Understanding Readability Scores

90-100
Very Easy
5th grade level - Easily understood by an average 11-year-old student
80-90
Easy
6th grade level - Conversational English for consumers
70-80
Fairly Easy
7th grade level - Fairly easy to read for most audiences
60-70
Standard
8th-9th grade level - Plain English, easily understood by 13-15 year olds
50-60
Fairly Difficult
10th-12th grade level - Fairly difficult to read
30-50
Difficult
College level - Difficult to read, college-level education needed
0-30
Very Difficult
College graduate level - Very difficult to read, best understood by university graduates