How the Test Is Scored
Raw vs. Scaled

In order to reach the number you see on your score report, two calculations must take place.

First, your "raw score" is calculated. This is the number of points you earned, based on the number of questions you answered correctly, minus a fraction of the number answered incorrectly. Questions you skipped are not counted and no points are subtracted for incorrect Student Produced Response mathematics questions (grid-ins) on the SAT Reasoning Test.
SAT Reasoning Testâ„¢: Calculating the Raw Score

Each CORRECT answer: add (+) 1 point

Each WRONG answer for a

* Multiple-choice question: subtract (-) 1/4 of a point
* Student-produced response: no points subtracted

Each OMITTED question: no points subtracted
SAT Subject Testsâ„¢: Calculating the Raw Score

Each CORRECT answer: add (+) 1 point

Each WRONG answer for a

* 5-choice question: subtract (-) 1/4 of a point
* 4-choice question :subtract (-) 1/3 of a point
* 3-choice question: subtract (-) 1/2 of a point

Each OMITTED question: no points subtracted
Scaled Score

Your raw score is then converted to a scaled score (reported on a 200-to-800 scale) by a statistical process called equating. Equating ensures that the different forms of the test or the level of ability of the students with whom you are tested do not affect your score. Equating makes it possible to make comparisons among test takers who take different editions of the test across different administrations.

See below for how the ELPTâ„¢ (English Language Proficiency Testâ„¢) is scored.
Subscores
Writing Section Subscores

The raw scores for the multiple-choice writing section are converted to scaled scores that are reported on a 20-80 scale. Every SAT Reasoning Test contains a 25-minute essay. The essay subscore is reported on a 2-12 scale. (Essays that are not written on the essay assignment, or which are considered illegible after several attempts at reading, receive a score of 0.) Each essay is independently scored from 1 to 6 by two readers. These readers' scores are combined to produce the 2-12 scale. If the two readers' scores differ by more than one point, a third reader will score the essay. The multiple-choice writing section counts for approximately 70% and the essay counts for approximately 30% of your total raw score, which is used to calculate your 200-to-800 score. For more information, visit the Scoring Guide.
Subject Test Subscores

Subscores on the Subject Tests are used to compute the total score, but their individual contributions differ between the different tests. Subscores are reported on a 20-to-80 scale. For the French, German, and Spanish with Listening tests, the reading subscore counts twice as much as the listening subscore. For the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean tests, subscores are weighted equally. For the Subject Test in Writing (prior to March 2005) the multiple-choice subscore counts twice as much as the essay subscore.
How the ELPTâ„¢ Is Scored (January 2005 and earlier)

Both numerical scores and proficiency ratings are reported for the ELPT. For numerical scores, the total score is reported on a scale from 901 to 999, and the listening and reading subscores (weighted equally) are reported on a scale from 1 to 50. Each question is classified on a proficiency scale according to the level of skill measured: intermediate, advanced, or superior. Scores are based on descriptions of proficiency in reading and listening.