Grade Calculator

Current average

Grades so far

Target average

Assessments left

Maximum grade

Result

Grade needed each time6.83
Points needed20.5
ReachableНет: нужно больше 5
Best possible result4.077
Worst possible result2.923
Grades in total13

The average question, asked backwards

The grade required on remaining assessments to hit a target average, and whether that target is still reachable at all.

An ordinary average calculator answers "what did I get". This one answers the more useful question: "what do I need". It takes the current average, how many grades produced it and how many pieces of work remain.

It also says plainly when a target has become impossible. If reaching a 4.5 average would require 11 out of 5 on the last assessment, no amount of effort fixes it — and knowing that early is worth something.

What this calculator shows

The grade needed on each remaining piece of work
Whether the target is reachable at the maximum grade
The best and worst possible final averages

What to keep in mind

All assessments count equally; use the weighted calculator where they do not.
The required grade is shown as a decimal because an average across several pieces of work need not be a whole number.

FAQs

Why is the required grade above the maximum?

Because the target cannot be reached. Look at the best-possible line: that is the ceiling if everything remaining is perfect.

What if I can retake an old assessment?

Reduce the count of existing grades and recalculate the current average without the one being retaken. A retake usually beats a new high grade.

How do I allow for a final exam counting double?

Use the weighted average calculator, where each assessment carries its own weight.

Do schools round in the student's favour?

Often, from .5 upward, but it is set by each school's assessment policy — worth checking rather than assuming.

Worked example

Three assessments left in the term

Input: Current average 3.8 over 10 grades, target 4.5, 3 left

Output: 6.83 needed each time — out of reach

Note: Even three perfect scores only lift the average to 4.08. The best-possible line makes 4.0 the realistic target here.

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