What's a Good SAT Score?
The average SAT score is roughly 500 per section, for a total of 1500. The maximum SAT score is 800 per section, for a total of 2400. But what's a "good" SAT score? The answer depends on where you're applying! Here's how to figure it out: Pick up a college guide or visit a college search site, such as College Board's College Search. Look up a college you're interested in, then locate its "middle 50%" SAT scores.
That "middle 50%" score range tells you how that school's typical freshmen did. For example, if the middle 50% for the Math section is reported as 540 - 660, then half of freshman scored between 540 and 660. Another quarter of them scored below 540, and the last quarter scored above 660.
If your SAT scores fall within the middle 50%, you're probably a reasonable candidate for that college. If they fall above, even better!
Of course, SAT scores are just one component of your application, so consider this information a guideline, not a guarantee.