Your SAT score report shows a total score (400–1600), two section scores (200–800 each), and for each one a score range, an All Tester Percentile and the average of all testers. Below that, eight Knowledge and Skills bars show how you did in each content domain. Online you also see whether you met the benchmarks: 480 in Reading and Writing and 530 in Math. The percentile tells you where you stand; the bars tell you what to study.
Enter your scores in the decoder to see what your own report says, including whether a retake still fits this school year, then read on for each part of the report in order.
Enter the two section scores from your SAT report and the test you took. We'll check your total, benchmarks and goal, what sending scores costs now, and the next retake date, then help you pick what to study.
Benchmarks and scales from College Board's Fall 2026 SAT score guide; dates from College Board's score release schedule; fees through June 2027. Priorities weigh each domain's share of its section by its distance from the top band.
Weekend SAT scores appear in your College Board account at studentscores.collegeboard.org, about two weeks after test day. November 7, 2026 scores come out November 20, and December 5 scores come out December 18 (College Board). See when SAT scores come out for every date.
Your total score is the sum of your Reading and Writing and Math section scores. Each section is scored from 200 to 800 in steps of 10, so totals run from 400 to 1600.
| Score | What it is | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | Section score (54 questions, 64 minutes) | 200–800 |
| Math | Section score (44 questions, 70 minutes) | 200–800 |
| Total | Sum of the two section scores | 400–1600 |
Both sections have two modules, and the second module adapts to how you did on the first. Your score depends on which questions you got right, how hard they were and the chance you guessed, so there's no fixed "number right = score" table. There's no penalty for wrong answers. Our guide to adaptive testing explains how the harder second module affects scoring.
The SAT shares one score scale with the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9. College Board's example: a 500 in Math on the SAT would be expected to be a 500 on any PSAT taken the same day. So if you scored 500 in Math on last year's PSAT and 550 on the SAT now, that's 50 points of real growth.
The range under each score shows how much your score would likely vary if you took a different SAT under identical conditions. College Board derives it from the test's standard error of measurement and says a range describes your ability better than a single number.
Use it when you compare scores. If a retake comes in 20 points higher and the two ranges overlap, you performed at about the same level. A gain that clears the range is the kind that reflects new skill. That's also why one practice-test score isn't a verdict: take two before you decide your starting point.
The All Tester Percentile is the share of SAT test takers who scored the same as you or lower. At the 70th percentile, 70% of the comparison group scored at or below your score. The group is SAT testers from the last three years, including both weekend and School Day administrations, anywhere in the world.
Next to each score, the report also shows the average score of all testers over the last three years. Online, College Board adds percentiles for your country and your state and compares your scores with averages at your school, district and state.
The SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmarks are 480 in Reading and Writing and 530 in Math. College Board sets them so that meeting one predicts a 75% likelihood of earning a C or higher in a related first-semester, credit-bearing college course. Students who meet both are considered on track to be college ready.
| Section | Benchmark | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | 480 | 75% chance of a C or higher in a first-semester course like English composition |
| Math | 530 | 75% chance of a C or higher in a first-semester credit-bearing math course |
The benchmark is a floor for readiness, not an admissions target. Most selective colleges admit students well above both numbers. If you're below one, the Knowledge and Skills bars show where the points are.
The Knowledge and Skills section shows one bar for each of the eight content domains on the SAT, four per section. The filled part shows your level of mastery in that domain; it isn't a score. Under each bar you'll see your performance range and how many questions the domain has. Online, each domain is placed in one of seven performance score bands, and College Board's Skills Insight tool shows the kinds of questions students in the next band answer correctly.
| Domain | Section | Questions | Share of section |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information and Ideas | Reading and Writing | 12–14 | ≈26% |
| Craft and Structure | Reading and Writing | 13–15 | ≈28% |
| Expression of Ideas | Reading and Writing | 8–12 | ≈20% |
| Standard English Conventions | Reading and Writing | 11–15 | ≈26% |
| Algebra | Math | 13–15 | ≈35% |
| Advanced Math | Math | 13–15 | ≈35% |
| Problem-Solving and Data Analysis | Math | 5–7 | ≈15% |
| Geometry and Trigonometry | Math | 5–7 | ≈15% |
Weigh a low bar by the domain's size. On the SAT, Algebra and Advanced Math are each about 35% of Math, while Geometry and Trigonometry is about 15%, so an equally weak bar in Advanced Math costs more than twice as many questions. The decoder above ranks your domains this way.
Where to practice each domain:
Score Sends Held at the top of your report means College Board couldn't confirm that a complete set of your responses was available when the test was scored. Incomplete responses could lower your score, so College Board won't send that score to colleges, universities or scholarship programs unless you ask it to. If you see it, contact College Board before you decide whether to release the score or retest.
You get 4 free score sends per test, but for a weekend SAT you have to use them by 9 days after the test, which is before your scores come out. For the November 7 SAT, the free window closed November 16; scores arrive November 20. After the window, each report costs $15 (fees through June 2027), unless you have a fee waiver, which gives unlimited free sends.
| What | Rule |
|---|---|
| Free sends | 4 per test, chosen at registration or until 9 days after a weekend test (in Bluebook or within 3 days for School Day) |
| Additional sends | $15 per report |
| Standard delivery | Typically 5–10 business days after you order |
| Rush delivery | $31 plus the report fee; sent in 1–4 business days, released scores only |
| Score Choice | Choose which test dates to send; a send includes the whole test, not single sections |
If you're applying to several campuses in one university system, a score sent to one may be visible to the others, but College Board still advises sending to each school you apply to. Some colleges require all scores; many superscore, combining your best section scores across the dates you send. Our SAT superscore calculator shows what that combination would be.
Retake if your total is below the middle 50% of admitted students at the colleges you care about and you have time to prepare before a date whose scores arrive before your deadlines. For 2026–27, the remaining weekend dates are:
| Test date | Register by | Late registration | Scores out |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2026 | October 23, 2026 | October 27, 2026 | November 20, 2026 |
| December 5, 2026 | November 20, 2026 | November 24, 2026 | December 18, 2026 |
| March 6, 2027 | February 19, 2027 | February 23, 2027 | March 19, 2027 |
| May 1, 2027 | April 16, 2027 | April 20, 2027 | May 14, 2027 |
| June 5, 2027 | May 21, 2027 | May 25, 2027 | June 21, 2027 |
If you took the November 7 SAT, scores on November 20 leave four days before the December 5 late-registration deadline (November 24). So decide fast, or register before you see your scores. Early-action and early-decision applicants should check the latest test date each college accepts for its early round before counting on December.
Checked October 27, 2026: