The enhanced ACT has three core sections: English, Mathematics, and Reading. Science is optional for national testing; a school-day testing program may require it. Each multiple-choice section receives a score from 1–36.
Under the new scoring system, the composite score is the average of English, Math, and Reading only, rounded to the nearest whole number. Science is still reported when taken, but it does not factor into the composite.
Enter your scored correct answers from a practice test. The calculator starts in enhanced mode; choose legacy mode for older practice tests. Each mode uses one identified official sample form. A different form can produce different scores for the same raw totals.
Conversion source: ACT National Online Practice Test Scoring Key (2025, JA04037.CJ20252), pages 5–9. Inputs are kept separately for each format.
Exclude unscored field-test questions. The inputs stop at 40 English, 41 Mathematics, 27 Reading, and 34 Science. Check your form’s answer key to identify scored items; field-test positions vary. A total across all administered questions cannot determine your scored raw total.
Composite = (English + Mathematics + Reading) ÷ 3, rounded to the nearest whole number. Science does not affect it.
This is an estimate.
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Sample-form estimate. Clear an input for a section you did not take; a missing required section leaves the composite blank. Enter 0 only if you attempted the section and got no scored questions correct.
The charts use the same sample-form conversions as the calculator. The horizontal axis counts only scored correct answers; the vertical axis shows the section score from 1–36.
40 scored of 50 administered · 35 min
41 scored of 45 administered · 50 min
27 scored of 36 administered · 40 min
34 scored of 40 administered · 40 min · optional
The three core sections take 125 minutes of testing. Optional Science adds 40 minutes. Embedded field-test questions do not contribute to scores. Times exclude breaks and optional Writing.
| Section | Administered | Scored | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 50 | 40 | 35 min |
| Mathematics | 45 | 41 | 50 min |
| Reading | 36 | 27 | 40 min |
| Science (optional) | 40 | 34 | 40 min |
Official format reference: ACT Practice Test 2 overview. Writing is a separate optional essay and is not part of either composite calculation.
From raw answers to your final composite score:
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No. The enhanced ACT composite averages English, Mathematics, and Reading, rounded to the nearest whole number. Science is reported separately when taken. Legacy mode reproduces the older four-section composite, including Science.
The enhanced ACT includes unscored field-test questions. Count only scored correct answers: up to 40 in English, 41 in Mathematics, 27 in Reading, and 34 in Science. Use your practice test’s scoring key to identify which questions count; field-test positions vary by form.
These conversions match the identified official sample forms. Other forms have different conversion tables, so results are estimates for other tests. Use the scoring key supplied with your own practice test whenever available.
Format and scoring references checked September 29, 2026: