The Report Card
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Widely assigned — 3 curriculum lists · 3 states
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
The Report Card by Andrew Clements is assigned in US schools at grades 3–8. It appears across 3 curriculum references and 3 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Report Card is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades 3–8
- Pages
- 109
- Reading time
- about 2 hours (est.)
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781442462205
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Why widely assigned
This Juvenile Fiction title, typically at grades 3–8. Published in the canon; cited across 3 curriculum frameworks.
Where this book is assigned
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
- recommended·4th grade · Arkansassource: Arkansas State Library — Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award past winners, 2007 winner (grades 4-6)
- recommended·5th grade · Arkansassource: Arkansas State Library — Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award past winners, 2007 winner (grades 4-6)
- recommended·6th grade · Arkansassource: Arkansas State Library — Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award past winners, 2007 winner (grades 4-6)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2006 winner (3-5)
- recommended·4th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2006 winner (3-5)
- recommended·5th grade · Kentuckysource: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2006 winner (3-5)
William Allen White Children's Book Award
- recommended·3rd grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2007 winner
- recommended·4th grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2007 winner
- recommended·5th grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2007 winner
- recommended·6th grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2007 winner
- recommended·7th grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2007 winner
- recommended·8th grade · Kansassource: Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award (Emporia State University) — winner list (grades 3-5 + 6-8 divisions) via Wikipedia — 2007 winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Report Card?
- The Report Card is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–8. It appears on 3 school reading lists across 3 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Report Card?
- It takes about 2 hours to read The Report Card (109 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 120 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Report Card?
- The Report Card appears on reading lists for Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, Kentucky Bluegrass Award, William Allen White Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Report Card banned in schools?
- The Report Card does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 3–8 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 3 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Cited in 3 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.