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UTUSN

(76,970 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:13 AM Wednesday

Grade level analysis website

ARrrgh, mine is 11th grade level and I'm since I'm but checked out somebody prolific and they are 5th grade.

Paste your longish text in the box:
https://www.poliscidata.com/pages/gradeLevelOfText.php

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Grade level analysis website (Original Post) UTUSN Wednesday OP
I can't believe I tried it. At this mid-watch hour. 😎 sprinkleeninow Wednesday #1
I can't cope with my score - and see i didn't bring up the Mid-watch thingy this time! UTUSN Wednesday #2
Perhaps gotta fabricate some contrived vetbiage that sprinkleeninow Wednesday #3
I had interesting results Redleg Wednesday #4
Well, i feel better now. UTUSN Wednesday #7
Average Grade Level Score: 20.22 Donkees Wednesday #5
Wow, this validates what I've thought of you! - WAIT, for real?! UTUSN Wednesday #6
Re: WAIT, for real?! Donkees Wednesday #9
I'm slow, but at least I caught on eventually! UTUSN Wednesday #11
🤗 Donkees Wednesday #12
Mine was 11.98 LogDog75 Wednesday #8
Hmmm...interesting... Zorro Wednesday #10

sprinkleeninow

(22,108 posts)
3. Perhaps gotta fabricate some contrived vetbiage that
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:36 AM
Wednesday

may in actuality not make any sense for this program to honor a test-taker with an outstanding👏score? 🤓

What if a participant writes gibberish and bull durham? A veritable teacher's pet? 🤭

You can cope...I have faith in you❣️

Redleg

(6,817 posts)
4. I had interesting results
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:24 AM
Wednesday

I am a college professor so I entered two different samples of writing. The first was a sample of feedback I give students on a critical thinking paper. The second was the conclusion of my doctoral dissertation.

The student feedback was 11.66 in average grade level.
The conclusion of my doctoral diss. was 17.73.

This seems about right, given the different audiences.

Donkees

(33,407 posts)
5. Average Grade Level Score: 20.22
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:58 AM
Wednesday

Grade Level Measurements:
Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 17.57
Gunning Fog Score: 25.72
Coleman-Liau Index: 19.08
SMOG Index of Text: 20.74
Automated Readability Index: 17.97
Average Grade Level Score: 20.22


UTUSN

(76,970 posts)
6. Wow, this validates what I've thought of you! - WAIT, for real?!
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:20 AM
Wednesday

Well, the height of my esteem for you is nonpareil no matter what!





LogDog75

(1,103 posts)
8. Mine was 11.98
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 09:54 AM
Wednesday

Flesch Kincaid Grade level: 10.3.
Average Grade Level Score: 11.98.

Word used to have the Flesch Kincaid Grade level when you did a review of a document but not any longer. This website shows the same grade level I had as Word had.

I'm satisfied with what the score shows for me. As long as whoever reads it can understand what I'm saying. That's all it matters.

Zorro

(18,346 posts)
10. Hmmm...interesting...
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 02:47 PM
Wednesday

Here are the scores from a paragraph I wrote in an engineering tech volume a decade ago. I thought it was eminently coherent and readable for even the regular layperson, but maybe I was wrong...

Flesch Kincaid Grade Level: 21.05
Gunning Fog Score: 24.02
Coleman-Liau Index: 21.16
SMOG Index of Text: 20.27
Automated Readability Index: 23.8
Average Grade Level Score: 22.06

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