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1280 SAT to ACT: What a 1280 SAT Equals on the ACT

A 1280 SAT total score concords to an ACT Composite score of 27 (the score College Board and ACT recommend for a single-point comparison), according to the official 2018 College Board and ACT concordance tables.

ACT Composite
27 *

Nearby scores

SAT Total to ACT Composite (scores near 1280)
SAT TotalACT Composite
1330 29
1320 28
1310 28 *
1300 28
1290 27
1280 27 *
1270 27
1260 27
1250 26
1240 26 *
1230 26

* marks the score College Board and ACT recommend using when a single score point comparison is needed.

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What ACT score is equal to a 1280 SAT?

A 1280 SAT total score concords to an ACT Composite score of 27, according to the official 2018 College Board and ACT concordance tables.

Is a 1280 SAT a good score?

Whether 1280 is a good score depends on the colleges on your list. Compare it against the middle-50% SAT range each college publishes, or check our College Finder for schools matched to a 1280 SAT score.

Does this conversion apply to the Digital SAT and the Enhanced ACT?

The concordance table itself is still the 2018 table; ACT states these tables are not updated annually. Since September 2025 the Enhanced ACT reports a Composite score from English, Math, and Reading. Use this conversion as a general reference for either current test, not an exact prediction.

Source: official 2018 concordance tables from College Board and ACT.
*Use this SAT score when a single score point comparison is needed.
Note: Concordance tables for the ACT Composite were derived from concordances of the ACT sum score.