SAT Results
Table of Content
- How to Check SAT Results?
- SAT Scores
- SAT Score Range
- What is a Good SAT Score?
- What is an Average SAT Score?
- SAT Score Calculator
- SAT Score Chart
- What is SAT Raw Score?
- What is SAT Scaled Score?
- SAT Raw Score Conversion
How to Check SAT Results?
The SAT score report is available to candidates through their College Board profile.
How to Check Your SAT Scores
Step 1: Go to the College Board’s website.
Step 2: Log in using your ID and password.
Step 3: Navigate to My Organiser and then to SAT Scores.
Step 4: Navigate to Access My Scores and input your login and password.
Step 5: Navigate to My Test Scores.
Step 6: Your SAT results will be shown on the screen.
Candidates can use Score Choice to transmit their score reports to colleges.
SAT Scores
- The Total Score: The Total Score, as the name implies, is the total of the two Section Scores, and it runs from 400 to 1600.
- Sectional Score: The sectional score varies from 200 to 800 and is based on the candidate’s performance on the Math Section and the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Sections.
- Subscore (marks scored in each type of question): Reading, Writing and Language, and Math Sections all have multiple point subscores ranging from 1 to 15. The primary goal of Subscores is to give extra insight into the students’ performance.
- Essay score (if applicable): Candidates who took the SAT with the essay will see their essay reading (2-8 points), writing (2-8 points), and analysis (2-8 points) scores posted under the Essay Details tab.
- Student’s percentile: The student’s percentile score indicates how well the student fared on the SAT exam in comparison to other test-takers.
At a Glance – Components of an SAT Score Report and what they mean
Components
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Description
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Score Range
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Total Score
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The aggregate of the two-section scores
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400–1600
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Section Scores
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and Math Sections
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200–800
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Test Scores
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Reading, Writing and Language, and Math Sections.
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10–40
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SAT Essay Scores
(optional)
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Reading, Analysis, and Writing.
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2–8
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Cross-Test
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These scores show how well you use your skills to analyze texts and solve problems in these subject areas.
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10–40
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Sub Scores
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Reading and Writing and Language: Command of Evidence and Words in Context.
Writing and Language: Expression of Ideas and Standard English Conventions.
Math: Heart of Algebra, Problem Solving and Data Analysis, and Passport to Advanced Math.
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1–1
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SAT Score Range
The SAT score range is 400 -1600; this is your overall score. It is the total of your results on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) and Math sections, each of which has a scoring range of 200 – 800.
SAT Scaled Score Range (Out of 1600) | Percentile |
1600 | 99+ |
1550 | 99+ |
1510 | 99 |
1450 | 98 |
1400 | 95 |
1330 | 90 |
1230 | 80 |
1170 | 71 |
1110 | 61 |
1060 | 51 |
1000 | 40 |
950 | 31 |
890 | 21 |
810 | 11 |
750 | 5 |
680 | 1 |
630 | 1- |
400 | 1- |
What is a Good SAT Score
What is an Average SAT Score?
According to the College Board’s Annual Report, the average Sat Score is 1051, with a score of 528 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing portion and a score of 523 on the Math component.
SAT Score Calculator
The College Board translates your raw score for a section — the number of questions you answered correctly in that section — into the “scaled score” for that part using a conversion table specific to each test to determine your SAT score. The scaled scores are then added together to determine your overall SAT score.
The sum of the reading, writing, and math scores determines the total score. However, when calculating, Reading and Writing are merged to form Evidence-based Reading and Writing. The Math section’s score, as well as the Evidence-based section’s score, follow separate scoring procedures.
The only common factors in the scoring of these 2 sections are:
- Each part receives a raw score depending on the number of right answers provided.
- Each question in the section is worth one point.
- There is no negative indication.
SAT Score Chart
To learn more about the potential raw points in each segment, we must first determine the number of questions in each section:
Sections
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Number of Question and Possible Raw Point (maximum)
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Reading
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52
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Writing and Language
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44
|
Math
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58
|
Along with these three portions, there is an optional essay section, however, the SAT essay score does not factor into the final SAT score. As a result, we’re not going to talk about it here. The essay, on the other hand, has a score range of 2-8.
What is SAT Raw Score?
The SAT raw scoring method is straightforward: if a candidate successfully answers 40 questions in any part, the raw point for that section is 40.
What is SAT Scaled Score?
SAT Raw Score Conversion
Because each SAT exam is different, the College Board translates your raw score into a scaled score using a conversion table unique to that test. They scale the scores to match the test’s complexity. On a difficult test, pupils may be able to miss one or two questions and still receive an 800. On a simpler test, though, missing only one question may reduce your score to a 790 or 780.
The College Board’s Scoring Your Practice Test material includes directions on how to compute your section scores, as well as a sample conversion chart.
The raw results from SAT subject tests are also translated into scaled scores based on the number of right questions. The following SAT score chart includes a SAT physics score chart as well as a SAT biology score chart for both ecological biology and molecular biology:
Raw Score | Ecological biology | Molecular Biology | Physics |
85 | — | — | — |
80 | 800 | 800 | — |
75 | 780 | 790 | 800 |
70 | 750 | 760 | 800 |
65 | 720 | 730 | 800 |
60 | 690 | 700 | 800 |
55 | 670 | 670 | 770 |
50 | 640 | 640 | 730 |
45 | 610 | 620 | 700 |
40 | 580 | 590 | 670 |
35 | 550 | 560 | 630 |
30 | 520 | 530 | 600 |
25 | 480 | 490 | 560 |
20 | 450 | 460 | 530 |
15 | 410 | 420 | 490 |
10 | 370 | 390 | 460 |
5 | 340 | 350 | 420 |
0 & below | 220-320 | 240-330 | 270-390 |
Chart for converting raw SAT subject test scores The conversion of the scaled score depending on the number of questions in the test is shown in physics. The same is true for the SAT biology subject exam score chart.
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