📘 SHSAT Score Calculator
🎯 What is the SHSAT?
The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) is the entrance exam used to determine admission to eight of New York City’s specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant High School, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech. The SHSAT tests students in two sections:
- English Language Arts (ELA) – 57 questions
- Mathematics – 57 questions
Raw scores in each section are scaled (based on difficulty and performance across all test-takers) and combined into a total score out of approximately 800 points.
🔢 How the SHSAT Score Calculator Works
Our SHSAT Score Calculator is a free online tool that helps you estimate your scaled SHSAT score based on your raw ELA and Math scores.
🧮 Inputs:
- ELA Raw Score: A number between 0–57
- Math Raw Score: A number between 0–57
- School Selector: Choose a target school to compare your estimated score to the typical cutoff
⚙️ Calculation Logic:
- Your raw scores are scaled proportionally to a maximum of 400 per section.
Scaled ELA Score = (ELA Raw / 57) × 400 Scaled Math Score = (Math Raw / 57) × 400 - The two scaled scores are added to estimate your total SHSAT score (out of 800).
- The calculator compares your total score to the selected school’s historical cutoff to tell you if you’re likely eligible or below the cutoff.
📊 Extra Features:
- Progress bar showing your score percent visually
- Error messages for incorrect inputs
- Reset button to try different score scenarios
- Emoji feedback to make it more engaging (✅ / ⚠️)
💡 Example Scenario
If a student enters:
- ELA Raw Score: 40
- Math Raw Score: 45
The calculator will display:
- Scaled ELA Score: ~281
- Scaled Math Score: ~316
- Total Score: 597 / 800
- Feedback: ✅ Eligible for Bronx Science (cutoff ~520)
This can help students set realistic school preferences and understand their exam readiness.
🔐 Disclaimer
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This SHSAT Score Calculator is an unofficial estimation tool created for educational purposes only. Actual SHSAT scoring is complex and varies each year based on scale conversion tables set by the NYC Department of Education. This calculator uses a proportional approximation of scores and does not guarantee actual scaled scores or admission results. Always refer to official NYC DOE resources for the most accurate and updated information.
📚 Why Use Our Calculator?
- ✅ Free and instant score calculation
- ✅ Great for SHSAT preparation and goal setting
- ✅ Based on common scaling logic used in test prep
- ✅ Compare your score to cutoffs of top specialized schools
🔗 Ready to Try the Calculator?
👉 Use the SHSAT Score Calculator Now!
Estimate your SHSAT performance and plan your prep better!
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