Enter the number of questions you answered correctly in each section.
How the ACT Score Calculator Works
The ACT uses a two-step scoring process. First, your raw score (number of correct answers) is converted to a scaled score of 1–36 using a test-specific conversion table. Then your four section scaled scores are averaged to produce the composite.
There is no penalty for wrong answers. Every correct answer adds one point to your raw score.
Step 1: Scale each section English raw (0–75) → scaled 1–36 Math raw (0–60) → scaled 1–36 Reading raw (0–40) → scaled 1–36 Science raw (0–40) → scaled 1–36
Step 2: Composite (English + Math + Reading + Science) ÷ 4 Rounded to nearest whole number
What Is Equating?
ACT adjusts raw-to-scale conversion tables for each test form to account for difficulty differences. A score of 28 means the same thing regardless of which test date you took. This process is called equating, and it ensures fair comparisons across all test dates.
Suppose you answered 58/75 English, 42/60 Math, 31/40 Reading, and 30/40 Science correctly.
English: 58 raw→ 28 scaled
Math: 42 raw→ 29 scaled
Reading: 31 raw→ 31 scaled
Science: 30 raw→ 30 scaled
Sum of scaled scores28 + 29 + 31 + 30 = 118
Composite (118 ÷ 4 = 29.5)→ rounds to 30
National percentile≈ 95th
Frequently Asked Questions
ACT scores are calculated in two steps. First, your raw score (total correct answers, with no penalty for wrong answers) is converted to a scaled score of 1 to 36 for each of the four sections: English (75 questions), Math (60 questions), Reading (40 questions), and Science (40 questions). Each section uses its own raw-to-scale conversion table that varies by test form. Second, the four section scores are averaged and rounded to the nearest whole number to produce the composite.
Improving your weakest section by 4 raw questions typically raises that section score by 2 points, adding about 0.5 to your composite. Identify your biggest gap and focus prep there for the fastest composite gains.