In this article, we'll go through the break down of calculating PSAT scores.

Standardized tests can be overwhelming, and the complex scoring system can feel impossible to understand. However, when you break it down, it is much simpler than you might assume.

In the PSAT Math section, you start with 120 points, regardless of how many questions you answer correctly. There are 40 questions and the number you answer correctly is your raw score. Your raw score corresponds with a specific Scaled Score as detailed by the PSAT Score Chart. For example, if a student answers 22 Math questions correctly, then their scaled score is 450.

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The scoring is similar for the ELA (English Language/Arts) sections. Your raw score is still your number of correct answers, and that Raw Score is translated into a Scaled Score as detailed by the PSAT Score Chart. To calculate the scaled score, add the raw score from ELA Module 1 and ELA Module 2. Then, take that number to the conversion chart to find the scaled score. For example, if a student answered 12 questions in Module 1 and 14 in Module 2, their total would be 26, so their section score would be 432.