# SAT Percentile Lookup Table: 400 to 1600 | 1600.now Source: https://1600.now/sat-percentile-lookup-table Last updated: 2026-10-05 --- Scores ## SAT Percentile Lookup Table Find your total in the table below. A 1250 is at the 80th user-group percentile, 1300 at the 85th, 1410 at the 93rd and 1520 at the 98th. Always keep the comparison-group label with the number. Written by [Luke Finigan](https://1600.now/about) Updated Oct 5, 2026 ### Quick score lookup Every reportable total from 1600 to 400, copied from College Board’s published total-score table checked October 5, 2026. Read across the row: the user group is SAT takers from the last three graduating classes; the nationally representative group models all U.S. 11th and 12th graders. “99+” and “1-” are College Board’s rounded labels for above 99 and below 1. | SAT total | User group | Nationally representative | | --- | --- | --- | | 1600 | 99+ | 99+ | | 1590 | 99+ | 99+ | | 1580 | 99+ | 99+ | | 1570 | 99+ | 99+ | | 1560 | 99+ | 99+ | | 1550 | 99 | 99+ | | 1540 | 99 | 99+ | | 1530 | 99 | 99+ | | 1520 | 98 | 99+ | | 1510 | 98 | 99 | | 1500 | 97 | 99 | | 1490 | 97 | 99 | | 1480 | 97 | 99 | | 1470 | 96 | 99 | | 1460 | 96 | 99 | | 1450 | 95 | 99 | | 1440 | 95 | 98 | | 1430 | 94 | 98 | | 1420 | 94 | 98 | | 1410 | 93 | 97 | | 1400 | 93 | 97 | | 1390 | 92 | 97 | | 1380 | 91 | 96 | | 1370 | 91 | 96 | | 1360 | 90 | 95 | | 1350 | 89 | 94 | | 1340 | 88 | 94 | | 1330 | 88 | 93 | | 1320 | 87 | 93 | | 1310 | 86 | 92 | | 1300 | 85 | 91 | | 1290 | 84 | 90 | | 1280 | 83 | 89 | | 1270 | 82 | 88 | | 1260 | 81 | 87 | | 1250 | 80 | 86 | | 1240 | 79 | 85 | | 1230 | 78 | 84 | | 1220 | 77 | 83 | | 1210 | 76 | 82 | | 1200 | 75 | 81 | | 1190 | 74 | 80 | | 1180 | 72 | 78 | | 1170 | 71 | 77 | | 1160 | 70 | 76 | | 1150 | 69 | 74 | | 1140 | 67 | 73 | | 1130 | 66 | 71 | | 1120 | 65 | 70 | | 1110 | 63 | 69 | | 1100 | 62 | 67 | | 1090 | 60 | 65 | | 1080 | 59 | 63 | | 1070 | 58 | 61 | | 1060 | 56 | 60 | | 1050 | 55 | 58 | | 1040 | 53 | 56 | | 1030 | 52 | 54 | | 1020 | 50 | 52 | | 1010 | 48 | 50 | | 1000 | 47 | 48 | | 990 | 45 | 46 | | 980 | 44 | 44 | | 970 | 42 | 42 | | 960 | 41 | 40 | | 950 | 39 | 38 | | 940 | 38 | 36 | | 930 | 36 | 35 | | 920 | 35 | 33 | | 910 | 33 | 31 | | 900 | 32 | 29 | | 890 | 30 | 27 | | 880 | 29 | 26 | | 870 | 27 | 24 | | 860 | 26 | 23 | | 850 | 24 | 21 | | 840 | 23 | 20 | | 830 | 21 | 18 | | 820 | 20 | 17 | | 810 | 18 | 16 | | 800 | 17 | 14 | | 790 | 16 | 13 | | 780 | 14 | 11 | | 770 | 13 | 10 | | 760 | 12 | 9 | | 750 | 11 | 8 | | 740 | 10 | 7 | | 730 | 9 | 6 | | 720 | 8 | 5 | | 710 | 7 | 4 | | 700 | 6 | 4 | | 690 | 5 | 3 | | 680 | 5 | 2 | | 670 | 4 | 2 | | 660 | 4 | 1 | | 650 | 3 | 1 | | 640 | 3 | 1 | | 630 | 3 | 1 | | 620 | 2 | 1- | | 610 | 2 | 1- | | 600 | 2 | 1- | | 590 | 2 | 1- | | 580 | 2 | 1- | | 570 | 1 | 1- | | 560 | 1 | 1- | | 550 | 1 | 1- | | 540 | 1 | 1- | | 530 | 1 | 1- | | 520 | 1 | 1- | | 510 | 1 | 1- | | 500 | 1 | 1- | | 490 | 1- | 1- | | 480 | 1- | 1- | | 470 | 1- | 1- | | 460 | 1- | 1- | | 450 | 1- | 1- | | 440 | 1- | 1- | | 430 | 1- | 1- | | 420 | 1- | 1- | | 410 | 1- | 1- | | 400 | 1- | 1- | ### Match the total to the total-score table Add your two official section scores before looking up a total. A 700 Math is a section score, not a 700 total; it has its own Math percentile. Total percentiles cannot be averaged from section percentiles. For example, 610 Reading and Writing plus 690 Math produces 1300. Look up 1300 in the total table, then use each section’s separate table if you want section ranks. ### Numbers that do not have a current row 1275 is not an individual current SAT total, because official scores use ten-point increments. 