Score

Estimated Reading Grade

Description

0 - 30

College graduate

Very difficult to read, best understood by university graduate.

30 - 50

College student

Difficult to read.

50 - 60

10th - 12th grade

Fairly difficult to read.

60 - 70

8th&9th grade

Standard English. Easily understood by 13 to 15-year-old students.

70 - 80

7th grade

Fairly easy to read.

80 - 90

6th grade

Easy to read. Conversational English for consumers.

90 - 100

5th grade

Very easy to read. Easily understood by an average of 11-year-old students.