How to use the equivalency exam score calculator
High school equivalency exams are scored one subject at a time, and a subject you pass stays passed. That is the part people miss when a single test day goes badly: the passing subjects are banked, and only the ones below the line come back on the next attempt. This page takes one subject per line with its score, along with the pass line and maximum used by your program, and separates the banked subjects from the retakes.
Each subject is judged on its own against the pass line you enter, and the boundary counts as a pass, so a score sitting exactly on the line is banked rather than flagged. For anything below it, the points short are rounded up so the target is never understated. The average and total across all subjects are also shown. On the GED, passing is decided subject by subject, so a strong subject does not rescue a weak one. HiSET is different: besides a minimum on each subtest (8 of 20, and 2 of 6 on the essay), it requires a combined score of at least 45 across the five subtests, so meeting every subject line is not enough on its own there.
Pass lines, score ranges and subject lists differ between the GED and HiSET and between states, so nothing is built in. Take the pass line and maximum from your own score report or state page. This page does not tell you which subjects a waiver or transfer credit removes from your next attempt, and it does not register you for anything or verify a score with a testing service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. At or above the line is a pass, so the subject is banked and no retake is listed for it.
On the GED, no: each subject must reach the pass line on its own and the average changes nothing. HiSET adds a total requirement on top of the subject minimums (at least 45 across the five subtests, plus 8 or more on each and 2 or more on the essay), so check the total shown here as well.
The GED and HiSET use different score ranges, and states set their own requirements, so the figures on your own score report are the only reliable ones.