How to Interpret Your Scaled Score

Your scaled score is a standard score. The standard score scale ranges from 50 (low) to 150 (high). The mean (average) scaled score was established at 100, based upon the performance of the examinees who took the MPRE in March 1999.

The conversion of raw scores to scaled scores involves a statistical process that adjusts for variations in the difficulty of different forms of the examination so that any particular scaled score will represent the same level of knowledge from test to test. For instance, if a test were more difficult than previous tests, then the scaled scores on that test would be adjusted upward to account for this difference. If a test were easier than previous tests, then the scaled scores on the test would be adjusted downward to account for this difference. The purpose of these adjustments is to help ensure that no examinee is unfairly penalized (or rewarded) for taking a more (or less) difficult form of the test.

Keep your score report for your records. You may be asked to produce it during the bar application process (as in the District of Columbia).