Study on the flySATHow the SAT is scored
How the SAT is scored
- SAT
- Composite 400–1600 a 400–1600 band; the national average is about 1030
- 4 answer options per question
- Nothing is deducted for a wrong answer
- Free
On the SAT, the overall result is a Composite score that runs from 400 to 1600. The test is split into Reading and Writing, which presents 54 questions in 64 minutes, and Math, which presents 44 questions in 70 minutes.
Most questions offer 4 answer choices. A student should answer every item they can reasonably attempt, because a wrong answer does not cost extra points beyond the missed credit; only correct responses raise the Composite. The score therefore reflects how many questions are answered correctly across both sections rather than a penalty-adjusted tally, so guessing after eliminating implausible choices is the usual strategy when an item cannot be fully solved.
Work out your score
Nothing is deducted for a wrong answer, so a section’s net is simply the number of right answers.
Where to work next: Reading and Writing · Math
What the paper is made of
| Section | Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | 54 |
| Math | 44 |
What the app estimates
As you practise, the app keeps an estimate of your ability per section and maps it onto the Composite scale. It is the app's own estimate from your answers, not an official conversion table.
| Ability estimate | Composite |
|---|---|
| 250 | 860 |
| 350 | 960 |
| 450 | 1060 |
| 550 | 1170 |
| 650 | 1280 |
| 750 | 1380 |
Every question is picked for where you are right now, wrong answers come back until they stick, and it all works offline.
More SAT topics
Reading and Writing
Math
- Linear equations in one variable
- Linear equations in two variables
- Linear functions
- Systems of two linear equations in two variables
- Linear inequalities in one or two variables
- Equivalent expressions
- Nonlinear equations and systems
- Nonlinear functions
- Ratios, rates, proportional relationships, and units
- Percentages
- One-variable data: distributions and measures
- Two-variable data: models and scatterplots
- Probability and conditional probability
- Inference from sample statistics and margin of error
- Evaluating statistical claims
- Area and volume
- Lines, angles, and triangles
- Right triangles and trigonometry
- Circles
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