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Grade Calculator: Test Score Percent and Letter Grade Chart

Type how many questions are on the test and press Make grade table. You get a table with the number wrong, the number right, the percent and a letter for every possible score, which you can print. To grade one paper by points, enter the points earned and the points possible and read off the percent.

Free to use, no sign-up. Everything runs in your browser: nothing you type is uploaded.

Letter scale (example, you can change it)

below the lowest percent

Schools use different scales, so change the letters and percents to match yours. The letter is worked out from the percent shown in the table, after rounding.

Or grade by points

Grade table

How to use it

  1. 1. Enter the number of questions

    Type how many questions the test has, from 1 to 200. The sample scale is already filled in, so you can press the button straight away and see a full table.

  2. 2. Check the letter scale

    The example scale is A from 90, B from 80, C from 70, D from 60 and F below that. Change any letter or percent to match your own school, because scales differ.

  3. 3. Choose rounding and make the table

    Pick whole-number or one-decimal percents and press Make grade table. Each row shows the number wrong, the number right, the percent and the letter for that score.

  4. 4. Print it or grade by points

    Print the table and keep it next to your marking pile. For a paper marked in points, type points earned and points possible to get that percent and letter.

Ideas for class and home

  • A marking chart for the whole stack

    Print the table for a 30-question test and tape it beside the pile. Count the wrong answers, look along the row, and write the percent. It is faster than dividing for every paper.

  • Checking a rubric total

    Essays and projects are often marked out of odd totals such as 37 or 45. Enter the points earned and possible to get an exact percent without reaching for a phone.

  • Testing a different scale

    Try moving the A line from 90 to 93 and see which scores change letter. It helps when you are deciding how strict a scale should be before the term starts.

  • Homeschool records

    Parents keeping a portfolio can turn quiz results into percents and letters in seconds, and print the grade table for the folder as simple evidence of how scores were worked out.

Printables that go with this tool

Questions and answers

Is the grade calculator free?

Yes. It is free to use, with no sign-up and no limit on how many tables you make or print.

Does it use my school's grading scale?

The example scale is a common one, but schools differ. You can edit every letter and every percent, and the table updates when you press the button again. Your changes are remembered on this device.

Are student scores stored anywhere?

No. The calculation happens in your browser on this device. Nothing you type is sent anywhere. Only the letter scale you edit is kept locally, so it is there next time.

How are percents rounded?

Percents are rounded in the usual way, with a half rounding up, to a whole number or to one decimal place as you choose. The letter follows the percent shown in the table.

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