Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster.

I took the Feb. 20 LSAT and ended up with a 165. I just got a (preliminary?) academic summary report from LSDAS and it has a section called "Percentage Distribution of LSAT." I want to make sure I am reading it correctly. It says this:


What exactly is this saying? Is this telling me the percentage of graduates from my degree school that scored in a given percentile range on the same LSAT I took?

So, my 165 was the 93rd percentile. Am I the "1" in the "90-94" column? Does that mean there was one person that scored higher than me? Is that correct?

Thanks!

It means that at your school, approximately one percent of LSAT test takers the last three years have achieved a score in the 95th percentile and up, 1% in the 90-94 range, etc.

EDIT: It's actually the breakdown of all the people who have taken the LSAT at your school since 1991 (see below)

It is percentages, not absolute numbers. So 1% of the test-takers at your school score in the top 5% of the LSAT, 30% of the test-takers at your school scored in the bottom 20%, etc.

In other words, your school produces a lot of crappy test scores. Viewed in that light, your score is great.

If I plan to re-take the LSAT, can I still check to see where my current score falls within my school? And if so, how?

I think that's at a given test center, which may/may not be congruent with a single school's students.

This is what is posted on the LSAC website:

Percentage Distribution of LSAT: The top line indicates percentiles; the bottom line indicates the percentage of graduates from your school who
graduated at any time period and who registered for the LSAT, the LSDAS, or both services between mid-March 1991 and mid-March 2006, and
had a reportable score as of early July of each reporting year, and obtained LSAT scores falling within the percentiles indicated.
Percentage Distribution of GPAs: The top two lines indicate the GPA ranges; the bottom line indicates the percentage of graduates from
your degree-granting school who graduated at any time period and obtained GPAs falling within the ranges indicated. Only graduates registering
for the LSDAS for the years you attended your degree-granting school (up to the three most recent years) are included. For example,
for those who graduated in June 1999 and attended their degree-granting school in 1999, 1998, and 1996, the pool would include
graduates who registered for the LSDAS in 1996, 1998, and 1999.

You are correct. I was confused.