IELTS is assessed on a 9-band scale and reports scores both overall and by individual skill. Overall Band scores for Academic and General Training test. IELTS scores always range from 0 to 9 (“non-user” to “expert”). You can also get a score ending in .5, for example, 6.5, 7.5., 8.5. Each individual IELTS Skill (Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking) gets a band score in this range. You also get an overall band score for your whole test.