SAT Score Calculator

How to Use the SAT Score Calculator

Enter the number of questions you got right in each section: 0 to 54 for Reading & Writing, 0 to 44 for Math. Then pick which Module 2 you saw: the harder path if you did well on Module 1, the easier path if you struggled. The result updates as you type.

The difficulty path matters a lot. A harder Module 2 can reach a full 800 with a perfect raw score; an easier Module 2 caps out around 630 in Reading & Writing and 590 in Math. That is why two students with the same number of correct answers can get different scaled scores. For the full explanation, read our guide: how digital SAT scoring works.

Worked Example

A student finishes a practice test with 42 of 54 correct in Reading & Writing and 36 of 44 correct in Math, on the harder Module 2 path for both. Her Reading & Writing raw score converts to roughly 720, and her Math raw score converts to roughly 760, for an estimated total of 1480 out of 1600. If she had seen the easier Module 2 path instead, the same raw scores would land her around 550 and 530, or about 1080 total. The path changes everything.

What the Estimate Is (and Isn't)

This calculator gives an estimate, not an official score. The real conversion is done by the College Board with a process called equating, which adjusts for the exact difficulty of the questions you saw. No third-party tool can reproduce that exactly. The tables here are modeled on the College Board's published practice-test score conversions, so they are accurate enough for practice-test scoring and study planning, but the only official score comes from the College Board.

There is no guessing penalty on the digital SAT, so your raw score is simply the number of questions answered correctly. Blank and wrong answers count the same: zero. If you used this calculator by counting your correct answers on a practice test, you are using it exactly the way it was built to be used.

The 200-800 Scale

Each section is scored from 200 to 800, and the total is the sum: 400 to 1600. Scores move in 10-point increments. The old 2400 scale (with a separate Writing section) was retired in 2016, so the SAT today is out of 1600, period.

Percentiles are approximate and shift year to year. The only score that matters is the one relative to the colleges on your list: compare your score to each school's published 25th-75th percentile range, not to a national number.

Real Use Cases

Practice-test scoring. After each College Board practice test, plug in your raw correct counts and get a scaled score in seconds instead of hunting through conversion tables.

Study target setting. Work backward: if your dream school's 75th percentile is 1450, see how many questions per section you can afford to miss and still clear it, then drill to that number.

College-list sanity check. Before you lock in application fees, estimate your score and compare it to each school's published range. A 1250 changes which list is realistic versus a 1400.

Superscore planning. Many colleges combine your best section scores across test dates. Score one section now, then see exactly how high the other section needs to be on a retake to hit your target superscore.