SHSAT Score Calculator
This SHSAT score calculator checks your composite by adding the English Language Arts (ELA) and Math scaled scores on your results; it can't estimate a score.
English Language Arts 300, Mathematics 310 → composite 610
610
Composite = English Language Arts + Mathematics.
Source: NYC Public SchoolsLast verified Oct 19, 2026
| Score | Yours |
|---|---|
| Composite | 610 |
| English Language Arts | 300 |
| Mathematics | 310 |
Show the math
| Composite | 300 + 310 = 610 |
|---|---|
SHSAT score range at a glance
- Total score range
- No fixed range: in past years the composite usually topped out around 700, but NYC says the actual maximum changes every year
- Sections and score ranges
- English Language Arts and Mathematics, each a scaled score with no fixed range (in past years usually about 350 at most)
- How the total is made
- Sum of the ELA and Math scaled scores
- Testing time
- 180 minutes for both sections together
- Adaptive testing
- Computer-adaptive from fall 2026: each answer changes how hard the next question is
Source: NYC Public Schools
Good to know
- Official percentile table published: Not published by NYC Public Schools. Of the 9 tests on this site, only SHSAT, ISEE and SSAT say no.
- NYC Public Schools says the SHSAT is computer-adaptive from the fall 2026 test: each section score depends on which questions you answered correctly and how hard they were, not only on how many you got right.
- On the adaptive SHSAT you can't go back: once you submit a subject it is locked, and in Math (and for stand-alone ELA questions) you can't return to a question after moving on.
Common questions
Can correct answers be turned into an SHSAT score?
No. NYC Public Schools publishes no conversion, and the adaptive test weighs question difficulty, so only the scaled scores on your results can be added.
How many questions are on the SHSAT?
100: 50 in English Language Arts and 50 in Mathematics, with 180 minutes for both together. Every student answers 50 per subject; the adaptive test changes only how hard each next question is.
Can SHSAT scores be compared from year to year?
No. The scale is redone for each year's test, so the same composite in two different years doesn't mean the same performance.
Source for these answers: NYC Public Schools
More details
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| Scored sections | 2 (English Language Arts and Mathematics) |
| Questions on the required sections | 100 (50 per section) |
| Questions per student on the adaptive test | Every student answers 50 questions per subject; the adaptive test changes only how hard they are |
| Official percentile table published | Not published by NYC Public Schools |
| Official raw-to-scale table for the live test | No: the test is adaptive and the scaling is redone every year |
| Scale redone every year | Yes: scores from different years can't be compared |
| Going back to earlier questions | Not once a subject is submitted; in Math and for stand-alone ELA questions, not once you move on |
| Testing time for English Language Learners | 360 minutes (twice the standard time) |
Source: NYC Public Schools
How SHSAT scoring works on the adaptive test
Your SHSAT results give a scaled score for English Language Arts and one for Math, and the composite is the two added. Beginning with the fall 2026 test, the SHSAT is adaptive, so each section score comes from the pattern of right and wrong answers and the difficulty of the questions, not from a simple count, and NYC Public Schools publishes no conversion.
Composite = ELA scaled score + Math scaled score
- Find the ELA and Math scaled scores on your SHSAT results.
- Add them: the sum is your composite, which this page checks for you.
An example with made-up scores (NYC publishes no numeric example)
- ELA scaled score 300, Math scaled score 310
- Composite: 300 + 310 = 610
A composite of 610. The rule (ELA plus Math) is NYC's; the two scores are only an illustration.
What this doesn't account for
- An estimate from correct answers: NYC publishes no conversion, and the adaptive test weighs question difficulty.
- Comparing scores from different years: the scale is redone every year.
- Anything about schools or offers: this page only adds the two scaled scores.
- A fixed top score: NYC sets no minimum or maximum, so this page accepts 0 to 400 per section.
Compared with similar tests
| Test | Total score range | Sections | How the total is made |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHSAT | No fixed range: in past years the composite usually topped out around 700, but NYC says the actual maximum changes every year | English Language Arts and Mathematics, each a scaled score with no fixed range (in past years usually about 350 at most) | Sum of the ELA and Math scaled scores |
| ISEE score calculator | No total score (each section 760–940) | Verbal Reasoning 760–940, Quantitative Reasoning 760–940, Reading Comprehension 760–940, Mathematics Achievement 760–940; essay unscored | No total: each section is reported on its own |
| SSAT score calculator | 1500–2400 at the Upper Level (Middle 1320–2130, Elementary 900–1800) | Verbal, Quantitative and Reading: 500–800 each at the Upper Level, 440–710 at the Middle Level, 300–600 at the Elementary Level | Sum of the Verbal, Quantitative and Reading scaled scores |
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