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Free Test Score Calculator

Convert correct answers into percentage, letter grade, and curved score.

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Result

Score

84.00%

Letter grade: B

Curved score84.00%
Wrong answers8

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Short answer

Percentage = (correct / total) × 100. Add a curve by adding fixed points or scaling the highest score to 100.

What is the Test Score Calculator?

Percentage and letter grade for a test, with an optional flat curve that adds fixed points to every student's raw score.

How does the Test Score Calculator work?

Divide correct by total, multiply by 100, then optionally add the curve.

Formula

score = (correct / total) × 100 ; curved = min(100, score + curve)

Variables

  • correctQuestions answered correctly
  • totalTotal questions on the test
  • curveFlat points added by the instructor

Explanation

Letter grades use the standard US 10-point scale with +/− bands at every 3 points.

Examples

Example 1: 42 out of 50 with a +4 curve

Raw 84% (B), curved 88% (B+).

Applications

  • Grading exams
  • Comparing quiz results
  • Estimating semester impact

Advantages

  • Instant letter-grade mapping
  • Handles common curve schemes

Limitations

  • Assumes equal weight per question and the standard 10-point scale

Common mistakes

  • Forgetting to cap curved scores at 100%

Tips

  • For weighted questions, compute earned points ÷ total points and use the same formula

Related concepts

The Test Score Calculator sits inside the Math Calculators hub, in the academic & grades cluster. Weighted averages applied to education. Understanding the terms below makes the output easier to interpret and easier to compare against neighbouring measures.

credit hourweighted meangrading scalepercentile rank

Practical use cases and industry applications

Understanding Test Score

Percentage and letter grade for a test, with an optional flat curve that adds fixed points to every student's raw score. Within math calculators, test score belongs to the academic & grades cluster, where it shares terminology and assumptions with closely related tools.

Learning how test score is calculated

Letter grades use the standard US 10-point scale with +/− bands at every 3 points. Working through the variables one at a time — correct, total, curve — makes the result reproducible by hand and easier to sanity-check.

Using test score to make a decision

Grading exams Comparing quiz results Estimating semester impact Because outputs depend on the assumptions you enter, run more than one scenario before committing to a figure.

How test score compares with related measures

credit hour, weighted mean, grading scale, percentile rank all describe adjacent aspects of academic & grades. Comparing this calculator's output against those measures — using the related tools listed on this page — prevents a single metric from being read in isolation.

Frequently asked questions

What letter is 84%?

On the standard 10-point US scale, 84% is a B.

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