SAT Score Conversion Chart

What is a SAT Conversion Chart?

In 1996, the Educational Testing Service simplified the SAT. The overall effect was to raise the average combined score. On the high end, a verbal score of 730 on the old scale is now awarded a perfect 800 and a math score of 780 on the old scale is now scored as 800. What that means is that a test that would have garnered a 1510 on the old test can now be awarded a perfect 1600. The chart shows you how to convert SAT scores earned from 1996, and after, back to the old scale.

Since I normalize the scores based on the best combined SAT score, making the test easier didn't alter the rankings of any of the high schools. Their raw scores all rose, but their relative positions remained unchanged

Old New New
Verbal Math
800 800 800
790 800 800
780 800 800
770 800 790
760 800 770
750 800 760
740 800 740
730 800 730
720 790 720
710 780 700
700 760 690
690 750 680
680 740 670
670 730 660
660 720 650
650 710 650
640 700 640
630 690 630
620 680 620
610 670 610
600 670 600
590 660 600
580 650 590
570 640 580
560 630 570
550 620 560
540 610 560
530 600 550
520 600 540
510 590 530
500 580 520
490 570 520
480 560 510
470 550 500
460 540 490
450 530 480
440 520 480
430 510 470
420 500 460
410 490 450
400 480 440
390 470 430
380 460 430
370 450 420
360 440 410
350 430 400
340 420 390
330 410 380
320 400 370
310 390 350
300 380 340
290 370 330
280 360 310
270 350 300
260 340 280
250 330 260
240 310 240
230 300 220
220 290 200
210 270 200
200 230 200

Old	New	New
	Verbal	Math
800	800	800
790	800	800
780	800	800
770	800	790
760	800	770
750	800	760
740	800	740
730	800	730
720	790	720
710	780	700
700	760	690
690	750	680
680	740	670
670	730	660
660	720	650
650	710	650
640	700	640
630	690	630
620	680	620
610	670	610
600	670	600
590	660	600
580	650	590
570	640	580
560	630	570
550	620	560
540	610	560
530	600	550
520	600	540
510	590	530
500	580	520
490	570	520
480	560	510
470	550	500
460	540	490
450	530	480
440	520	480
430	510	470
420	500	460
410	490	450
400	480	440
390	470	430
380	460	430
370	450	420
360	440	410
350	430	400
340	420	390
330	410	380
320	400	370
310	390	350
300	380	340
290	370	330
280	360	310
270	350	300
260	340	280
250	330	260
240	310	240
230	300	220
220	290	200
210	270	200
200	230	200