion table for every Digital SAT form. Official scores also reflect the characteristics of the questions you answered. Use an independentscore chartonly as a planning estimate.
Add Your Section Scores
Total Score = Math Score (200-800) + Reading & Writing Score (200-800) = 400-1600
Check Your Percentile
Your percentile shows how you compare to other test takers.View percentile rankings →
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Official scoring source
College Board explains that scoring considers whether answers are correct and the difficulty and statistical characteristics of the questions.
How SAT scores are calculated at College Board