SAT Math
SAT released practice tests
Every officially released SAT practice test, broken down item by item. We don't host the PDFs — those live on the official site — but we map every math item to its topic, difficulty, and the skill it's actually testing.
Why use the official tests
There is no third-party publisher whose practice questions perfectly match the real SAT. Test prep companies do their best, and the better ones get close, but the only material guaranteed to behave like the real thing is the material the test maker itself releases. College Board has released eight full digital-format and earlier paper-format practice tests, all freely available. Those are your gold standard. Use them sparingly — once you burn a test, you can never take it cold again — and use the breakdowns below to squeeze every drop of diagnostic value out of each one.
The official tests
- SAT Practice Test 1 — Officially released SAT practice test 1. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
- SAT Practice Test 2 — Officially released SAT practice test 2. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
- SAT Practice Test 3 — Officially released SAT practice test 3. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
- SAT Practice Test 4 — Officially released SAT practice test 4. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
- SAT Practice Test 5 — Officially released SAT practice test 5. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
- SAT Practice Test 6 — Officially released SAT practice test 6. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
- SAT Practice Test 7 — Officially released SAT practice test 7. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
- SAT Practice Test 8 — Officially released SAT practice test 8. Covers all four math content categories with balanced difficulty.
How to take an official test for maximum value
Sit it in one block, with timing, with the calculator policy the real test enforces, on paper or on a screen depending on which format you'll actually face. After scoring, do not throw the test away. Build a miss-list: every wrong answer, the topic, the subtopic, the type of mistake (concept, careless arithmetic, misread the question, ran out of time). That list is the most valuable artifact in your prep. Come back here, drill the subtopics on the list, and re-attempt the missed items two weeks later under timed conditions.
How often to take a full test
Most students over-test. Taking a full practice test every weekend feels productive but doesn't actually move your score, because score gains come from fixing what tests reveal, not from the tests themselves. A reasonable cadence is one full test every 10–14 days during active prep, with the days in between spent on topic drills targeting your last test's weak spots. The week before the real test, take one final timed test under realistic conditions and then rest your brain for the last 48 hours.