Cover of Wayside School Is Falling Down

Wayside School Is Falling Down

by Louis Sachar

Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar is assigned in US schools at grades 3–5. It appears across 1 curriculum reference and 1 state, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Wayside School Is Falling Down 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
179
Reading time
about 3h 15m (est.)
First published
1989
Genre
Humor
ISBN-13
9780062383204
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About this book

Louis Sachar returns to the school that was accidentally built thirty stories tall, one classroom per floor. In a string of absurd, interconnected chapters — a cow on the nineteenth floor, a substitute who counts to a million, a Mrs. Jewls lesson gone wild — Sachar delivers the deadpan, logic-bending humor that has hooked young readers for decades.

Why widely assigned

This Humor title, typically at grades 3–5. Written in the 1980s; pairs with curriculum units on humor and school; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

humor · school · friendship · imagination

Where this book is assigned

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Common questions

What grade level is Wayside School Is Falling Down?
Wayside School Is Falling Down is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 3–5. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Wayside School Is Falling Down?
It takes about 3h 15m to read Wayside School Is Falling Down (179 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 195 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Wayside School Is Falling Down?
Wayside School Is Falling Down appears on reading lists for Volunteer State Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Wayside School Is Falling Down banned in schools?
Wayside School Is Falling Down 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 Wayside School Is Falling Down explore?
Central themes in Wayside School Is Falling Down include humor, school, friendship, imagination. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

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 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 1 state ELA framework 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.