Th
is research has two pri
nciple
obj
ectives: 1) to find out the average eight
g
rade students‟ reading age and
2) to know the compatibility of the reading age
with their grade. To
achieve these obj
ective s, 40
ei
gh th grade Junior high school
students from 4 different Junior High Schools p
articipated
in th
is st
udy.
This
research used quantitative method using test. The test used was made by Schonell
namely
Sconell Reading Age Test.
The
resu lts showed tha
t 57.5% of the students
ar
e on Level 15 which they are supposed to be in and 42.5% students are on the lower
level. The average reading age was 12.5 where it was on Level 14 a level lower than
standard level for eight grader. The average eight grader CA was 13 to 14 years old,
in this research the average CA was 13.5. The compatibility between the reading age
with their grade was not good because there was a significance difference.