Quiz grade calculator

Quiz categories are usually a pile of small scores. Enter them here when each quiz counts the same, then paste the category average into your weighted course rows if the syllabus splits homework / quizzes / exams.

AVERAGE

Enter numbers and calculate.

When to use — and when not to

When to use

Weekly quizzes with equal points; dropping the lowest quiz and re-averaging; sanity-check before Canvas updates.

When not to

Quizzes have different point values you care about — use points totals, or the grade average calculator in points thinking. Full syllabus weights — weighted grade calculator.

Assumptions

Equal weight per quiz percent. Remove dropped quizzes before averaging.

How it works

avg = Σ(quiz%) / n
  1. Type quiz percents separated by commas.
  2. Leave out the dropped quiz if your teacher drops one.
  3. Use the result as the Quizzes category score in a weighted layout.

Examples

10, 8, 9, 7 on 10-point quizzes → 100, 80, 90, 70

85% mean

drop the 70, keep 100, 80, 90

90% after drop

Drop before you average.

Gotchas

  • Leaving a zero for a missing quiz is not the same as a drop policy.
  • Some teachers weight the quiz category after dropping — average only the keepers.
  • KD on this query is high; thin calculators everywhere — we keep the math boring and the category handoff clear.

Compare

Mixed tests? Test grade calculator. Whole course weights? Weighted grade calculator.

See also: test grade calculator, grade average calculator, and weighted grade calculator.

Related

FAQ

Average the quiz percents you are keeping, or total points earned ÷ points possible.