What grade level is Tuck Everlasting?

Tuck Everlasting is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 770L. It appears on 2 school reading lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.

What reading level is Tuck Everlasting?

Tuck Everlasting has a Lexile measure of 770L, an ATOS (Accelerated Reader) book level of 5.0, a typical US assignment range of grades 4–7. The AR quiz is worth 4 points at an interest level of middle grades (4–8). Lexile is published by MetaMetrics and the ATOS level by Renaissance; they are different scales, so the two numbers are not interchangeable.

What is the Lexile level of Tuck Everlasting?

Tuck Everlasting has a Lexile measure of 770L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.

How long does it take to read Tuck Everlasting?

It takes about 2h 40m to read Tuck Everlasting (144 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 160 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

Is Tuck Everlasting hard to read for 4th grade?

At 770L, Tuck Everlasting falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.

Tuck Everlasting

Name: Tuck Everlasting
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Author: Natalie Babbitt
ISBN: 9780312369811

by Natalie Babbitt

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 770L. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Tuck Everlasting is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Lexile: 770L
AR (ATOS): AR 5.0 · 4 pts
Grade range: Grades 4–7
Difficulty for grade: Within the grade 4–5 band (740–1010L)
Age range: Ages 9–12
Pages: 144
Reading time: about 2h 40m (est.)
First published: 1975
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
ISBN-13: 9780312369811

Reading difficulty: At 770L, Tuck Everlasting falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.

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About this book

Winnie Foster discovers the Tuck family's secret: a spring in the wood that grants immortality. The short, lyrical novel is a 4th-6th grade staple frequently paired with introductory discussions of theme (would you choose to live forever?) and is among the most-taught fantasy texts at the elementary-to-middle transition.

Adapted for screen

Adapted for screen (Film · 2002) · theatrical.

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Why widely assigned

This Middle Grade Fantasy title, reads at middle-grade prose complexity, typically at grades 4–7. Written in the 1970s; pairs with curriculum units on mortality and immortality and choice; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

mortality and immortality · choice · family secrets · coming of age · rural childhood

Content notes

off-page violence · moral peril

Common Sense Media recommends age 9+.

Where this book is assigned

Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- recommended·5th grade source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 4-5 exemplar
- recommended·6th grade source: CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 6-8 exemplar
Summer reading lists
- recommended·4th grade source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades
- recommended·5th grade source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades
- recommended·6th grade source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades
- recommended·7th grade source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades

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What grade level is Tuck Everlasting?: Tuck Everlasting is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 770L. It appears on 2 school reading lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.
What reading level is Tuck Everlasting?: Tuck Everlasting has a Lexile measure of 770L, an ATOS (Accelerated Reader) book level of 5.0, a typical US assignment range of grades 4–7. The AR quiz is worth 4 points at an interest level of middle grades (4–8). Lexile is published by MetaMetrics and the ATOS level by Renaissance; they are different scales, so the two numbers are not interchangeable.
What is the Lexile level of Tuck Everlasting?: Tuck Everlasting has a Lexile measure of 770L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
How long does it take to read Tuck Everlasting?: It takes about 2h 40m to read Tuck Everlasting (144 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 160 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
Is Tuck Everlasting hard to read for 4th grade?: At 770L, Tuck Everlasting falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.

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How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure: 770L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
AR (ATOS) book level: 5.0 — 4 AR points, interest level middle grades (4–8). Sourced from Renaissance’s AR BookFinder (quiz no. 247), matched on exact title and author. ATOS and Lexile are separate scales and do not convert.
Grade band: Grades 4–7 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: summer.