Coleman-Liau Grade Level

Results filtered through the Coleman-Liau measure are grade-level equivalents. The Coleman-Liau Grade Level takes into account the number of sentences, as well as the number of letters in each word.

Formula:

Coleman-Liau = (5.89 x AVL) – (0.3 x ADJS) – 15.8     where AVL = the average number of letters per word ADJS = (100 x number of sentences)/number of words in the composition