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ACT Score Calculator

Just finished a practice test? Enter how many questions you got right in each section to get your scaled 1–36 section scores, your composite, and where it lands nationally. Built on the official Enhanced ACT conversion table — no sign-up, no email.

Read this before you enter anything. On the Enhanced ACT, only 40 English, 41 Math, 27 Reading and 34 Science questions are scored — the rest are unscored field-test items. Your raw score is out of those numbers, not out of every question in the booklet. And your composite is now the average of English, Math and Reading only. Science no longer counts. Calculators still asking for a score out of 75/60/40/40 and dividing by four are scoring a test that no longer exists.

Your raw scores

Number of questions you answered correctly in each section.

out of 40 scored
out of 41 scored
out of 27 scored
out of 34 scored

Your scores

English
22
Math
25
Reading
23
Science
25
Composite
23
likely 22–24 across forms
National percentile
76th
national mean is ~19
STEM score
25
average of Math & Science

Conversion uses ACT's official Enhanced ACT scoring key and conversion tables (© 2025 ACT Education Corp). ACT re-equates each test form, so the same raw score can be worth a point or two more or less on a different form — hence the band. Percentiles are ACT's published national ranks for the 2025–26 reporting year.

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ACT raw score to scale score chart

The official Enhanced ACT conversion, at a glance. A dash means that raw score is above the number of scored questions in the section.

Raw score English
/40		 Math
/41		 Reading
/27		 Science
/34
40 36 36 — —
36 31 33 — —
32 26 29 — 34
28 22 27 — 30
24 20 23 32 26
20 16 19 25 23
16 13 17 21 20
12 11 15 16 17
8 9 14 12 12
4 6 11 9 9
0 1 1 1 1

Source: ACT, Preparing for the ACT Test — National Enhancements Scoring Key and Conversion Tables, © 2025 ACT Education Corp.

What changed on the Enhanced ACT

Legacy ACT Enhanced ACT (now)
Scored questions 75 / 60 / 40 / 40 40 / 41 / 27 / 34
Science Required, in composite Optional, not in composite
Composite Average of 4 sections Average of English, Math, Reading
Reading time pressure 40 questions / 35 min 27 scored / 40 min

This is why a raw score that used to mean a 28 might not mean a 28 any more, and why an old calculator will quietly mislead you. If a tool asks you for a score out of 75 on English, close it.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the ACT composite score calculated in 2026?

On the Enhanced ACT, your composite is the average of just three scale scores — English, Mathematics and Reading. You add those three, divide by 3, and round to the nearest whole number (rounding up at exactly one-half). Science is now optional and does NOT count toward your composite. This is the single biggest change from the older ACT, where the composite was the average of four sections including Science.

How many questions are actually scored on the Enhanced ACT?

Fewer than you answer. ACT states the highest possible raw score per section is English 40, Mathematics 41, Reading 27 and Science 34 — even though the test booklet contains more questions than that. The extras are unscored field-test items, and ACT notes their positions move between test forms. That is why you should enter your raw score out of 40/41/27/34, not out of the total number of questions in the booklet. Many popular calculators still ask for a raw score out of 50/45/36/40, or even the pre-2025 75/60/40/40, and will give you a wrong answer.

Does the Science section still matter?

It is optional and excluded from your composite, but it is not worthless. Science still produces its own 1-36 scale score and feeds the STEM score (the average of Math and Science). Some colleges and scholarship programmes look at STEM, and some states require Science in their district testing. Check what your target schools ask for before you skip it.

How accurate is this ACT score calculator?

It uses the official ACT raw-to-scale conversion table published with the Enhanced ACT practice test, so for that form it is exact. Because ACT re-equates every test form to adjust for small differences in difficulty, the same raw score can be worth a point or two more or less on a different form — which is why we show a realistic band around your composite instead of pretending to a single certain number.

What is a good ACT score?

It depends entirely on your target colleges. For context, the national mean composite is about 19. A 24 puts you around the 80th percentile, a 30 around the 94th, and a 33+ is in range for the most selective schools. The number that actually matters is your target colleges middle-50% ACT range — aim for the top of it.

How do I raise my ACT composite?

Because the composite is an average of three sections, the fastest gains come from your weakest section, not your strongest. Work out which section is dragging the average down, drill the specific question types you miss there, and fix your pacing — Reading in particular is brutally time-pressured at 27 scored questions in 40 minutes. Targeted practice on your weak areas moves the number far faster than more full-length tests.

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