Printable grader
Grading Charts by Number of Questions
Pick your test length to see every possible score with its percentage, letter grade and pass or fail status. Each chart prints on a single page.
A grading chart (sometimes called an E-Z grader or a grade scale chart) lists every possible score on a test of one length, so you can grade a stack of papers by looking up each score instead of dividing. Find the row for the number a student got right, read across, and the percentage and letter grade are already worked out.
Every chart on this site uses the same formula: correct ÷ total × 100, with letter grades from the standard US scale (A 93%+, B 83%+, C 73%+, D 60%+). If your school uses a 10-point or 7-point scale, change it once in the grader settings and every chart re-labels itself on your device.
Charts work best when every question is worth the same amount. If your test mixes 1-point and 3-point questions, grade by total points instead; our guide to points, partial credit and half marks shows how.
Quizzes (5 to 20 questions)
- Out of 5 4/5 = 80% (B-)
- Out of 7 6/7 = 85.71% (B)
- Out of 8 7/8 = 87.5% (B+)
- Out of 9 4/9 = 44.44% (F)
- Out of 10 8/10 = 80% (B-)
- Out of 11 9/11 = 81.82% (B-)
- Out of 12 8/12 = 66.67% (D)
- Out of 13 8/13 = 61.54% (D)
- Out of 14 8/14 = 57.14% (F)
- Out of 15 12/15 = 80% (B-)
- Out of 16 15/16 = 93.75% (A)
- Out of 17 15/17 = 88.24% (B+)
- Out of 18 15/18 = 83.33% (B)
- Out of 19 15/19 = 78.95% (C+)
- Out of 20 16/20 = 80% (B-)
Tests (21 to 40 questions)
Long tests and exams (41+ questions)
Other test lengths
Less common lengths have full charts too.
Don't see your test length?
Use the test grader: enter any number of questions and it works out the percentage and grade instantly, or grade a whole stack of papers and get the class average.
Before you grade
- Grading Scales Explained: Standard, 10-Point and 7-Point How the common US grading scales compare, where plus and minus grades start, and how the same test score can earn a different letter grade on each scale.
- Should You Round Grades? How to Set a Fair Rounding Rule Is 89.5% an A? How rounding works in gradebooks, why you should round only once, and how to write a rounding policy you can defend to students and parents.
- How to Handle a Flawed Test Question A test question had two right answers or covered something you didn't teach. Compare dropping it vs giving everyone credit, with the math for each option.