How the LSAT Is Scored: Raw, Scaled, and Percentile

Your LSAT result involves three things: a raw score (how many questions you answered correctly), a scaled score on the 120–180 range, and a percentile (how you compare with other test takers). The scaled score is what schools quote; the percentile tells you what it means.

Only scored sections count toward the raw score. There is no penalty for wrong answers, which is why you should never leave a question blank.

The raw score — your number correct — is converted to the 120–180 scale using a conversion specific to that test form. This conversion adjusts for small differences in difficulty between forms, so a slightly harder test can require a few fewer correct answers for the same scaled score.

The practical takeaway: a handful of questions can separate score bands, so accuracy on the questions you can reach matters more than rushing to attempt every single one.

The percentile expresses how your scaled score compares with recent test takers. A score at the 90th percentile means you scored higher than about 90 percent of them. Because the scale is fixed but the test-taker pool is strong, mid-range raw improvements can move your percentile meaningfully.

When you set a target, look at the scaled scores and percentiles your target schools report, then work backward to the accuracy you need.

Because there is no wrong-answer penalty, always fill in an answer for every question, even ones you do not reach. Because a few questions shift score bands, careful accuracy and review pay off more than raw speed. And because the percentile reflects a competitive pool, steady, reviewed practice is what moves you up the curve.

Verbloom focuses on that accuracy: question-type lessons and drills with explanations, so you convert practice into reliably correct answers.