Understanding the CogAT  Score

The highest score that a child can receive on the CogAT® is 160, while the average composite score is considered to be a 100.

Raw Score. The total number of correct questions answered.

Universal Scale Score (USS). Raw Score converted to a normalized standard score.

Standard Age Score (SAS). A maximum score of 160.

Percentile Rank (PR). A number used to compare students that are the same age and grade level.

Stanine (S). Made up of a range of percentile ranks.