Scholastic Reading Inventory SRI Lexile Scores for Grade Level Performance Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI), Lexiles by Grade College & Career Grade
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Below Grade Level
99 and Below
299 and Below
499 and Below
599 and Below
699 and Below
799 and Below
849 and Below
899 and Below
999 and Below
1024 and Below
1049 and Below
1
At Grade Level
100‐299
300‐499
500‐599
600‐699
700‐799
800‐849
850‐899
900‐999
1000‐1024
1025‐1049
1050‐1300
1
Above Grade Level
300 and Above
500 and Above
600 and Above
700 and Above
800 and Above
850 and Above
900 and Above
1000 and Above
1025 and Above
1050 and Above
1301 and Above
1
2
Ready Expectations
N/A
450‐790
770‐980
955‐1155
1080‐1305
1215‐1355
NOTE: By the end of the 11th grade, students should reach the college‐ and career‐ready reading level (1300 Lexiles). For this reason, grade level performance is not defined for 12th graders. Lexile Scores for Grade Level Performance 100‐299
300‐499
Gr 3
Gr 4
Gr 5
800‐ 850‐
500‐599 600‐699 700‐799 849 899 900‐999
The width of the bar varies by the size of the numeric range for the grade level band. For example, Grade 3 has a 100 point range, and is half the width of Grade 2, which has a 200 point range. 1
Gr 8
Gr 9
1000‐1024 Gr 9
Gr 10
Gr 2
Gr 7
Gr 1
Gr 6
Gr 11
1050‐1300
Gr 10
1025‐1049 Scholastic Inc. (2007). Scholastic Reading Inventory Technical Guide. New York: Scholastic Inc. Education Group. 2
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards (English Language Arts, Appendix A). Washington, D.C.: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers.