Our Story
Discover what makes MetaMetrics® unique. From our commitment to measures that inspire to our belief that everyone can thrive, we empower everyone to build a brighter tomorrow.
Our Commitment to Reading and Math
It happens millions of times each year, a learner receives a Lexile® or Quantile® measure from a formative, interim, or summative assessment. But each measure is unique. Because it’s not just a moment in a learner’s journey or an individual measure of reading and math ability. It’s a connection.
At MetaMetrics, everything we do supports that connection, from our commitment to states, to the way we engage with partners, and to the ways they serve educators and learner communities.
Our History
Founded by educational researchers Malbert Smith and Jack Stenner, with grant support from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, MetaMetrics provides the global standard for measuring literacy and numeracy. Relied upon across the entire educational ecosystem, our measures are rigorous, consistent, and actionable. And they’ve been trusted by individuals, educators, assessment providers, publishers, and policy makers for over 30 years.
More than Measures
Producing measures for reading and math is the essence of what we do. But with our state and education partners, we do so much more. Lexile and Quantile measures activate a promoter effect that drives connections so, together, we can inspire everyone to build life skills for a brighter tomorrow.