Assignment Grade Calculator

Track your grades across all assignments in a course, calculate your current overall grade, and find out exactly what score you need on your next assignment to hit your target.

AssignmentScoreMax Pts
Overall Grade
84.81%
Letter Grade: B
Points Earned
229
Points Possible
270
Assignments
4

How to Use the Assignment Grade Calculator

In the Calculate tab, enter each assignment with the score you received and the total points possible. Your overall percentage and letter grade update instantly. Switch to What Do I Need? to enter your target grade and the point value of your next assignment โ€” the calculator tells you the exact score required to reach your goal.

The Advanced calculator below adds multi-class tracking and category-based grading. For a full gradebook with assignment types, late penalty tracking, and statistics, scroll to the Professional tier.

Advanced Multi-Category Tracker & Scenarios Track assignments across categories with what-if scenarios
AssignmentCategoryEarnedPossibleWt%
Weighted Assignment Average
85.09%
B
Homework
93.0%
Quiz
85.0%
Project
87.0%
Exam
79.0%

Overall Grade & Score Needed Formulas

Overall Grade % = (Total Points Earned รท Total Points Possible) ร— 100

Required Score = Target% ร— (Current Possible + Next Max) โˆ’ Current Earned

Example: Target 90%, current 229/270, next assignment is 100 pts
= 0.90 ร— (270 + 100) โˆ’ 229 = 333 โˆ’ 229 = 104 pts needed
(Not achievable โ€” would need over 100% on a 100-point assignment)

Practical Example

Situation: You have 229/270 points (84.81%). Your next assignment is worth 50 points. You want a 90% overall.

Needed = 0.90 ร— (270 + 50) โˆ’ 229 = 288 โˆ’ 229 = 59 pts out of 50

Result: Targeting 85% instead would require only 43 out of 50 (86%).

Professional Full Assignment Gradebook Complete assignment tracking with grade targets and analytics
Apply Late Penalties:On
AssignmentCategoryEarnedPossible%Wt%
90.0%%
96.0%%
74.0%-10%%
90.0%%
80.0%%
83.0%-5%%
79.0%%
84.0%%
Weighted Grade
83.05%
B

Frequently Asked Questions

The Grade Calculator also does points-based grading but focuses on the current snapshot. The Assignment Grade Calculator adds the "What Do I Need?" feature specifically for planning your score on an upcoming assignment, which makes it a more active planning tool for students during the semester.
If your class uses weighted categories (e.g., "exams count 40%"), use the Grade Calculator's Weighted Average tab instead. This calculator works with raw point totals, which naturally weight assignments by their point value โ€” a 100-point exam has twice the impact of a 50-point quiz.
The calculator will show a value above 100%, which means the target isn't achievable on that one assignment alone. Options: lower your target grade slightly, check if extra credit is available, or ensure you still have multiple graded items remaining in the semester where you can accumulate more points.
The score field accepts decimal values. If you received 8.5 out of 10, enter 8.5 in the score field and 10 in the max field. The calculator handles decimals correctly in all calculations.
Each calculator instance tracks one class. Open separate browser tabs โ€” one per class โ€” and use the Share button in each to save bookmarkable links. Alternatively, use the Advanced tier's Multi-Class Tracker to manage several classes simultaneously.

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