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SAT Score Calculator

Digital SAT raw → scaled range, total (400–1600) and percentile — estimate. Accurate, instant and free — for United States.

Second-module difficulty

What these mean:

Estimated SAT total
1,375estimated total
Reading & Writing (low)
630
Reading & Writing (high)
680
Math (low)
700
Math (high)
740
Total (low)
1,330
Total (high)
1,420
Percentile
86

≈ 1330–1420 (estimated range) · about the 86th percentile

Reading & Writing

630–680

Math

700–740

Total (est.)

1330–1420

A total in the 13301420 range sits at about the 86th percentile — you'd score higher than roughly 86% of test-takers.

This is an estimate, not an official score

The Digital SAT equates each test statistically per form and adapts by module, so there is no single official raw-to-score conversion. Treat the range, not any one number, as your guide — your real score can land anywhere inside (or a little outside) it. Your official score comes from College Board — check your score report at collegeboard.org. Reference data as of 2025.

Why the Hard/Easy module matters

The SAT is section-adaptive: a strong first module routes you into the harder second module, the only path that can reach a full 800 in a section. The easier second module caps each section at roughly 670— an unofficial estimate, since College Board doesn't publish a fixed path cap.

Superscoring can lift your number

Many colleges superscore: they combine your best Reading & Writing and your best Math across different test dates into one total. If you retake, only the stronger section of each has to improve — check each school's policy.

Deciding between tests? Compare with the ACT Score Calculator, or line your scores up against your GPA.

Methodology

How a raw score becomes a scaled SAT range

The Digital SAT has two sections — Reading & Writing (54 questions) and Math (44 questions). Your number correct in each is equated onto the 200–800 scale, and the two add up to a 400–1600 total. Because each form is equated separately, we show a likely range, not one false-precise number.

Raw → section range

correct count → 200–800 band

section score ≈ equate(raw correct) → [low, high]

No wrong-answer penalty — only correct answers count. Each section runs 200–800.

Total & percentile

RW + Math → 400–1600

total = RW + Math; percentile = share you outscore

The percentile is the rough % of test-takers your total beats.

Worked example · RW 45/54 + Math 38/44 (hard modules)
Reading & Writing
≈ 630–680
Math
≈ 700–740
Total
≈ 1330–1420
  1. 1
    Section ranges: 45 correct in Reading & Writing maps to about 630–680; 38 correct in Math to about 700–740.
  2. 2
    Total & percentile: Adding the ranges gives ≈ 1330–1420, whose midpoint (1375) lands around the 86th percentile.
Estimate & assumptions

Why it's a range — and what the modules do

No calculator can print your exact SAT score. The test equates statistically per form and adapts by module, so treat every figure here as a planning range, not a promise.

No single official conversion exists

College Board equates each test form separately, so the same raw score can scale slightly differently across dates. The range is the honest answer — your real score can land anywhere inside it. Reference data as of 2025.

This is the Digital SAT, not the old paper test

The paper SAT was retired in the US in spring 2024. The digital test has two sections (Reading & Writing, Math) instead of three, is section-adaptive, and is shorter — the old paper raw-to-scaled tables no longer apply.

Superscore before you retake

Colleges that superscore take your best Reading & Writing and best Math across all dates. If you retake, lifting just the weaker section can raise the total they consider — confirm each school's policy.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Each section — Reading & Writing (54 questions) and Math (44 questions) — is scored out of your number of correct answers, with no penalty for wrong answers. That raw count is then "equated" onto the 200–800 scale for that specific test form. Because every form is equated separately, there is no single fixed table: the same number of correct answers can map to a slightly different scaled score depending on how hard the form was. This calculator uses representative bands to show the likely range, not one exact number.

This is the Digital SAT, which fully replaced the paper test in the US in spring 2024. The digital test is shorter (about 2 hours 14 minutes), section-adaptive, and still scored 400–1600, but it has only two sections — Reading & Writing and Math — instead of the old paper test's separate Reading, Writing & Language, and Math sections. The old raw-to-scaled tables for the paper SAT no longer apply.

Each section is split into two modules. Everyone gets the same Module 1; your performance on it decides whether Module 2 is the harder or easier version. Only the harder Module 2 gives access to the top of the 200–800 scale — routing into the easier module effectively caps your section score at roughly 670 (an unofficial estimate, since College Board does not publish a fixed path cap). That is why this tool asks which second module you saw.

It depends entirely on the colleges you are targeting. As a rough guide, around 1050 is roughly the national median (about the 50th percentile), 1200 puts you near the top quarter, 1350 near the top 10%, and 1500+ near the top 2%. Always compare against the published middle-50% range of admitted students at your specific schools rather than a single national benchmark.

Superscoring means a college takes your highest Reading & Writing score and your highest Math score across all the dates you tested, then adds them for a new, higher total — even if those bests came from different test days. Many colleges superscore, so retaking to lift just one weaker section can raise the total they consider. Policies vary, so confirm on each school's admissions page.

Yes — it is completely free with no sign-up, and every calculation runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to a server or stored.

Sources

Method, assumptions & references

Methodology: each section (Reading & Writing, 54q; Math, 44q) is scored on correct answers with no wrong-answer penalty, then equated onto the 200–800 scale; total = RW + Math (400–1600). The adaptive second module gates the top of each section (easy path capped at an unofficial ≈670). Scores here are representative estimates presented as a range because College Board equates every form separately — there is no fixed public table. All calculations run client-side; nothing is stored. Reference data as of 2025.

Cross-links

Weighing the ACT instead? Use the ACT Score Calculator. Lining scores up with your grades? See the GPA Calculator.

How we calculate this

Reviewed by Reckonist Editorial · Last reviewed 4 July 2026. Figures follow the methods and sources set out in our editorial standards.

SAT scoring is equated statistically per test form and the test is section-adaptive, so no calculator can output an official score. The ranges shown are representative estimates for planning only, not a guaranteed or official result. Always confirm score requirements and superscore policies against each college's official admissions pages and your official College Board score report.

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