NEW YORK STATE EXAM PRACTICE

Earth Science Regents Score Calculator

Use the exact chart for your exam: the new Earth and Space Sciences written test, or the legacy Earth Science written and performance tests.

Through August 2026Verified chart lookupsReviewed 26 October 2026

Independent NUM8ERS practice tool. Your school determines official scores, exam admission and graduation eligibility.

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Convert your Earth Science Regents score

Method checked by NUM8ERS · 26 October 2026. Six published NYSED charts are included. Scores come directly from the matching chart; no curve is estimated.

Earth Science score inputs

Match the full title and administration on your paper. No chart is selected by default.

For the selected Earth and Space Sciences written paper. Do not add a legacy performance-test score.

Legacy target planning holds the entered performance score fixed and checks how many written credits are needed.

Choose a chart and enter earned credits to begin.

1. Choose the correct exam and scoring method

Earth and Space Sciences is the new examination, first administered in June 2025. Physical Setting/Earth Science is the legacy examination; its last administration was June 2026. Older papers remain useful for practice when scored with their own charts. NYSED transition schedule · NYSED administration directions.

Two distinct score-conversion methods
ExamInputs used hereLookup method
Earth and Space Sciences · newTotal written-test raw credits: 0–50 in all three supported 2026 chartsOne raw-score row gives the scale score and published performance level.
Physical Setting/Earth Science · legacyWritten credits 0–85 AND performance credits 0–16The written row and performance column intersect at the scale score. Not for the Braille edition.

Do not combine legacy credits into one conversion input. Two students with the same combined number can receive different scale scores because the two coordinates matter. The new exam has no separate legacy 16-credit performance input.

Legacy written sections

Legacy written-test credit allocation
PartQuestion numbersMaximum credits
A1–3535
B-136–5015
B-251–6515
C66–8520
Written totalAll written parts85

The legacy performance test adds a separate score with a maximum of 16 credits. NYSED’s directions require the performance component for the same administration; a performance score from an earlier administration cannot be carried over. Confirm your score with your teacher. Legacy performance-test rules.

2. Worked examples and how to check your result

Mark practice responses using the matching key and rating guide before entering earned credits. Follow each question’s requirements for evidence, calculation, units, diagrams and explanations. New exam papers, keys and rating guides · Legacy exam papers, keys and rating guides.

January 2026 legacy example

65 written credits and 9 performance credits convert to 85. Find written row 65, then performance column 9 in the linked PDF. The calculator’s example button uses these same inputs. Verify the January 2026 chart intersection.

For comparison, 70 written credits and 4 performance credits convert to 84 on that chart, even though both pairs have the same combined total. Enter the two scores separately.

New exam examples

In January 2026, total raw 24 converts to 65. In June and August 2026, total raw 21 converts to 65 and 65 respectively. The minimum raw credits to reach 85 are 39 in January, 37 in June and 36 in August. Each applies only to that administration.

Target planning

For the legacy exam, the target calculation keeps your entered performance score fixed. Some targets cannot be reached by increasing written credits alone: with performance score zero, the January 2026 chart tops out at 85. A target of 90 is therefore shown as unreachable under that condition.

Exact lookup does not remove uncertainty in self-marking. Only the school can issue your official score. Unlisted administrations and legacy Braille editions are not silently assigned a different chart.

3. Complete published conversion tables

Expand your matching chart. These six tables contain all 4,539 scale-score entries, including every written/performance intersection in the three legacy matrices. Source links are provided for independent verification.

August 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)

Open the exact original NYSED conversion chart. Every integer raw-score row and its official performance level is included.

August 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)
Total raw creditsScale scoreOfficial level
001
161
2111
3171
4211
5261
6301
7341
8371
9401
10431
11461
12481
13511
14531
15552
16572
17582
18602
19622
20632
21653
22663
23673
24693
25703
26713
27733
28743
29753
30774
31784
32794
33814
34824
35844
36855
37865
38885
39895
40905
41925
42935
43945
44955
45965
46975
47985
48995
49995
501005
June 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)

Open the exact original NYSED conversion chart. Every integer raw-score row and its official performance level is included.

June 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)
Total raw creditsScale scoreOfficial level
001
171
2131
3191
4241
5281
6321
7361
8391
9421
10451
11481
12501
13521
14552
15562
16582
17592
18612
19622
20632
21653
22663
23673
24683
25703
26713
27723
28733
29743
30763
31774
32784
33794
34814
35824
36834
37855
38865
39875
40895
41905
42915
43925
44945
45955
46965
47975
48985
49995
501005
January 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)

Open the exact original NYSED conversion chart. Every integer raw-score row and its official performance level is included.

