On Indiana's SAT School Day, Grade 11 SAT Reading and Writing is reported on a scale from 200 to 800 (2022 to 2026), and each score falls into one of 3 performance levels. Reaching At College-Ready Benchmark, at 480 or above, is the state's proficiency line.
| Level | Score range | What it means | Statewide 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below College-Ready Benchmark | 200–440 | The lowest level, well below the state standard | 39% |
| Approaching College-Ready Benchmark | 450–470 | Approaching the state standard | 9% |
| At College-Ready Benchmark | 480–800 | Meeting the state standard (the proficiency line) | 52% |
Statewide in 2026, about 52% of the students counted for Grade 11 SAT Reading and Writing reached At College-Ready Benchmark. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest).
Biology includes every student who took the ILEARN Biology end-of-course test that school year, in any grade: middle-school students who take Biology early are included, counted at their middle school. In 2019 Indiana counted only students enrolled for at least 162 days of the school year. From 2025, students using an Education Scholarship Account are not in the school and school-corporation numbers. The SAT tests include the juniors who took the SAT at school in Indiana's March SAT School Day; weekend SAT scores are not included.
More on who is counted, and how: see how we count.
A score's meaning depends on where it lands in the ranges above, and on how it compares to other students who took the same test. Our free tool turns a Grade 11 SAT Reading and Writing score into an estimated percentile versus the school, corporation, county and the whole state, so you can see where a score stands, not just its level.
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