Digital SAT score calculator
Set how many questions you got right in each module. You get the 200–800 sections and the 400–1600 total — plus the range they honestly land in, once the adaptive second module and the two unscored questions per module are accounted for.
Reading & Writing
0 of 54 correct · 50 of them count
200
200–210 likely
0 of 27 right in Module 1 — under the 18 it takes to be routed up, so this section is capped near 600.
Math
0 of 44 correct · 40 of them count
200
200–210 likely
0 of 22 right in Module 1 — under the 15 it takes to be routed up, so this section is capped near 590.
Estimated total
Realistically 400–420
1st percentile nationally · 1st among test takers
Why a range and not one number
- Two questions in every module don't count. 8 of the 98 are pretest items being trialled for future tests — unmarked, unscored. A miss that lands on one costs nothing, which is how people miss a question and still see 800.
- Which questions you missed. Scoring weighs difficulty: a hard question wrong costs less than an easy one.
- The form. Every administration is equated separately, so the same raw count is worth a little more on one date than another.
How do you stack up?
Every SAT taker, by total score
Your score
400
Percentile
1st
Average
1050
You would be ahead of about 1% of test takers. Distribution and percentiles from College Board's published SAT-user tables — students in the three most recent graduating classes, not practice-test users.
How the digital SAT is scored
Each section is 54 (Reading & Writing) or 44 (Math) questions across two modules. Your raw score — questions right, with nothing subtracted for wrong answers — becomes a 200–800 section score, and the two sections add up to the 400–1600 total.
Why Module 1 matters more
The test is section-adaptive. Roughly 18 of 27 in Reading & Writing and 15 of 22 in Math send you to the harder second module, where 800 is reachable. Below that you get the easier one, and the section tops out near 600 however well you do on it.
Two questions per module don't count
Of the 98 questions on the test, 8 are pretest items College Board is trialling for future forms — 2 in every module, which leaves 50 of the 54 Reading & Writing questions and 40 of the 44 Math ones actually scored. They look exactly like the rest, nobody can point them out afterwards, and a miss that lands on one costs nothing. Which is also why you should answer every question as if it counts.
How close is this to the real thing?
Close enough to plan with, not a prediction. College Board scores with a closed item-response model and equates every form separately, so no public calculator can be exact — expect ±30–70 points per section, and more in the lower half of the scale.
Digital SAT scoring questions
How is the digital SAT scored?
Each section — Reading & Writing and Math — is two modules. Every question you answer correctly adds one point to your raw score, and nothing is subtracted for a wrong answer. That raw score becomes a section score between 200 and 800, and the two section scores add up to your 400–1600 total. What the conversion looks like depends on the form you sat and on which second module you were routed to.
How many questions can you miss and still get 1600?
Usually none. On most forms a 1600 needs a perfect raw score in both sections, though a generous form — or a miss that happens to land on an unscored pretest question — can still leave you at 800. Plan for zero and treat the exceptions as luck.
How many questions can you miss for a 1500?
Roughly four to six across the whole test, provided both sections routed you to the harder second module. The split matters less than the routing: a 1500 is out of reach from the easier Module 2 no matter how many you answer correctly there.
Do all the questions on the SAT count?
No. Of the 98 questions, 8 are pretest items College Board is trialling for future tests — two in every module — which leaves 50 of the 54 Reading & Writing questions and 40 of the 44 Math ones scored. They are not marked, nobody can identify them afterwards, and a miss that lands on one costs nothing. That is why two students with the same number of misses can end up with different scores.
What happens if I get the easier second module?
Your section is capped. Answering fewer than about two-thirds of Module 1 correctly routes you to the easier Module 2, and from there the section tops out near 600 in Reading & Writing and 590 in Math however well you do on it. This is why Module 1 decides more of your score than any other part of the test.
Is the digital SAT curved?
Not in the sense of being graded against the people who sat with you. Every form is equated — adjusted so that a score means the same thing whichever date you took — and the adaptive design means the questions you saw were chosen by your own Module 1 performance. The practical effect is that the same raw score is worth slightly different scale scores on different forms.
What is a good SAT score?
Around 1050 is the median. Above roughly 1200 puts you in the top quarter of test takers, 1350 in the top tenth, and 1500 in the top 2%. What counts as good is really set by the schools on your list: look up the middle 50% of admitted students and aim above its upper number.
How accurate is this calculator?
Close enough to plan with, not a prediction. College Board scores with a closed item-response model whose parameters are not published, so no third-party calculator can be exact. Expect the estimate to land within about 30–70 points per section of a real administration, with the band on this page showing where pretest luck and the difficulty of the questions you missed can move it.
How many questions can you miss?
Misses you can afford per section to reach a target total, assuming both sections routed you to the harder Module 2 and the target is split evenly between them.
| Target total | Per section | R&W misses | Math misses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | 800 | 0 | 0 |
| 1500 | 750 | 4 | 4 |
| 1400 | 700 | 8 | 8 |
| 1300 | 650 | 12 | 11 |
| 1200 | 600 | 15 | 14 |
| 1100 | 550 | 19 | 17 |
| 1000 | 500 | 23 | 21 |
SAT raw score conversion tables
What each raw score is worth on the 200–800 scale, for a student routed to the harder second module. These are the same curves the calculator above scores with — an estimate of the published Bluebook curves, not an official College Board table, which does not exist for an adaptive test.
Reading & Writing
54 questions across both modules, harder Module 2
| Raw score | Section score |
|---|---|
| 54 | 800 |
| 53 | 790 |
| 52 | 780 |
| 51 | 770 |
| 50 | 750 |
| 49 | 740 |
| 48 | 730 |
| 47 | 710 |
| 46 | 700 |
| 45 | 690 |
| 44 | 670 |
| 43 | 660 |
| 42 | 650 |
| 41 | 640 |
| 40 | 620 |
| 39 | 600 |
| 36 | 560 |
| 33 | 530 |
| 30 | 490 |
| 27 | 450 |
| 24 | 420 |
| 21 | 390 |
| 18 | 360 |
| 15 | 330 |
| 12 | 300 |
| 9 | 270 |
| 6 | 250 |
| 3 | 220 |
| 0 | 200 |
Math
44 questions across both modules, harder Module 2
| Raw score | Section score |
|---|---|
| 44 | 800 |
| 43 | 790 |
| 42 | 780 |
| 41 | 770 |
| 40 | 750 |
| 39 | 740 |
| 38 | 720 |
| 37 | 710 |
| 36 | 700 |
| 35 | 680 |
| 34 | 670 |
| 33 | 650 |
| 32 | 640 |
| 31 | 620 |
| 30 | 600 |
| 27 | 560 |
| 24 | 510 |
| 21 | 470 |
| 18 | 420 |
| 15 | 380 |
| 12 | 340 |
| 9 | 310 |
| 6 | 270 |
| 3 | 240 |
| 0 | 200 |