US Grade Level of your text according to Readability Indexes

Automated Readability Index Wikipedia Coleman Liau Index Wikipedia Flesch Kincaid Grade Level Wikipedia SMOG Wikipedia Gunning Fog Score Wikipedia

Your average and rounded reading score based on all these indexes is which is the equivalent of a year old student

In addition to these reading grade scores, your Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease score is .

These readability tests are used extensively in the field of education. The result translates to a U.S. grade level, making it easier for teachers, parents, librarians, and others to judge the readability level of various books and texts.  

Interpreting your result

Texts for a wide audience generally need an index less than 12. Texts requiring near-universal understanding generally need an index less than 8.

As a rough guide, US grade level 1 corresponds to ages 6 to 8. Reading level grade 8 corresponds to the typical reading level of a 14 year-old US child. Grade 12, the highest US secondary school grade before college, corresponds to the reading level of a 17 year-old.

In addition to the various reading grade level calcs, the Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease score is calculated as well:

• 90.0–100.0 - easily understood by an average 11-year-old student
• 60.0–70.0 - easily understood by 13- to 15-year-old students
• 0.0-30.0 - best understood by university graduates