Many LSAT test takers often get confused among the various score components. LSAT scores are split into three components – LSAT Raw Score, Scaled Score and Percentile Ranks. Now, you need to understand that each of these score components are different from each other and serve completely different purposes. Let us look at the LSAT raw score in detail.
What is LSAT raw score? This score is nothing but the number of questions you get right during the exam. So, if the exam has 100 questions and you get 70 of them correct, your raw score will be 70. Keep in mind that all questions are weighted equally and there is no negative marking for incorrect responses. These raw scores are then converted to scaled scores on a range of 120-180. Scaled scores is the component you will be most concerned with since it forms the basis for admissions.
Along with your LSAT scores, you are also given a percentile rank on your LSAT score report. This helps you measure your performance relative to other test takers. These ranks are calculated on the percentage of candidates whose scores were lower than your scores in the last three testing years.
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The following table will help you determine the relationship between LSAT raw score and the other two components:
| Raw Scores | Scaled Scores | Percentile Ranks (%) |
| 99-101 | 180 | 99.97 |
| 98 | 179 | 99.94 |
| 97 | 178 | 99.87 |
| 96 | 177 | 99.77 |
| 95 | 176 | 99.64 |
| 94 | 175 | 99.47 |
| 93 | 174 | 99.27 |
| 92 | 173 | 98.97 |
| 90-91 | 172 | 98.60 |
| 89 | 171 | 98.03 |
| 88 | 170 | 97.37 |
| 87 | 169 | 96.67 |
| 85-86 | 168 | 95.77 |
| 84 | 167 | 94.48 |
| 82-83 | 166 | 93.14 |
| 81 | 165 | 91.71 |
| 79-80 | 164 | 89.91 |
| 77-78 | 163 | 87.84 |
| 76 | 162 | 85.71 |
| 74-75 | 161 | 83.07 |
| 72-73 | 160 | 80.37 |
| 71-71 | 159 | 77.47 |
| 69-70 | 158 | 74.17 |
| 67-68 | 157 | 70.90 |
| 65-66 | 156 | 67.30 |
| 64 | 155 | 63.80 |
| 62-63 | 154 | 60.00 |
| 60-61 | 153 | 55.83 |
| 58-59 | 152 | 52.03 |
| 56-57 | 151 | 48.03 |
| 55 | 150 | 44.37 |
| 53-54 | 149 | 40.23 |
| 51-52 | 148 | 36.53 |
| 49-50 | 147 | 33.20 |
| 48 | 146 | 29.67 |
| 46-47 | 145 | 26.50 |
| 44-45 | 144 | 23.33 |
| 43 | 143 | 20.30 |
| 41-42 | 142 | 17.93 |
| 39-40 | 141 | 15.40 |
| 38 | 140 | 13.36 |
| 36-37 | 139 | 11.47 |
| 35 | 138 | 9.70 |
| 33-34 | 137 | 8.16 |
| 32 | 136 | 6.83 |
| 31-30 | 135 | 5.70 |
| 29 | 134 | 4.63 |
| 28 | 133 | 3.80 |
| 26-27 | 132 | 3.20 |
| 25 | 131 | 2.53 |
| 24 | 130 | 2.00 |
| 23 | 129 | 1.66 |
| 22 | 128 | 1.33 |
| 21 | 127 | 1.03 |
| 20 | 126 | 0.83 |
| 19 | 125 | 0.67 |
| 18 | 124 | 0.49 |
| 17 | 123 | 0.43 |
| 16 | 122 | 0.33 |
| 15 | 121 | 0.26 |
| 0-14 | 120 | 0 |
*Based on historical estimates. Actual score conversions may vary slightly across test administrations.
This table provides very useful information regarding LSAT scores. You can use this table to determine your estimate scaled scores and percentile ranks from your practice test scores. Looking at these numbers, you can easily understand that even a 10-point improvement on your raw score can give you a huge leap in terms of percentile ranks and improve your chances of admission at a higher ranked law school. For instance, if you get a raw score of around 50, you will be somewhere around the 33% mark. However, increase it to 60, and your percentile rank jumps to 55%. This difference can be huge during the admissions process.
To improve your raw scores, make sure that you do not leave any questions on the LSAT. Take calculated guesses and make sure you finish all questions. Getting even a few guesses right can make a lot of difference in your final raw score.
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