Digital SAT Scoring Explained

The Digital SAT uses adaptive testing, which means the difficulty of questions changes based on your performance. This can be confusing when you're trying to understand your score. Here's how it actually works.

Score Range and Sections

Like the paper SAT, the Digital SAT is scored on a scale of 400-1600. You get a score from 200-800 for the Math section and 200-800 for the Reading and Writing section. These two scores combine for your total.

How Adaptive Testing Affects Your Score

Each section has two modules. Your performance on the first module determines whether you get a harder or easier second module. Getting more difficult questions is actually a good sign – it means you did well on the first module.

The scoring algorithm accounts for question difficulty. A student who answers 70% of hard questions correctly may score higher than someone who answers 90% of easy questions correctly. This is why you shouldn't try to game the system by intentionally missing questions.

What This Means for Your Preparation

The adaptive format rewards consistent performance across difficulty levels. Don't panic if questions feel hard – that's often a sign you're doing well. Focus on accuracy rather than trying to finish quickly.

Practice with Lyceon to experience questions across different difficulty levels and build confidence with the adaptive format.