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How SAT Math is scored

  • 44 questions total

    Module 1 (22 questions) + Module 2 (22 questions, adaptive difficulty).

  • No wrong-answer penalty

    Your raw score = number of correct answers. Skipped or wrong = 0.

  • Adaptive scaling

    The same raw score can map to different scaled scores depending on whether you were routed to the harder or easier Module 2.

  • Scale: 200–800

    Every student receives a scaled score in this range, plus a section percentile.

Score benchmarks

Scaled Score Approx. Percentile What it means
750–80096–99thTop tier / perfect
700–74088–95thHighly competitive
650–69076–87thAbove average
600–64060–75thAverage for college-bound
500–59034–59thNational average range
< 500< 34thBelow average