January 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)
Total raw creditsScale scoreOfficial level
001
141
291
3131
4171
5211
6251
7291
8321
9351
10381
11411
12441
13461
14481
15511
16531
17552
18562
19582
20592
21612
22622
23642
24653
25663
26683
27693
28703
29713
30733
31743
32753
33774
34784
35794
36814
37824
38844
39855
40875
41885
42895
43915
44925
45945
46955
47965
48985
49995
501005
June 2026 · Physical Setting/Earth Science (legacy)

Open the exact original NYSED conversion chart. Rows are written-test credits; columns are performance-test credits, shown from 0 to 16. Scroll horizontally to inspect every performance column. This source excludes the Braille edition.

June 2026 · Physical Setting/Earth Science (legacy)
Written credits012345678910111213141516
0023568910111112131314141515
12457891011121314141516161617
2357910111213141516161717181818
35791012131415161717181819192020
479101213141617171819202021212222
5910121415161718192021212222232324
6911131416171819202122222323242424
71113151618192021222223242425252626
81315161819202123232425262627272728
91416182021222324252627272828292929
101517192022232425262727282929303030
111719202223252627282829303031313232
121921222425262728293031313233333334
132022242627282930313233333434353535
142123252628293031323333343535363636
152325262829313233343435363637373838
162426272930313334343536373738383939
172627293132333435363738383939404041
182729313234353637383939404141414242
192830323335363738393940414142424343
203032333536373840404142434344444445
213132343637383940414243434444454546
223234363739404142434444454646474747
233335373840414243444545464747474848
243537384041434445464647484849495050
253638394142434445464748484950505051
263738404243444546474849495050515152
273840424345464748495050515252535353
283941434446474849505151525253535454
294042434546484950515152535354545555
304243454748495051525354545555565657
314344464849505152535455555656575758
324345474850515253545556565757585858
334547495052535455565657585859596060
344648495152545556575758595960606161
354749505253545557575859606061616162
364849515354555657585960606161626263
374951535456575859606161626363646464
385052545557585960616262636464646565
395153545657596061626263646465656666
405254555758606162636364656566666767
415355565859606162636465656667676768
425455575960616263646566666767686869
435557596062636465666767686969707070
445658606163646566676868696970707171
455759606263656667686869707071717272
465860616364656768686970717172727373
475960626465666768697071717272737374
486061636566676869707172727373747475
496062646567686970717273737474757575
506163656668697071727373747575757676
516264666769707172737374757576767777
526365666869717273747475767677777878
536466676970717274747576777778787879
546566687071727374757677777878797980
556567697172737475767778787979808080
566668707173747576777878798080818181
576769717274757677787979808181818282
586870717374767778797980818182828383
596971727475777879808081828283838484
607072737576777879808182828384848485
617072737576777879808182828384848485
627172747677787980818283838484858586
637173757778798081828384848585868686
647274767779808182838484858686878787
657375777880818283848585868687878888
667476777980828384858586878788888989
677476777980828384858586878788888989
687577788081828485858687888889899090
697677798182838485868788888989909091
707778808283848586878889899090919192
717779818284858687888990909191929292
727779818284858687888990909191929292
737880828385868788899090919292929393
747981838486878889909091929293939494
758082838586888990919192939394949595
768082838586888990919192939394949595
778183848687888991919293949495959596
788283858788899091929394949595969697
798283858788899091929394949595969697
808284868889909192939495959696979797
818385878890919293949595969797989898
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838486888991929394959696979898989999
848486888991929394959696979898989999
8585878890919394959696979898999999100
January 2026 · Physical Setting/Earth Science (legacy)

Open the exact original NYSED conversion chart. Rows are written-test credits; columns are performance-test credits, shown from 0 to 16. Scroll horizontally to inspect every performance column. This source excludes the Braille edition.

