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Flesch–Kincaid Score | School Level

• 90–100 | 5th grade: Very easy to read. Easily understood by an average 11-year-old student.
• 80–89 | 6th grade: Easy to read. Conversational English for consumers.
• 70–79 | 7th grade: Fairly easy to read.
• 60–69 | 8th & 9th grade: Plain English. Easily understood by 13- to 15-year-old students.
• 50–59 | 10th to 12th grade: Fairly difficult to read.
• 30–49 | College: Difficult to read.
• 0–30 | College graduate: Very difficult to read. Best understood by university graduates.

ARI: Score | Age

• 1 | 5-6: Kindergarten
• 2 | 6-7: First Grade
• 3 | 7-8: Second Grade
• 4 | 8-9: Third Grade
• 5 | 9-10: Fourth Grade
• 6 | 10-11: Fifth Grade
• 7 | 11-12: Sixth Grade
• 8 | 12-13: Seventh Grade
• 9 | 13-14: Eighth Grade
• 10 | 14-15: Ninth Grade
• 11 | 15-16: Tenth Grade
• 12 | 16-17: Eleventh grade
• 13 | 17-18: Twelfth grade
• 14 | 18-22: College

Dale–Chall Score: Easily understood by ...

• 0.0 - 4.9: ... an average 4th-grade student or lower.
• 5.0 – 5.9: ... an average 5th or 6th-grade student.
• 6.0 – 6.9: ... an average 7th or 8th-grade student.
• 7.0 – 7.9: ... an average 9th or 10th-grade student.
• 8.0 – 8.9: ... an average 11th or 12th-grade student.
• 9.0 – 10.0: ... an average 13th to 15th-grade (college) student.
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