Table 3. Summary of the Flesch Reading Ease Score.
| Score | Level of education | Description |
| 90-100 | 5th Grade | Very easy to read. Easily understood by an average 11-year-old student. |
| 80-90 | 6th Grade | Easy to read. Conversational English for consumers. |
| 70-80 | 7th Grade | Fairly easy to read. |
| 60-70 | 8th to 9th Grade | Plain English. Easily understood by 13-year to 15-year-old students. |
| 50-60 | 10th to 12th Grade | Fairly difficult to read. |
| 30-50 | College | Difficult to read. |
| 0-30 | College Graduate | Very difficult to read. Best understood by university graduates. |