January 2026 · Physical Setting/Earth Science (legacy)
Written credits012345678910111213141516
0023568910111112131314141515
12457891011121314141516161617
2357910111213141516161717181818
3468911121314151616171818191919
46891112141516171718191920202121
589111314151617181920202121222223
6910121415161718192021212222232324
71012141517181920212222232424242525
81214151718202122232324252526262727
91415171920212223242526262727282829
101416182021222324252627272828292929
111618202123242526272828293030303131
121820212324262728292930313132323333
131921222425262728293031313233333334
142022242627282930313233333434353535
152123252628293031323333343535363636
162325262829313233343435363637373838
172526283031323334353637373838393940
182627293132333435363738383939404041
192729313234353637383939404141414242
202830323335363738393940414142424343
213032333536373840404142434344444445
223132343637383940414243434444454546
233234363739404142434444454646474747
243335373840414243444545464747474848
253537384041434445464647484849495050
263638394142434445464748484950505051
273739414344454647484950505151525252
283840424345464748495050515252535353
294042434546484950515152535354545555
304143444647485051515253545455555656
314243454748495051525354545555565657
324345474850515253545556565757585858
334446484951525354555656575858585959
344547495052535455565657585859596060
354749505253545557575859606061616162
364849515354555657585960606161626263
374850525455565758596061616262636363
385052545557585960616262636464646565
395153545657596061626263646465656666
405254555758606162636364656566666767
415355565859606162636465656667676768
425456586061626364656667676868696969
435557596062636465666767686969707070
445658606163646566676868696970707171
455759606263656667686869707071717272
465860616364656768686970717172727373
475960626465666768697071717272737374
486061636566676869707172727373747475
496163656668697071727373747575757676
506264666769707172737374757576767777
516365666869717273747475767677777878
526466676970717274747576777778787879
536566687071727374757677777878797980
546567697172737475767778787979808080
556668707173747576777878798080818181
566769717274757677787979808181818282
576870717374767778797980818182828383
586971727475777879808081828283838484
597072737576777879808182828384848485
607072737576777879808182828384848485
617172747677787980818283838484858586
627173757778798081828384848585868686
637274767779808182838484858686878787
647375777880818283848585868687878888
657476777980828384858586878788888989
667577788081828485858687888889899090
677577788081828485858687888889899090
687677798182838485868788888989909091
697778808283848586878889899090919192
707779818284858687888990909191929292
717779818284858687888990909191929292
727880828385868788899090919292929393
737981838486878889909091929293939494
748082838586888990919192939394949595
758082838586888990919192939394949595
768183848687888991919293949495959596
778183848687888991919293949495959596
788283858788899091929394949595969697
798284868889909192939495959696979797
808284868889909192939495959696979797
818385878890919293949595969797989898
828385878890919293949595969797989898
838486888991929394959696979898989999
848486888991929394959696979898989999
8585878890919394959696979898999999100
June 2025 · Physical Setting/Earth Science (legacy)

Open the exact original NYSED conversion chart. Rows are written-test credits; columns are performance-test credits, shown from 0 to 16. Scroll horizontally to inspect every performance column. This source excludes the Braille edition.

June 2025 · Physical Setting/Earth Science (legacy)
Written credits012345678910111213141516
0023568910111112131314141515
12457891011121314141516161617
2357910111213141516161717181818
3468911121314151616171818191919
46891112141516171718191920202121
589111314151617181920202121222223
6911131416171819202122222323242424
71113151618192021222223242425252626
81214151718202122232324252526262727
91415171920212223242526262727282829
101517192022232425262727282929303030
111618202123242526272828293030303131
121820212324262728292930313132323333
132021232526272829303132323333343435
142022242627282930313233333434353535
152224262729303132333434353536363737
162426272930313334343536373738383939
172526283031323334353637373838393940
182628303133343536373839394040414141
192729313234353637383939404141414242
202931323435373839404041424243434444
213132343637383940414243434444454546
223133353738394041424344444545464646
233335373840414243444545464747474848
243436373940424344454546474748484949
253638394142434445464748484950505051
263738404243444546474849495050515152
273739414344454647484950505151525252
283941434446474849505151525253535454
294042434546484950515152535354545555
304243454748495051525354545555565657
314344464849505152535455555656575758
324345474850515253545556565757585858
334446484951525354555656575858585959
344648495152545556575758595960606161
354749505253545557575859606061616162
364849515354555657585960606161626263
374951535456575859606161626363646464
385052545557585960616262636464646565
395153545657596061626263646465656666
405254555758606162636364656566666767
415355565859606162636465656667676768
425456586061626364656667676868696969
435557596062636465666767686969707070
445658606163646566676868696970707171
455759606263656667686869707071717272
465860616364656768686970717172727373
475960626465666768697071717272737374
486061636566676869707172727373747475
496062646567686970717273737474757575
506163656668697071727373747575757676
516264666769707172737374757576767777
526365666869717273747475767677777878
536466676970717274747576777778787879
546566687071727374757677777878797980
556567697172737475767778787979808080
566668707173747576777878798080818181
576769717274757677787979808181818282
586870717374767778797980818182828383
596971727475777879808081828283838484
607072737576777879808182828384848485
617172747677787980818283838484858586
627173757778798081828384848585868686
637173757778798081828384848585868686
647274767779808182838484858686878787
657375777880818283848585868687878888
667476777980828384858586878788888989
677577788081828485858687888889899090
687577788081828485858687888889899090
697677798182838485868788888989909091
707778808283848586878889899090919192
717779818284858687888990909191929292
727779818284858687888990909191929292
737880828385868788899090919292929393
747981838486878889909091929293939494
758082838586888990919192939394949595
768082838586888990919192939394949595
778183848687888991919293949495959596
788283858788899091929394949595969697
798283858788899091929394949595969697
808284868889909192939495959696979797
818385878890919293949595969797989898
828385878890919293949595969797989898
838486888991929394959696979898989999
848486888991929394959696979898989999
8585878890919394959696979898999999100

