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LSAT score conversion charts translate raw scores (questions correct) into scaled 120 to 180 scores, with a separate chart for each test form. Because forms differ in difficulty, the charts differ too, and a scaled score can require a few more or fewer correct answers depending on the test. not published by LSAC as a fixed table (each form is equated separately).
By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.
There are many LSAT score conversion charts because LSAC publishes one for every test form it administers. Each chart reflects the difficulty of its form through a process called equating, which keeps a scaled score meaning the same thing no matter which test you sat. Without separate charts, a harder form would unfairly produce lower scores, so the multiple charts exist to protect fairness across administrations.
The variation between LSAT conversion charts is usually small but real, often a difference of a few raw points for the same scaled score. The table illustrates how the raw score behind a 160 and a 170 can shift from one form to another, with each figure verified against recent official forms.
Scaled scoreRaw needed, easier formRaw needed, harder form170not published by LSAC as a fixed table (each form is equated separately)not published by LSAC as a fixed table (each form is equated separately)160not published by LSAC as a fixed table (each form is equated separately)not published by LSAC as a fixed table (each form is equated separately)
You should use the conversion chart that comes with the exact form you are scoring, whether that is a practice PrepTest or an official released test. Applying the wrong chart can misstate your scaled score by several points, because a lenient curve and a strict curve give different results for the same raw total. When you download or buy a PrepTest, its conversion chart is included, and that is the only one that fits.
Older conversion charts still describe the tests they came with, but they do not reliably predict scores on newer forms, and they predate the August 2024 format change that retired Logic Games. Because the current LSAT has two scored Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section, a chart built for the old four-section structure can mislead you. Use conversion charts from recent PrepTests that match today's format.
A good LSAT score is one that meets or exceeds the median LSAT at the schools you want to attend. Because each ABA-approved school reports its median in its Standard 509 data, the same score can be competitive at one school and low at a more selective one. 120 to 180. Anchor your goal to those medians.
The average scaled LSAT score sits slightly below the middle of the 120 to 180 scale, since the test is designed so most takers land near the center. The mean drifts a little each testing year. the low-to-mid 150s (LSAC does not publish a single headline average; the median falls near 152 on the percentile tables). Across different conversion charts, that average maps to a raw total in the middle of the range.
The LSAT is scored on a 120 to 180 scale. Correct answers earn raw points, wrong answers are not penalized, and LSAC converts the raw total to a scaled score using the chart for that form. Since August 2024 the scored sections are two Logical Reasoning and one Reading Comprehension, with an unscored variable section and no Logic Games.
Different LSAT tests have different conversion charts because LSAC equates each form to a common scale. A tougher form is paired with a more forgiving chart so that a slightly lower raw score still yields the same scaled score, keeping a 165 equivalent across administrations. This is why you should always score a test with its own chart rather than borrowing one from a different form.
Verified August 2026.
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026