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More (not so) fun facts:
54% of American adults read below a 6th grade level.
21% read below a 5th grade level, which is considered functionally illiterate.
High immigration numbers don't fully explain it either, as first gen immigrants only make up about 1/3 of those with low literacy.
If you're curious as to the level various books are rated as, you can look them up on AR Bookfinder
The ATOS Book Level is more helpful than the Lexile score - a Book Level of 4.3 (for example) means that a child should be able to read and comprehend that book by the 3rd month of Grade 4.
(The full site is a subscription thing - kid reads book, does 10 question test on book. Kid consistently shows they've understood the books they've read and the site recommends books of a higher level. The catalogue is free, though.)
it's largely a function of word length and sentence length.