4. Passing benchmarks, levels and mastery

New exam: minimum raw credits for selected benchmarks
AdministrationScale 65 or aboveScale 85 or above
August 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)2136
June 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)2137
January 2026 · Earth and Space Sciences (new)2439

65 is the common Regents passing benchmark. Legacy thresholds depend on both written and performance credits; use the calculator with your performance score to find the required written credits.

New-exam performance levels are reproduced directly from the selected chart. The legacy conversion PDFs do not supply performance levels, so this tool does not invent them or apply the new exam’s level boundaries to an older paper.

A score of 85 is an exam-score benchmark, not an automatic diploma endorsement. NYSED’s Mastery in Science endorsement also requires a Regents diploma with advanced designation and normally scores of 85 or better on three science Regents examinations. NYSED describes alternatives involving granted exemptions. Your school must check the applicable combination against your full record. Official endorsement requirements.

The tool does not determine local-diploma, safety-net, appeal, exemption or other graduation eligibility. Consult your school counselor about your circumstances. NYSED graduation FAQ.

5. Reference-table editions, equipment and lab requirements

Use the materials for the exam on your paper
Exam or administrationReference-table editionCalculator
Supported 2026 Earth and Space Sciences papers2024 Earth and Space Sciences tablesFour-function or scientific; graphing prohibited.
January 2027 Earth and Space Sciences and later guidance2026 Revised Edition first applies in January 2027. No January 2027 score curve is supplied here.Check that administration’s official directions.
Legacy Physical Setting/Earth Science2011 Physical Setting/Earth Science tablesFour-function or scientific; graphing prohibited.

NYSED explicitly retains the 2024 tables for August 2026. The 2026 Revised Edition begins with the January 2027 exam. The calendar year in a filename is not enough to choose the correct booklet. Official 2024 reference tables · Revised-edition implementation notice · Legacy reference-table index.

Use clean reference tables and follow the equipment rules for your administration. NYSED calculator and exam-material requirements.

Exam admission requires the required laboratory experience and satisfactory documented reports. NYSED’s science guidance specifies 1,200 minutes of laboratory experience in addition to classroom instruction and allows hands-on and simulated experiences. For the new course, successful completion of the required investigations is also part of admission. The investigations are not an extra 16-point score to add to the new written exam. Science laboratory guidance · New-course investigations requirements.

6. Focused Earth Science revision notes

These reminders help diagnose missed practice questions. They are not a complete syllabus or an estimate of future topic weights.

Read evidence before answering

Identify the variables, units, legend, scale and time span in every stimulus. State what the data show before offering an explanation. Use the actual values when the question asks for quantitative evidence.

Density and Earth materials

Use measured mass and volume consistently. Compare observed properties with the correct identification table rather than relying only on a specimen’s color.

ρ=mV

Topographic gradients

Read the contour interval and map scale carefully. Gradient compares a change in elevation with horizontal distance; it is not the contour interval alone.

gradient=change in elevationhorizontal distance

For an elevation increase from 200 metres to 600 metres over a horizontal distance of 2 kilometres:

(600−200) m2 km=200mkm

Weather and climate

Distinguish a short-term weather observation from a long-term climate pattern. Follow pressure, temperature, moisture and wind evidence across the supplied map or data series. Avoid attributing a trend to one variable without the evidence requested.

