What is Dragons: Race to the Edge's IQ Score?

Dragons: Race to the Edge has an IQ Score of 102/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Competent tier. The score breaks down to 26/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 22/50 Educational Value, and 30/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Dragons: Race to the Edge educational?

Dragons: Race to the Edge is low on educational value, 22/50 on TVI's rubric. Watch for entertainment, not for learning.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's IQ Score is calculated as round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers: Masterclass (≥160), Stimulating (≥130), Competent (≥100), Passive (≥70), and Numbing (<70). The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Dragons: Race to the Edge , IQ Score 102/200

Dragons: Race to the Edge has an IQ Score of 102/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Competent tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MPH and Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP·Updated 2026-06-06·Methodology

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102/ 200

Competent

Engages without demanding much, watchable and reasonably crafted

Ages 6-12SEL 28/50

Dragons: Race to the Edge poster, IQ Score 102/200, Competent tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

SEL Score/50

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Why you should trust this score

Reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP

Licensed school psychologist. Reviews kids content against the published rubric and the CASEL social-emotional learning framework.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.2

Formula

round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4

Database scale

2,324 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

DreamWorks Animation's six-season Netflix continuation of How to Train Your Dragon, set between the first two films. The dragon ecology gets actual taxonomy, Stoker class, Mystery class, Strike class, and episodes function as field-naturalist case studies.

Educational about animal behavior, classification, and the conservation ethic embedded in the original films, with Hiccup's diplomacy-over-violence approach modeled across genuine moral dilemmas.

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