The invention discloses an essay scoring system which comprises a scanning module, a storage module, a general scoring point module, an addition module, an intelligent judgment module, a primary scoring module and a secondary scoring module. The scanning module is used for scanning essays of students to form soft copies, the storage module is used for storing the soft copies, the general scoring point module is used for storing a plurality of general scoring points, teachers add high scoring points and trick question scoring points for specific examination essays by the addition module via an input device, the intelligent judgment module judges whether the essays asks trick questions or not according to the trick question scoring points, the primary scoring module is used for assessing and scoring essays without the trick questions, and the secondary scoring module is used for assessing and scoring essay asking trick questions. By the aid of the essay scoring system in the mode, the essays of the students can be automatically read and appraised, scoring standards are more comprehensive, reasonable and meticulous, labor is saved, and efficiency is improved.