Act Reading Section Scoring

For more detailed info on the reading section see our guide to act reading.

Act reading section scoring. Your composite score and each test score english mathematics reading science range from 1 low to 36 high. Even if it takes you a ton of work all that matters is the score you achieve at the end. When reviewing the act scores national norms data we found that the typical act score ranges between 18 20 depending on the section.

For harvard princeton yale and u chicago the 75th percentile sat reading score is an 800 or equivalent to a 36 in act reading. The reading section has 40 questions total so your highest raw score here is 40. The average act english score tended to fall between 19 20.

This test is typically normalized around 20. Act reading scores. The act essay score will appear on your score report on a scale from 2 12.

The university of california riverside. That means at least 25 of all students at these schools have a 36 in act reading. Visit act testing amid covid 19 for information on testing during covid 19.

Both of you got 22 out of 40 questions right on the reading section but your friend scored a 21 scale reading score while you only scored a 19. The subscores are given for social studies natural sciences reading skills 20 questions and for arts literature reading skills 20 questions. Thank you for your patience as we continue to navigate the covid 19 pandemic.

Scale scores have the same meaning for all the different forms of the act test no matter which date a test was taken. Just like the other act sections the act reading section can earn you between 1 and 36 points. The average act reading score was roughly 20.