SAT Score Chart — Raw to Scaled, Percentiles & ACT Concordance
Three charts answer almost every 'what does this score mean' question: raw answers to scaled scores, scaled scores to percentiles, and SAT totals to ACT composites. All three live here with their sources and honest ranges — curves move by test date, and the ranges are the truth most charts omit.
Quick answer: Digital SAT anchors: 54/54 R/W raw ≈ 770–800 · 50/54 ≈ 700–740 · 44/44 Math ≈ 770–800 · 40/44 ≈ 700–740. Percentiles: 1400 = 93rd · 1200 = 75th · 1000 = 42nd. ACT concordance: 36 → 1570–1600 · 30 → 1360–1380 · 24 → 1160–1190.
Chart 1 — Digital SAT raw to scaled (representative ranges)
Each administration is equilibrated separately; these are representative published-range anchors. R/W = 54 raw points (27+27), Math = 44 (22+22):
| R/W raw | R/W scaled | Math raw | Math scaled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 770–800 | 44 | 770–800 |
| 52 | 730–770 | 42 | 740–780 |
| 50 | 700–740 | 40 | 700–740 |
| 48 | 670–710 | 38 | 665–705 |
| 45 | 628–668 | 35 | 620–660 |
| 40 | 565–605 | 30 | 545–585 |
| 35 | 503–543 | 27 | 500–540 |
| 30 | 445–485 | 22 | 425–465 |
| 27 | 415–455 | 18 | 365–405 |
| 20 | 345–385 | 10 | 260–300 |
Chart 2 — Total score to percentile
SAT user percentiles (recent graduating classes). The nationally representative scale reads 3-5 points higher at the same score:
| Total | User percentile | Total | User percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | 99th+ | 1200 | 75th |
| 1500 | 98th | 1100 | 61st |
| 1400 | 93rd | 1000 | 42nd |
| 1300 | 86th | 900 | 26th |
Chart 3 — SAT total to ACT composite (official 2018 concordance)
Joint publication of ACT Inc. and College Board; read as ranges:
| ACT composite | SAT total | ACT composite | SAT total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1570–1600 | 28 | 1300–1320 |
| 34 | 1490–1520 | 26 | 1230–1250 |
| 32 | 1420–1440 | 24 | 1160–1190 |
| 30 | 1360–1380 | 20 | 1030–1050 |
What SatCalcs doesn't do
- We don't publish a single-number raw→scaled chart — every honest chart is a range because equating changes per administration
- We don't extend concordance to section-level claims — the official tables link composite to total only
Frequently Asked Questions
How many wrong answers is a 1500 on the Digital SAT?
Is the SAT curved against other students?
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What raw score is a perfect 1600?
Does this chart work for the paper SAT?
More tools used in this guide
Enter correct answers per module (or per paper section) — get section scores, your total, and the honest range around them.
Module-aware scoring for the adaptive Digital SAT — see the easy/hard Module 2 path and how curves shift by test date.
The official 2018 concordance, both directions — pick an ACT composite or an SAT total and see its counterpart range.
More guides
Benchmarks by percentile and by college tier — 1400+, 1300+, 1200+ — and how to pick your target number.
The real national averages by year and section — total ≈1024, ERW ≈519, Math ≈505 — and why 'average' misleads.