SimpleGrader
For teachers, homeschoolers and small schools

Simplify grading. Amplify learning.

Grading, attendance and classroom management in one calm place. Built for teachers, homeschoolers and small schools where staff and families share the same records.

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First 5 students free · no credit card · $2 per active student after that

Dashboard

Students

125

Active this year

Attendance

97.2%

Last 30 days

Grade coverage

94%

Gradebooks filled

Awaiting grades

4

Due date passed

Updates & Attention

3 new

  • 4 assignments awaiting grades

    Algebra I · Mr. Chen · due date passed

  • Aiden Murphy absent twice

    Unexcused · this week

  • New guardian reply on a grade

    Dana Murphy · Systems of Equations Quiz

Grade distribution

This term
A
B
C
D
F
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97.2%

Attendance

Upcoming

Next 14 days

  • Spring Semester Exam

    Algebra I · Fri

    Semester Tests

  • Chapter 7 Quiz

    Biology · Mon

    Quizzes

  • Essay draft

    English II · Tue

    Daily

Recorded attendance

Tardies count as attended. Absences link straight to the record.

The most efficient and intuitive grading software I have used. A must for any campus.

Paul Rayburn · The Well Literacy Center
Unlimited
Teachers, classrooms and assignments. Invite the whole team, free.
3 roles
Teachers, admins and guardians, each with their own dashboard.
One afternoon
Import your roster from CSV and start the term ready to grade.
Collaboration

Everyone around a student sees the same record

Most gradebooks stop at the teacher. Admins, teachers and families each get their own view of the same records, and you set how much each one sees.

Teachers

Their classrooms and their gradebooks, nothing else.

  • Grades, attendance and assignments in their classrooms
  • Feedback on any grade, attendance record or student
  • Printable gradebooks, rosters and grade sheets

Admins

The whole school in one view, and the settings behind it.

  • School-wide grade coverage and attendance standing
  • Grading scale, categories, terms and absence codes
  • Invitations, roles and classroom assignments

Guardians

Read-only access to their own children, no one else's.

  • Grades, attendance, schedule and due dates
  • Teacher feedback, with replies if you allow them
  • Nothing to install, nothing to change

Systems of Equations Quiz

Tests 76/100
  • JC
    Mr. ChenTeacherTue 4:12pm

    Aiden mixed up the elimination steps on the last two problems. The method is there, it is the sign changes that slipped.

  • DM
    Dana MurphyGuardianTue 7:38pm

    Thank you. We will work through those tonight. Is there a practice set he can retry?

  • JC
    Mr. ChenTeacherWed 8:02am

    Just attached one to the assignment. Re-do any six and I will regrade.

Visible to this student's teachers and guardians. Nobody else.

Feedback that lives on the record, not in an inbox

Comment on a grade, an attendance record or a student, and the thread stays attached to it. Everyone involved hears about it in the app and by email, and you decide how far families can take part.

  • On grades and assignments

    Explain a mark where the mark lives. Families can read and reply.

  • On attendance records

    Note why a student was out and let a guardian confirm it, no phone call.

  • On the student

    Notes for the team around a student, kept out of the gradebook.

Dashboards

Know what needs attention before anyone asks

One dashboard per role, built around the question that role asks. Nothing to configure, no widgets to arrange.

Dashboard
Guardian
AMAiden Murphy8th
EMElla Murphy5th

Today

  • Algebra I

    Period 2 · 9:40am

  • Essay draft due

    English II · today

Recent activity

  • JC

    Mr. Chen

    Left feedback on Systems of Equations Quiz

    2h ago
  • MP

    Mrs. Park

    Recorded attendance · present

    Yesterday

Classrooms

Aiden Murphy

  • Algebra I

    Mr. Chen

    81.2%B−

  • Biology

    Ms. Alvarez

    93.4%A

  • English II

    Mrs. Park

    88.7%B+

Attention first, not lists first

Grades awaiting entry, recent absences and new family replies rise to the top. When nothing needs you, the section is gone.

Today and the next two weeks

Classes meeting today and assignments due, in your school's timezone, in the order they happen.

School-wide standing

Grade distribution, attendance over the last 30 days and how much of the gradebook is filled in.

A term of attendance at a glance

Present, tardy and absent as a heatmap, so a pattern shows up before it becomes a problem.

Grading

A gradebook that keeps up with you

A real grid, not a form. Type, tab, and move on while weighted categories do the arithmetic behind you.

  • Keyboard from end to end

    Tab and arrow between cells down a whole roster without touching the mouse.

  • Undo as far back as you need

    Multi-level undo and redo, so a mistyped column is never a rebuild.

  • Saves itself

    Every entry saves as you go. No save button, no lost period.

  • Weighted categories, live

    Set Tests at 40% and Daily at 30%, and every average updates the moment a score lands.

Try the gradebook
Algebra I · Gradebook
Saved
Students Final
Spring Semester Exam
Review Packet
Polynomials Test
Intro to Exponents
Systems Quiz
Elimination
Aiden Murphy81.2829776908571
Amelia Davis92.59410092999187
Ava Martinez83.4859478908674
Benjamin Lee91.29310089979082
Ella Nguyen91.36810095999486
Tab next assignment Enter next student
And the rest

Everything a small school runs on

The paperwork around teaching, handled. The term ends without a scramble.

Attendance built for real timetables

Custom absence codes, class periods with per-day patterns, and tardies counted as attended. A few seconds per class.

Transcripts and report cards as PDFs

A transcript from grades and attendance already on file, or a batch of report cards at once. If one student fails, it tells you which.

Bring your roster in

Upload a CSV, review what matched, and let the import run in the background.

Schedules per student

Generate a printable schedule from a student's classroom enrolment.

Print and export

Printable gradebooks and grade sheets, plus CSV exports for rosters and attendance.

Notifications that reach people

In-app and by email, so a reply does not sit unread until the next parent evening.

From the staff room

What teachers say once they have switched

Two people who record grades and attendance every week.

SimpleGrader is the most efficient and intuitive grading software I’ve ever used. With increasing demands on teachers, it’s a must for any campus—freeing up staff time to focus on what truly impacts student performance.
Paul Rayburn

Paul Rayburn

Founder at The Well Literacy Center

I used to dread recording grades and attendance in clunky software. SimpleGrader makes grading flexible and attendance effortless. It’s lived up to its name by simplifying my workflow and giving me back time and energy.
Karissa Huffman

Karissa Huffman

Teacher at The Well Literacy Center

Pricing

Pay for the students you have

One rate, billed monthly and prorated daily. Archive a student and your bill goes down.

  • Your first 5 students, free for good
  • Unlimited teachers and admins
  • Unlimited classrooms and assignments
  • Attendance, transcripts and report cards
  • Cancel whenever you like
  • Full refund within 30 days

$2.00

per active student, per month

First 5

students free, for good

25 students works out at $40.00 a month.

See pricing and FAQ

Set up your school in an afternoon

Import your roster, invite your teachers, and start the term with the gradebook already up to date.

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First 5 students free · no credit card · cancel anytime