In this article you can View the College Board SAT Subject Tests Scores 2020 Release Date/Schedule, find out how to interpret Math SAT Subject Test Scores Percentile, and learn how to send New SAT Score reports to colleges, etc.
About SAT Subject Tests Scores:
The SAT Subject Tests are content-based exams that test a student’s knowledge and abilities in specific subject areas. The College Board offers 20 different Subject Tests in 5 subject areas i.e. mathematics, science, English, history, and foreign languages. Tests are available in the following Subjects
- English Literature,
- History (U.S. or World),
- Language (Chinese, French, Hebrew, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Spanish or German). Language tests can be written only or written with listening.
- Math (Level 1 or Level 2), and Science (Biology-Ecological, Biology-Molecular, Chemistry or Physics)
Each Subject Test is scored on a 200 to 800 scale. Students get one point for each correct answer, and ¼ point is deducted for each question you answer incorrectly. Each test has its own conversion scale.
Average SAT Subject Test Scores:
SAT Subject Test | Average Scores |
Literature | 599 |
U.S. History | 624 |
World History | 615 |
Math 1 | 599 |
Math 2 | 690 |
Ecological Biology | 616 |
Molecular Biology | 647 |
Chemistry | 668 |
Physics | 667 |
Spanish | 653 |
What is Good SAT Subject Test Score?
It is totally depending on the college to which you are applying. A good SAT Subject Test Score is one that turns within the range of scores your college accepts. Many colleges are glad with scores of 650 or above 650, but top schools may want to see a 700 or more than 750 or even higher.
Old Year SAT Subject Tests Scores
The following chart shows the scores 700, 750 and 800 and their percentile rank for a few Subject Tests.
SAT Test | 800-score percentile | 750-score percentile | 700-score percentile |
SAT Math Section (old test) | 99 | 97 | 93 |
SAT Critical Reading Section (old test) | 99 | 97 | 93 |
Physics Subject Test | 88 | 71 | 54 |
Literature Subject Test | 99 | 90 | 73 |
US History Subject Test | 97 | 84 | 63 |
Math 2 Subject Test | 81 | 62 | 48 |
Spanish Subject Test (Reading Only)* | 93/98 | 76/89 | 58/73 |
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Math SAT Subject Test Scores & Percentiles
As a result, the avg scores for SAT Subject Tests are significantly higher than those for the regular SAT Exam. For the Math 1 SAT Subject Test, the average score is 619, and for the Math 2 exam, the average is 690.
Math SAT Subject Test Score | Percentile (Math Level 1) | Percentile (Math Level 2) |
800 | 99 | 81 |
780 | 97 | 77 |
760 | 94 | 65 |
740 | 88 | 59 |
720 | 80 | 52 |
700 | 73 | 48 |
680 | 65 | 41 |
660 | 58 | 35 |
640 | 51 | 28 |
620 | 44 | 23 |
600 | 38 | 18 |
580 | 32 | 13 |
560 | 26 | 10 |
540 | 21 | 7 |
520 | 17 | 5 |
500 | 13 | 3 |
480 | 10 | 2 |
460 | 8 | 2 |
440 | 6 | 1 |
420 | 4 | 1 |
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