How do I find my Lexile score?
If you want to know whether a specific book is within your child’s Lexile range, you can use our Lexile® Find a Book tool. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book’s Lexile measure by entering a book’s title, author or ISBN.
What is a normal Lexile score?
A Lexile reader measure can range from below 200L for beginning readers to above 1700L for advanced readers. Readers who score at or below 0L receive a BR for Beginning Reader.
How do you read a Lexile level?
Lexile measures are represented by a number followed by an “L” (such as “800L”) and range from below 0L for beginning readers to above 1600L. Research shows that 1300L or above is the target Lexile measure for students to be ready for college and career in reading.
What should a 12 year old Lexile level be?
What are Lexiles and how do they support the Common Core Standards?
| Grade Band | Age | Current Lexile Band |
|---|---|---|
| 4-5 | 9-11 years old | 645L-845L |
| 6-8 | 11-14 years old | 860L-1010L |
| 9-10 | 14-16 years old | 960L-1115L |
| 11-CCR | 16-18 years old | 1070L-1220L |
What is the Lexile level of Harry Potter?
880L
A book, article or piece of text gets a Lexile text measure when it’s analyzed by MetaMetrics®. For example, the first Harry Potter book measures 880L, so its Lexile text measure is 880L. The Lexile Framework measures students and texts on the same developmental scale to seamlessly match readers to targeted texts.
What grade level is Harry?
But there are a few age-related guidelines to take into consideration: From a technical standpoint, Harry Potter is categorized as a middle-grade read, which typically encompasses 9–to–12-year-olds.
What is the highest Lexile score ever?
The reader’s Lexile Framework works in intervals of five with 5L being the lowest. The highest possible measure is 2000L. Anything below 5L is assessed as a BR or Beginning Reader.
What is the highest score you can get on Lexile?
The higher the Lexile measure, the higher the student’s reading level. The Lexile Framework works in intervals of five, with 5L being the lowest and 2000L being the highest possible measure. Typically, a school will split SRI scores for grades one through 11 into different categories, such as below basic, basic, proficient and advanced.
What is a good Lexile score?
After testing, a student’s score is assigned a recommended Lexile range, denoting a span of 50L above, and 100L below, a particular Lexile figure. A score of 400L, for example, translates into a recommended Lexile range of 300L-450L.
How can I get my Lexile measure?
A Lexile reader measure is usually obtained by having the reader take a test of reading comprehension. There are about two dozen tests that can report Lexile reader measures, including Scholastic Reading Inventory, PASeries Reading, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and many end-of-grade state assessments.
What is a fifth grade Lexile?
The Lexile range for fifth grade students is between 700 and 1000. Since there exists such a wide range of reading levels, Lexiles can more specifically determine the reading ability of students, rather than simply indicating that a child is reading above, at, or below grade level.