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UURC Reading Level Criteria

Fluency Criteria
Level
Placement (& Bump-Up)
End-Of-Year Benchmark
Accuracy
Rate
Accuracy
Rate
Pre-Primer
(Early StepsSM 5)
(Early Grade 1)
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
20 wpm
no less than
90%
N/A
Primer
(Mid Grade 1)
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
30 wpm
no less than
90%
no less than
30 wpm
End Grade 1
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
40 wpm
no less than
90%
no less than
40 wpm
Mid Grade 2
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
60 wpm
no less than
93%
no less than
65 wpm
End Grade 2
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
80 wpm
no less than
93%
no less than
90 wpm
Mid Grade 3
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
80 wpm
no less than
93%
no less than
90 wpm
End Grade 3
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
100 wpm
no less than
93%
no less than
110 wpm
Mid Grade 4
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
100 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
110 wpm
End Grade 4
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
110 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
120 wpm
Mid Grade 5
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
100 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
120 wpm
End Grade 5
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
110 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
130 wpm
Mid Grade 6
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
110 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
130 wpm
End Grade 6
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
120 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
150 wpm
Mid Grade 7
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
120 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
135 wpm
End Grade 7
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
130 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
150 wpm
Mid Grade 8
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
120 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
145 wpm
End Grade 8
no less than
90% (93%)
no less than
130 wpm
no less than
95%
no less than
150 wpm

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