Reading Level Conversion Chart

Grade Level	F&P Level	Lexile Range	DRA Level	Reading Stage	CommonLit	MAP RIT	i-Ready Range
K	A–B	BR–100L	1–2	Emergent	PreK–1	140–160	AA–A
1	C–I	100–300L	3–16	Early Fluent	1–2	160–180	B–H
2	J–M	300–500L	18–28	Transitional	2–3	180–195	I–M
3	N–P	500–700L	30–38	Fluent	3–4	195–205	N–P
4	Q–S	650–850L	38–40	Independent	4–5	205–215	Q–S
5	T–V	750–950L	40–50	Independent	5–6	215–225	T–V
6	W–Z	900–1050L	50–60	Advanced	6	225–235	W–Z
7	Z+	1000–1120L	60–70	Advanced	7	230–240	Z+
8	Z+	1050–1185L	65–75	Advanced	8	235–245	Z+
9	Z+	1100–1250L	70–80	Advanced	9	240–255	Z+
10	Z+	1150–1300L	75–80	College Prep	10	245–260	Z+
11	Z+	1200–1350L	75–80	College Prep	11	250–265	Z+
12	Z+	1250–1400L	75–80	College Ready	12	255–270	Z+

Sources and References:

MetaMetrics. Lexile Grade Level Chart
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level Correlation Chart. Heinemann Publishing.
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) Continuum. Pearson Education.
NWEA MAP Growth Normative Data 2023. nwea.org
Curriculum Associates. i-Ready Diagnostic Scale Score Guidance 2023. curriculumassociates.com
CommonLit Grade Level Alignment and Text Set Guidance. commonlit.org