Educator Guide to SAT Scores

Educator Guide to SAT Scores

Access and understand SAT scores.

Sign in to the K–12 score reporting portal.

When to Expect Scores

If your students took the SAT or SAT Subject Tests, you’ll be notified when their scores are available.

Go to the score release schedule.

Important:

New Score Release Policies

Starting in October, your students will get their SAT scores faster. Learn more about the changes.

Score Reporting Enhancements

Now available:

• Capacity to export all reports to Excel, and view old SAT data in roster reports.
• SAT Subject Test data by institution and student group.
• SAT cohort reports.
• SAT concordance for cohort reports that include scores for both the old SAT and the new SAT.

Important:

Webinar: Understanding Scores from the New SAT

Get tips on accessing and using the score reporting portal and for comparing old and new SAT scores. Watch the webinar.

Accessing Scores

If you’ve already used the portal, just sign in to access scores. Since paper SAT score reports will not be sent to schools, it’s essential that you can access the portal. Steps for accessing the portal can be found below and on our help page. For direct support, email Customer Service or call 888-728-4357.

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Initial Access

Educators need two things to see student scores on the integrated score reporting portal:

1. A College Board professional account. If you don’t have an account, create one.
2. Permission from your institution’s access manager to view student scores. Every school, district, and state has an access manager, so ask your test coordinator or principal who to contact.

Once you have access, sign into the integrated reporting portal to see student scores.

Help for Access Managers

If you see “Managing Access to Support K–12 Assessment Reporting” under Tools and Services when you sign in to your College Board professional account, you’re ready to create user accounts and assign access levels.
If you don’t see this when you sign in, learn how to enter your access code.
The College Board sent access codes to institutions. If you don’t have an access code, check with your test coordinator or principal. If they don’t have one, email Customer Service or call 888-728-4357.

Using the Reports Center

If you have the summary reports or the detailed reports role, you have access to the Reports Center. It’s here that you can view rosters and run a variety of reports. Get help navigating the Reports Center.

About the Data File

SAT data files are available to educators in two file formats (.txt and.csv). We have worked with Naviance to ensure both file formats are fully compatible with their system. If you were assigned a files download role, you’ll be able to download the file from the integrated score reporting portal. If you don’t see the Download Center tab when you sign in, request access from your institution’s access manager.
Get detailed instructions for viewing the data file or uploading it to Naviance.

Student Access

Students go to studentscores.collegeboard.org to sign in to their College Board account and view their online score report. If they don’t have an account yet, they’ll have the option to sign up for one.
Students who have trouble getting their scores might need to enter their student ID or SAT registration number. You’ll find these in your SAT data file in column Z (Student ID) and column AP (SAT Registration Number).
For help from the College Board, students can:

• Go to Online Score Report Help
• Call 866-756-7346 for help merging multiple accounts.

Understanding Scores

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Scoring Basics

• The new SAT uses a 1600-point score scale.
• The optional SAT Essay is scored separately.
• Subscores and cross-test scores provide additional insight.
• College and Career Readiness Benchmarks help students and educators assess student progress from year to year.
• Percentiles show you how your students performed on the test relative to other students.

Colleges and the New SAT

• The vast majority of colleges will accept both old and new SAT scores in the coming years.
• Colleges will continue to use SAT scores as one factor in their admission process. This year, they’ll consider a student’s total score and section scores.
• Colleges will conduct research to decide how to use subscores and cross-test scores for decisions like course placement.
• Colleges will use concordance tables to compare old and new SAT scores and to update policies that use SAT scores, such as those for admission into special programs or qualification for scholarships.

Concordance Tools for Comparing Old and New SAT Scores

Use these resources to help students and counselors compare new SAT, old SAT, and ACT scores:

• SAT Score Converter mobile apps and online tool
• K-12 Educator Brief: Concordance (.pdf/1.1 MB)
• Concordance Tables: New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (.xlsx/46.6KB)
• Concordance Tables: Old SAT Scores to New SAT Scores (.xlsx/46.2KB)

Score Choice^TM

Because colleges generally consider the best score, students can send all their SAT scores. Students who don’t want to send all their scores can use Score Choice. Before deciding between scores on the old SAT and the new SAT, they can compare their scores using the SAT Score Converter.
Students should always visit college websites to confirm their score send policies.

Learn More

Educator resources:

• Get the details on old SAT scoring.
• Go to the Resource Library for order forms and advising resources.

Student resources:

• Students with College Board accounts can access online score reports.
• How to Send Scores explains the ins and outs of sending scores to colleges.
• Interpreting Your Scores helps students make sense of percentiles and the other numbers on their score reports.
• Students who want to take the SAT again can use their scores to personalize their practice on Khan Academy^®.