Score

School level

Notes

100.0 - 90.0

5th grade

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

90.0 - 80.0

6th grade

Easy to read. Conversational English for consumers.

80.0 - 70.0

7th grade

Fairly easy to read.

70.0 - 60.0

8th & 9th grade

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

60.0 - 50.0

5th to 12th grade

Fairly difficult to read.

50.0 - 30.0

College

Difficult to read.

30.0 - 10.0

College graduate

Very difficult to read. Best understood by university graduates.

10.0 - 0.0

Professional

Extremely difficult to read. Best understood by university graduates.