1710 is above today’s maximum; it could belong to the old 2400-point SAT. Find the test year and original scale before interpreting it. If your score is from 2022 or 2024, this live table is current context, not a reconstruction of the percentile printed on that older report. Use the report or the archived table for its original rank. ### What this lookup cannot rank The user group consists of recent graduating classes of SAT takers. It is not a sixth-grade, eighth-grade or country-specific norm. A young student can use it for context, but should not describe the resulting number as a percentile among same-age classmates. A published rank of 99+ or 1- is deliberately coarse. Do not turn it into an exact percentage such as 99.99 or an exact number of students. ### Make the next decision After finding your rank, write down the school and program you are considering, their testing policy and the year of their score range. Use the college middle-50% guide to interpret that range. For practice, use your recent timed section scores and error log rather than trying to raise the percentile directly. ### Sources - [College Board total and section percentiles (checked October 5, 2026)](https://research.collegeboard.org/reports/sat-suite/understanding-scores/sat) ### Next steps [Use percentile calculator](https://1600.now/sat-percentile-calculator) [Use score calculator](https://1600.now/score-calculator) [Review test results](https://1600.now/test-results) [Open statistics](https://1600.now/analysis) ### FAQs #### What percentile is 1300? 85th for the SAT user group and 91st for the nationally representative group in the table checked October 5, 2026. #### What percentile is 1260 for an eighth grader? The published SAT user-group percentile for 1260 is 81. It does not establish a percentile among eighth graders. #### Can I have a 100th percentile SAT? College Board reports the top current total-score rows as 99+, rather than an exact 100th percentile. ### Related SAT resources - [SAT Percentile Chart](https://1600.now/sat-percentile-chart) SAT percentile chart: a 1500 is the 97th percentile among SAT takers, a 1400 the 93rd and a 1300 the 85th, with College Board’s nationally representative ranks beside each. - [SAT Score Chart](https://1600.now/sat-score-chart) SAT score chart for the 400–1600 scale: every 100-point total with its College Board percentile for SAT takers and nationally, plus a possible section split for each. - [What SAT Score Do You Need for College?](https://1600.now/sat-score-needed-for-college) Guide to choosing the SAT score you need for college admissions based on middle-50% ranges, major, and application strategy. [Browse the complete SAT resource library →](https://1600.now/sat-resources)