Reading Level Conversion Chart

A quick side-by-side comparison of the most common reading-level systems by grade. Levels are approximate correlations — they differ slightly from source to source, and a single book can fall a bit above or below its listed grade.

Grade	Guided Reading (Fountas & Pinnell)	DRA	Lexile	AR / ATOS	Typical Age
K	A – D	A – 6	BR – 230L	0.0 – 1.0	5 – 6
1	E – J	6 – 18	190L – 530L	1.0 – 2.0	6 – 7
2	K – M	20 – 28	420L – 650L	2.0 – 3.0	7 – 8
3	N – P	30 – 38	520L – 820L	3.0 – 4.0	8 – 9
4	Q – S	40	740L – 940L	4.0 – 5.0	9 – 10
5	T – V	50	830L – 1010L	5.0 – 6.0	10 – 11
6	W – Y	60	925L – 1070L	6.0 – 7.0	11 – 12
7	Z	70	970L – 1120L	7.0 – 8.0	12 – 13
8	Z+	80	1010L – 1185L	8.0 – 9.0	13 – 14

Guided Reading (F&P): Fountas & Pinnell A–Z+ text-level gradient.   DRA: Developmental Reading Assessment.   Lexile: The Lexile Framework for Reading (BR = Beginning Reader).   AR / ATOS: Accelerated Reader book level.
These ranges are widely-used approximate correlations for reference; always use your own assessment data when placing a specific student or book.