MSQI
Middle School Quality Initiative
Grade 2 to Grade 3
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Grade 6 to Grade 8
Grade 4 to Grade 5
Grade 9 to Grade 10
Grade and Text Instructional Level Comparison Chart
Lexile
levels
Degrees of
Reading
Power
1300
72
1250
70
1200
68
1150
67
Grade
Grade 10
Grade 9
Advanced
Advanced
80 Independent
Instructional
80 Independent
Grade 8
Instructional
1100
1050
DRA
Fountas
and
Pinnell
62
Advanced
Advanced
70 Independent
Instructional
70 Independent
Grade 7
Instructional
Advanced
1000
60
60 Independent
Advanced
Instructional
60
950
Independent
58
Independent
Y
X
W
V
U
Instructional
T
Advanced
900
850
56
Z
Grade 6
Instructional
50
Independent
Instructional
Advanced
800
54
750
52
700
51
38
S
650
50
34
R
600
48
30
Q
550
46
28
P
500
44
24
450
42
20
40
O
N
Grade 5
Grade 4
Grade 3
Grade 2
M
1