How does ACT figure ACT scores?
• First we count the number of questions on each test that you answered correctly. We do not deduct any points for incorrect answers. • Then we convert your raw scores (number of correct answers) to “scale scores.” Scale scores have the same meaning for all the different versions of the ACT offered on different test dates. • Your Composite score and each test score (English, Mathematics, Reading, Science) range from 1 (low) to 36 (high). The Composite Score is the average of your four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number. • We compute your seven subscores (Usage/Mechanics, Rhetorical Skills, etc.) in the same way, but subscores range from 1 (low) to 18 (high). There is no direct, arithmetic relationship between subscores and test score-this means your subscores usually won’t add up to your test score. How ACT figures the multiple-choice test scores and the Composite score • First we count the number of questions on each test that you answered correctly. We do not deduct any
