How To Use The GED Score To GPA Calculator
Disclaimer: This calculator is for entertainment only. There are too many variables involved to ever convert your score to a high school GPA with 100% accuracy.
This being said, if you’ve ever wished to equate your GED test score to a high school GPA, this tool will give you a great idea of what it would be in theory!
Instructions:
- Enter your GED test score for each section after the equals sign in each row except for the last row.
- Each time you enter a score, the score should appear in red right after the row.
- Once you’ve entered a score into each of the 4 rows, your estimated GPA will appear in red beside the last row
- Please leave the last row unchanged. It contains the formula that the calculation is based on.
- If you make a mistake, just refresh the page and you’ll be able to start over!
How to Convert Your 2014 GED Test Score (the current version) to a GPA
Please use the calculator below if you took the GED test during or after 2014:
How to Convert Your 2002 - 2014 GED Test Score to a GPA
Please use the calculator below if you took the GED test between 2002 and 2014:
What You Should Know About the GED Test Scoring
There are 3 levels of scoring. These 3 levels are:
1. 145 – 164 Scores: Pass / High School Equivalency
2. 165-174 Scores: College Ready
3. 175-200 Scores: College Ready + Credit
Scores below the level 1 range are not passing scores; 145 is the minimum score you’ll need to get in each section to pass!
Scores in the level 2 range demonstrate college readiness, and may make you eligible to skip certain placement tests and remediation programs when you enroll for a university degree.
Scores in the level 3 range are the best because they indicate you’ve probably already mastered some college level material.
You may be eligible to earn college credits for a level 3 score, depending on the college.
Estimated Class Ranks From the School Seniors GED® Test Average Scores
The official testing service website provides data that allows you to estimate what high school class rank your test score corresponds to.
If you’re a little confused on what this means, basically, everyone who graduates from high school will have a class ranking.
The top students will be in the top percentile, while others will be in lower percentiles. For instance, if a student graduates in the top 10% of their high school class, this roughly means that they performed better than 90% of the other students at their high school.
Here’s the data:
Note that test scores are shown first on the left, followed by the class ranks on the right.
GED Test Score Percentile Ranks
GED Test Score | Class Rank |
|---|---|
187-200 | Top 1% |
183-186 | Top 2% |
182 | Top 3% |
179-181 | Top 4% |
178 | Top 5% |
177 | Top 6% |
176 | Top 7% |
175 | Top 8% |
174 | Top 9% |
173 | Top 10% |
172 | Top 11% |
171 | Top 13% |
170 | Top 16% |
169 | Top 19% |
168 | Top 20% |
167 | Top 22% |
166 | Top 23% |
165 | Top 27% |
164 | Top 31% |
163 | Top 34% |
162 | Top 37% |
161 | Top 39% |
160 | Top 40% |
159 | Top 42% |
158 | Top 46% |
157 | Top 51% |
156 | Top 54% |
155 | Top 57% |
154 | Top 60% |
153 | Top 62% |
152 | Top 66% |
151 | Top 70% |
150 | Top 73% |
149 | Top 75% |
148 | Top 79% |
147 | Top 82% |
146 | Top 83% |
145 | Top 85% |
Why This Matters
To confirm whether or not a GPA given to us by the calculator is accurate, we can compare the given GPA to the class rank the score corresponds to.
Example:
Suppose a student’s test scores for the 2014 test are as follows:
Social Studies: 146
Language Arts: 155
Math: 160
Science: 170
When we plug these number into the calculator, we can see that his approximate GPA is a 3.155, which rounds to a 3.2.
An example of how to use the GED – GPA calculator
Now, if we add all of his scores together and divide by 4 (because there are 4 sections), we find that his test score average is 157.75, which rounds to 158.
GPA Chart
| Letter Grade | Percent Grade | 4.0 Scale |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 97-100 | 4.0 |
| A | 93-96 | 4.0 |
| A- | 90-92 | 3.7 |
| B+ | 87-89 | 3.3 |
| B | 83-86 | 3.0 |
| B- | 80-82 | 2.7 |
| C+ | 77-79 | 2.3 |
| C | 73-76 | 2.0 |
| C- | 70-72 | 1.7 |
| D+ | 67-69 | 1.3 |
| D | 65-66 | 1.0 |
According to the class rank estimate data, his score puts him in the Top 46%. A 3.2 GPA falls between a B and and B+ average, and it makes sense that a student of this caliber could be ranked in about the top 46% of their class. Therefore, his estimated GPA makes sense!
Go ahead and play around with the calculator to try it yourself!
Hi. I made an overall score of 72 in 1997. Where does that put me in percentile? Thanks
I am applying for college and this is so fun for me and stress releaving. I got a great gpa.
Thanks for the great calculator
For the GPA example, if you have only three of the scores, let’s say R2, R3 and R4, you would have (155 + 160 +170) / 600 * 3 = 2.42 “GPA”? Using the same scores, it is meaningful to add the three scores and divide by three, to get the average score, which is 161.67, which is in the top 39 percent of all GED test takers.
The tools and information you featured in your post is very practical and useful. It would be very motivating and inspiring for test-takers to have an idea of what their scores look like!
Cant they put this rank chart on the transcript
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