How this calculator works
The digital SAT has two sections, Reading and Writing and Math, each scored from 200 to 800, for a total from 400 to 1600. Each section is sat in two adaptive modules: Reading and Writing has 27 questions per module and Math has 22. Add the correct answers across both modules to get the raw score, which is what this page asks for. The raw score is then placed on the section scale. The College Board equates each test form separately so that a slightly harder form does not cost a candidate, which means no public formula reproduces the real conversion exactly. The estimate here scales the raw score linearly onto 200 to 800 in steps of 10, which is close to the middle of the scale and progressively less reliable near the extremes.
Formula
raw score = correct answers in module 1 + correct answers in module 2. Estimated section score = round to the nearest 10 of 200 + 600 x raw / total questions in the section, where the totals are 54 for reading and writing and 44 for math. Estimated total = reading and writing estimate + math estimate.
Worked example
A candidate with 20 and 18 correct in reading and writing has a raw score of 38 out of 54, giving an estimated section score of 200 + 600 x 38 / 54 = 622, rounded to 620. With 15 and 13 correct in math, the raw score is 28 out of 44, an estimated 200 + 600 x 28 / 44 = 582, rounded to 580. The estimated total is 1,200.
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Frequently asked questions
Is this the score I will receive?
No. It is an estimate from raw correct answers. The College Board equates every form separately against the difficulty of the questions a candidate saw, so the official score can differ by several tens of points in either direction.
How does the adaptive second module work?
The second module is chosen from the performance on the first. A stronger module 1 unlocks a harder module 2, and the scale accounts for that difficulty, which is why an easier module 2 does not guarantee a higher score.
Why are section scores in steps of 10?
The College Board reports each section on a 200 to 800 scale in increments of 10, so every valid score ends in zero. The estimate uses the same grid.
What is a good SAT score?
It depends on the schools you are applying to, since each publishes the middle 50% of its admitted class. Compare your score with those ranges rather than against the national average.