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The straight answer: nobody knows. Its probably close to 70-75% though, I would guess.
Everything is graded on a curve -- so you never know the exact percent as it varies from test to test. The score is more of an indication of how you did compared to everyone else who has taken the test.
rumor has it (and it does make sense) that since you can [theoretically] score as high as 300 on step 1 AND since they dump (so they say) 50 "experimental" questions, your three-digit score is pretty close the actual number of questions you got correct out of 300 questions (i.e., the 300 out of 350 that were real exam questions). anyone else hear something to that effect?
Percentile STEP-1 Score
0.50 156
2.50 176
2.82 178
3.33 180
4.05 182
5.01 184
6.21 186
7.67 188
9.37 190
11.34 192
16.00 196
18.68 198
21.58 200
24.67 202
27.94 204
31.37 206
34.93 208
38.60 210
42.36 212
46.16 214
50.00 216
53.84 218
57.64 220
61.40 222
65.07 224
68.63 226
72.06 228
75.33 230
78.42 232
81.32 234
84.00 236
88.66 240
90.63 242
92.33 244
93.79 246
94.99 248
95.95 250
96.67 252
97.18 254
97.50 256
99.50 276
0.50 156
2.50 176
2.82 178
3.33 180
4.05 182
5.01 184
6.21 186
7.67 188
9.37 190
11.34 192
16.00 196
18.68 198
21.58 200
24.67 202
27.94 204
31.37 206
34.93 208
38.60 210
42.36 212
46.16 214
50.00 216
53.84 218
57.64 220
61.40 222
65.07 224
68.63 226
72.06 228
75.33 230
78.42 232
81.32 234
84.00 236
88.66 240
90.63 242
92.33 244
93.79 246
94.99 248
95.95 250
96.67 252
97.18 254
97.50 256
99.50 276
