The House on Mango Street by the numbers
Sandra Cisneros · first published 1984 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 7th grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 110 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 30,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 1 h 41 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 2 h 1 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 2 h 31 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 7 |
| Lexile measure | 870L |
At 110 pages, The House on Mango Street is longer than 32.2% of the 2,330 books on the reading lists we track whose page count we know (2,809 books are tracked in all). It is shorter than the median book listed for grades 6-8 (212 pages).
The House on Mango Street is 110 pages; the median book listed for grades 6-8 is 212 pages and the median of all 2,330 listed books with a page count is 187.
Source: Page counts of 2,330 books on U.S. school reading lists, bookstatistics.com · Dataset snapshot 2026-10-24
Show the numbers
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| The House on Mango Street | 110 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 6-8 | 212 pages |
| Median of all listed books | 187 pages |
Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.
Where The House on Mango Street is on school reading lists
7 appearances (0.0% of all 20,804 listings in the dataset), drawn from 6 published lists, in grades 7th–9th. 7 of the 7 carry a link to the published source document.
States (4): California, Illinois, New York, Texas.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 7th | 3 |
| 8th | 3 |
| 9th | 1 |
Sources
- Chicago PS grade 8 ELA core text (Chicago setting) · checked 2026-05-29
- NY Next Gen Learning Standards grade 7 aligned reading · checked 2026-05-29
- Illinois Learning Standards grade 9 aligned reading · checked 2026-05-29
- CA CCSS ELA grade 8 aligned reading · checked 2026-05-29
- TEKS grade 7 frequently taught text · checked 2026-05-29
- CCSS ELA Appendix B, grades 6-8 exemplar · checked 2026-05-29
Questions
How many pages is The House on Mango Street?
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is 110 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 30,000 words. See how long assigned books are, grade by grade.
How long does it take to read The House on Mango Street?
About 2 h 1 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (1 h 41 min at 300 wpm, 2 h 31 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 7 days. Compare a book of about the same length: Animal Farm.
Is The House on Mango Street on school reading lists?
Yes. It appears 7 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 4 states plus 1 national-curriculum listing, most often in grades 6-8. That ranks it #870 of 2,809 listed books. See the most assigned books, ranked.
When was The House on Mango Street first published?
The House on Mango Street was first published in 1984, 42 years ago. See how old assigned books are, decade by decade.
Related
- The House on Mango Street: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
- Books of about the same lengthAnimal Farm (112 pp.) · Of Mice and Men (112 pp.) · Night (120 pp.) · The Whipping Boy (96 pp.)
- The most assigned books, rankedAll 2,809 listed books start here.
- Book length statisticsHow long assigned books are, by grade.
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