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TOEFL Writing band scale: every 1–6 band and the previous 0–30 score it replaced
The figures
- Writing band 6
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 29–30 · CEFR C2
- Writing band 5.5
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 27–28 · CEFR C1
- Writing band 5
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 24–26 · CEFR C1
- Writing band 4.5
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 21–23 · CEFR B2
- Writing band 4
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 17–20 · CEFR B2
- Writing band 3.5
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 15–16 · CEFR B1
- Writing band 3
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 13–14 · CEFR B1
- Writing band 2.5
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 11–12 · CEFR A2
- Writing band 2
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 7–10 · CEFR A2
- Writing band 1.5
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 3–6 · CEFR A1
- Writing band 1
- Previous 0–30 Writing score 0–2 · CEFR A1
How these figures were arrived at
Transcribed row for row from ETS — TOEFL iBT score scale update (for institutions), table "TOEFL Score Comparison for Tests Taken Before January 21, 2026", and the CEFR alignment table on the same page. Nothing is interpolated: where ETS publishes a single 0–30 value rather than a range, one number is shown. These ranges are a comparison with the retired 0–30 scale, not a conversion anyone can run in reverse to recover an exact previous score — ETS published the mapping in this direction only.
Sources last checked 2026-08-06.
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