What grade level is Class Clown?

Class Clown is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Class Clown?

It takes about 1h 50m to read Class Clown (98 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 110 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Class Clown?

Class Clown appears on reading lists for Kentucky Bluegrass Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Class Clown banned in schools?

Class Clown 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.

What themes does Class Clown explore?

Central themes in Class Clown include schools, behavior, behavior, fiction, schools, fiction.

Class Clown

Name: Class Clown
Availability: InStock
Author: Johanna Hurwitz
ISBN: 9781402549892

by Johanna Hurwitz

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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 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).

On reading-award lists:South Carolina Children's Book Award Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz is assigned in US schools at grades 3–5. It appears across 2 curriculum references and 2 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Class Clown 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 3–5
Age range: Ages 8–10
Pages: 98
Reading time: about 1h 50m (est.)
First published: 1987
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9781402549892

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 3–5. Written in the 1980s; pairs with curriculum units on schools and behavior; cited across 2 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

schools · behavior · behavior, fiction · schools, fiction

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What grade level is Class Clown?: Class Clown is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. It appears on 2 school reading lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Class Clown?: It takes about 1h 50m to read Class Clown (98 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 110 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Class Clown?: Class Clown appears on reading lists for Kentucky Bluegrass Award, South Carolina Children's Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Class Clown banned in schools?: Class Clown 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.
What themes does Class Clown explore?: Central themes in Class Clown include schools, behavior, behavior, fiction, schools, fiction.

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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: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 3–5 — 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: Cited in 2 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.