Know your TOEFL band before test day
An overall score tells you where you are. A band per task type tells you what to do on Tuesday.
The PrepScore dashboard shows a band estimate for each TOEFL section and each of the twelve task types, plus the gap to your target band. Because the TOEFL total is the average of four sections, the dashboard is built to answer one question: which half band is cheapest for you to win next.
What it shows
- A band per section and per task type, so a weak Announcement accuracy is visible rather than hidden inside a Listening average.
- Your total as an average of four, left blank until all four sections have data — an incomplete average is a misleading number.
- The gap to your target band and the CEFR level it corresponds to.
- Your weakest task type, named, with a direct link into practising it.
- Test-date countdown, mistake-bank size and vocabulary mastered.
The band figure comes from your own answers, calibrated on task-type accuracy — it is not an official ETS score, and it is labelled as an estimate everywhere it appears. It becomes meaningful after roughly 40 answered questions.
Practise the 2026 format, not the old one
Every task type in the current test, a full explanation on every question, and a band estimate that shows where your next half band comes from.
Frequently asked questions
How is the TOEFL band estimate calculated?
From your accuracy on each task type, tracked on a band-scale ability estimate that moves with every answer and accounts for question difficulty. Section bands are aggregated from their task types, and the total is the average of the four sections.
Why is my total band blank?
Because the TOEFL total is the average of four section bands. Until every section has data, an average would be computed over sections you have not attempted — so we show nothing rather than something wrong.
Is the estimate the same as a real TOEFL score?
No. It is a practice estimate from your own answers, not an official ETS score, and it should be read as a direction of travel rather than a prediction.
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