California LCSW Law and Ethics Exam pass rates

High Pass Education customers consistently and significantly outperform state averages on the California LCSW Law and Ethics Exam. Our pass rate data is below, along with comparison data on statewide and school-specific performance provided by the Board of Behavioral Sciences.

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High Pass customers vs. California, Q2 2026

In Q2 2026, well-prepared High Pass customers passed at 100%. That's 23 points above the California rate of 77%. Well-prepared + marginal customers passed at 95%.

High Pass, well-prepared
8 examinees
100%
High Pass, well-prepared + marginal
19 examinees
95%
California
1,775 examinees
77%
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Well-prepared customers scored 80 or higher on their final High Pass mock exam. Well-prepared + marginal customers scored 70 or higher, so that group includes the first. Showing all examinees in Q2 2026. Change the filters above to compare another period.

Results by school, Q2 2026

Azusa Pacific University - Azusa All Examinees All 35 (78%) 10 (22%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 24 (71%) 10 (29%)
Cal Poly Humboldt All Examinees All 12 (67%) 6 (33%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 9 (69%) 4 (31%)
California Baptist University All Examinees All 57 (61%) 37 (39%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 42 (70%) 18 (30%)
California State University - Bakersfield All Examinees All 26 (81%) 6 (19%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 18 (86%) 3 (14%)
California State University - Chico All Examinees All 37 (77%) 11 (23%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 29 (83%) 6 (17%)
California State University - Dominguez Hills All Examinees All 24 (73%) 9 (27%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 16 (84%) 3 (16%)
California State University - Fresno All Examinees All 14 (64%) 8 (36%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 13 (81%) 3 (19%)
California State University - Fullerton All Examinees All 47 (89%) 6 (11%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 41 (89%) 5 (11%)
California State University - Hayward All Examinees All 26 (81%) 6 (19%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 20 (91%) 2 (9%)
California State University - Long Beach All Examinees All 91 (91%) 9 (9%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 76 (93%) 6 (7%)
California State University - Los Angeles All Examinees All 60 (80%) 15 (20%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 51 (82%) 11 (18%)
California State University - Monterey Bay All Examinees All 18 (95%) 1 (5%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 14 (100%) 0 (0%)
California State University - Northridge All Examinees All 58 (87%) 9 (13%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 45 (87%) 7 (13%)
California State University - Sacramento All Examinees All 26 (68%) 12 (32%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 19 (73%) 7 (27%)
California State University - San Bernardino All Examinees All 53 (84%) 10 (16%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 48 (86%) 8 (14%)
California State University - San Marcos All Examinees All 22 (81%) 5 (19%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 21 (84%) 4 (16%)
California State University - Stanislaus All Examinees All 25 (86%) 4 (14%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 16 (84%) 3 (16%)
Loma Linda University All Examinees All 14 (70%) 6 (30%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 10 (77%) 3 (23%)
Out-of-State (graduates of schools outside California) All Examinees All 352 (76%) 110 (24%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 294 (81%) 71 (19%)
San Diego State University All Examinees All 40 (87%) 6 (13%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 39 (91%) 4 (9%)
San Francisco State University All Examinees All 23 (77%) 7 (23%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 19 (90%) 2 (10%)
San Jose State University All Examinees All 68 (78%) 19 (22%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 57 (77%) 17 (23%)
UC - Berkeley All Examinees All 39 (89%) 5 (11%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 35 (90%) 4 (10%)
UC - Los Angeles All Examinees All 25 (83%) 5 (17%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 20 (95%) 1 (5%)
UMASS Global All Examinees All 38 (72%) 15 (28%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 31 (76%) 10 (24%)
University of Southern California All Examinees All 128 (72%) 50 (28%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 89 (79%) 24 (21%)
All schools All Examinees All 1,367 (77%) 408 (23%)
1st Time Examinees 1st time 1,105 (82%) 242 (18%)

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How we calculate this

Figures come from the Board of Behavioral Sciences "Exam Results by School" reports and count each school's graduates who took the exam that quarter. 1st Time Examinees are taking the exam for the first time, and All Examinees also includes people retaking it.

When you pick more than one quarter, each school's row adds up its examinees and passes across them. Someone who takes the exam more than once in that time counts once per attempt in All Examinees. Pick one school and more than one quarter, and the table lists that school's results quarter by quarter, with its total for the period at the bottom.

A school with fewer than 10 examinees over the period is hidden unless you untick the box above the table, and a quarter in which a school had fewer than 10 is left out of its line on the chart. Small groups swing widely. They still count in the All schools row, BBS's statewide figure, so the listed rows add up to less while they are hidden. This rule is for school data. High Pass figures are shown whatever their size, and the comparison above gives the number of examinees behind each rate. A school's pass rate describes its past graduates, not any one person's chances.

High Pass figures count customers who reported their exam result to us. They are grouped by their score on the final High Pass mock exam. Well-prepared means 80 or higher. Well-prepared + marginal means 70 or higher, so it includes the first group. Updated with BBS data through Q2 2026.

Pass rate by quarter

    High Pass results begin in 2025, the first year we can match reported results to mock exam scores, and do not include results from mid-September to mid-November 2025. California figures are complete for every quarter.

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    Source: California Board of Behavioral Sciences exam statistics, data through Q2 2026. Updated .

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the current pass rate for the California LCSW Law and Ethics Exam?

    In Q2 2026, the most recent quarter with BBS results, the pass rate for the California LCSW Law and Ethics Exam was 77%. Of the 1,775 people who took it, 1,367 passed. For first-time examinees, the pass rate was 82% (1,105 of 1,347). These are statewide figures from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

    How do High Pass customers do on the California LCSW Law and Ethics Exam?

    In Q2 2026, well-prepared High Pass customers passed the California LCSW Law and Ethics Exam at 100% (8 examinees), and well-prepared + marginal customers passed at 95% (19 examinees). The statewide pass rate was 77%. Well-prepared means a score of 80 or higher on the final High Pass mock exam. Well-prepared + marginal means 70 or higher, so that group includes the first. The figures count High Pass customers who reported their exam result.

    Is the California LCSW Law and Ethics Exam pass rate going up or down?

    The overall pass rate is up 4 points from 73% in Q1 2026 and unchanged from 77% in Q2 2025. The CSV download on this page has every quarter from Q1 2017 to Q2 2026.

    What is the difference between the first-time and overall pass rates?

    First-time examinees are taking the exam for the first time. The overall pass rate counts all examinees, including people retaking it. In Q2 2026, the first-time pass rate was 82% and the overall pass rate was 77%.

    Where does this pass rate data come from?

    The figures come from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) "Exam Results by School" reports, which give results for each quarter. High Pass Education last updated this page on October 27, 2026, with data through Q2 2026.

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