How LSAT scoring works

From raw score to 120-180

77 questions count toward your score as of October 2026: 50 in the two Logical Reasoning sections and 27 in Reading Comprehension. Every one is worth the same, and each right answer adds one to your raw score. LSAC then converts that raw score to the 120 to 180 scale, and only the converted score goes on your report.

The conversion is set for each test so a score means the same thing whichever date you took it. That’s why there’s no single conversion chart or curve that works for every test. A full Official PrepTest on LawHub gives you a scaled score for that test when you finish, which is the closest thing to an official score predictor.

Highest and lowest scores

A perfect LSAT score is 180. In LSAC’s percentile table for the 2023 to 2026 testing years, a 180 is higher than 99.85% of scores, and a 175 is higher than 98.7%. The lowest score anyone can get is 120.

If you score 180, LSAC won’t let you take the test again while that score is in your reportable period.

What’s on your score report

• Your score, from 120 to 180.
• Your percentile rank: the share of scores from the previous three testing years that were lower than yours. LSAC updates these every year by the end of July.
• A score band. LSAC bases it on the standard error of measurement and says your real skill is unlikely to be more than a few points above or below your score. Law schools see the band too.

What isn’t counted

The unscored section doesn’t affect your score, and neither does LSAT Argumentative Writing. The essay still matters, though. Your score isn’t released until it’s done, and law schools get a copy.

What’s a good score?

LSAC doesn’t label any score good or bad. The percentile table is the best guide to where a score sits: a 160 beats about 71% of recent scores and a 170 about 94%. We’ve put the full table on our LSAT percentiles page.