SAT score percentile
Is 970 a good SAT score?
National percentile
32th
Below average
970 is below the national average.
This is the band where structured prep pays off most: students who prepare deliberately between sittings often move the largest number of points. It is also worth building a list that includes test-optional colleges while you work on the score.
- SAT total
- 970
- User percentile
- 32th
- Percent scoring below
- 32%
- ACT equivalent
- 17
What to do with this number
A score only means something next to a college list.
National percentiles and concordance tables tell you where a score sits across the country. They don't tell you whether it's competitive at the specific schools your student is considering, or what to work on between now and application season. HIYP tracks a student's scores, grades, courses, and activities year by year and turns them into the next concrete step.
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