Plate tectonics and geologic history

Relate boundary motion to the evidence for earthquakes, volcanism and crust formation. For relative ages, apply the stated geological relationships and account for unconformities or later disturbances. For numeric ages, check the appropriate time scale or decay information.

Earth, Moon and space systems

Explain seasons using axial tilt and changing solar angle and daylight duration. Distinguish rotation from revolution and lunar phases from eclipses. Read the geometry and direction of motion in the supplied model before choosing an explanation.

Prepare for your actual course

Use the correct released papers and reference edition. The new exam uses question clusters tied to evidence, models and explanations. Legacy practical preparation should follow your teacher’s permitted instruction; secure performance-test materials are not public practice content.

NYSED Earth and Space Sciences educator guide provides the new exam’s assessment framework.

7. A practical score-improvement routine

  1. Choose a released paper that matches your course and exam title.
  2. Mark it with its own key and rating guide. Identify the evidence or reasoning needed for each missed credit.
  3. Enter earned credits using that administration’s chart. Keep legacy performance and written scores separate.
  4. Set a target and check the required credits. For legacy papers, remember that the performance score is held fixed.
  5. Practise one missed skill, then answer and mark a fresh question. Repeat with a full paper to check your timing and consistency.

Do not treat one practice result as a guaranteed future score.

8. Frequently asked questions

Which Earth Science exam should I select?

Match the full title and administration on the paper. Earth and Space Sciences is the new exam. Physical Setting/Earth Science is the legacy exam, last administered in June 2026.

Does the new exam include a separate 16-point practical score?

No legacy performance-test input is used for the new exam. Enter the total raw credits from its written paper. Required course investigations are part of exam admission and learning, not bonus credits added to this conversion.

What are the legacy written and performance limits?

The legacy written maximum is 85 credits and the separate performance maximum is 16. Enter both whole-number scores for the same administration. Blank performance input is not assumed to mean zero.

Can I just add the two legacy scores?

No. The chart uses a written row and a performance column. For example, January 2026 written 65 and performance 9 give 85, while written 70 and performance 4 give 84 despite the same combined total.

Can I carry over an earlier practical score?

NYSED’s legacy directions state that a performance score from a prior administration cannot be carried over. Use the score for the same administration and ask your teacher if you are unsure.

How does target planning work for the legacy exam?

It holds the entered performance score fixed, then searches the selected chart for the minimum written credits that reach your target. If no written score can reach it at that performance score, the result says so.

Why is no official level shown for a legacy result?

The supported legacy conversion PDFs provide scale scores without performance levels. The tool does not invent a level or apply the newer exam’s boundaries to a legacy result.

Does an 85 give me Mastery in Science?

An 85 is an exam-score benchmark. The diploma endorsement also depends on advanced-designation requirements and the applicable combination of science exam scores or granted exemptions. Your school determines eligibility.

Which reference tables should I use?

Use 2024 Earth and Space Sciences tables for the supported 2026 new-exam papers, and the 2011 Physical Setting/Earth Science tables for legacy papers. The 2026 Revised Edition first applies to the January 2027 new exam.

Are graphing calculators allowed?

The June 2026 directions prohibit graphing calculators for both Earth and Space Sciences and legacy Physical Setting/Earth Science. Use the specified four-function or scientific calculator and check your own administration’s directions.

Can this score a Braille legacy paper or an unlisted exam?

No. The included legacy charts explicitly exclude the Braille edition. Select the unsupported option and use the matching official edition and administration chart; no substitute curve is applied.

Can I enter decimals or negative credits?

No. Enter whole-number earned credits within the displayed limits. Zero is valid. Invalid values produce an error instead of being silently rounded or clamped.

Can I download the result?

Yes. A successful conversion enables a CSV with the exact chart, source, scores, target and limitations. Changing an input hides the old result and requires a new conversion before download.

Who maintains the calculator?

NUM8ERS checked six published NYSED charts and the scoring method on 26 October 2026. This independent tool is not affiliated with NYSED and does not replace official school scoring.

Official sources and method review

Maintainer: NUM8ERS · reviewed 26 October 2026. Each published chart was checked across its complete raw-score domain. The calculator returns the source intersection or row without interpolation.

What changed on 26 October 2026?

Corrected transcribed January 2026 legacy chart values; added administration-specific new and legacy chart choices; removed invented legacy levels; clarified the end of the legacy exam, reference editions, practical and mastery rules; added strict input validation, target planning, native mathematical notation and CSV download.