Grade and return an assignment

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork  the assignment  View Assignment.
4. On the Student Work page, you can review the following details:
   • Turned in—The number and names of students who submitted work.
   • Assigned—The number and names of students who haven't submitted work.
     If a student unsubmits work, the work is marked as Assigned.
   • Graded—If your assignment is graded, the number and names of students you've graded and returned work to.
   • Returned—If your assignment is ungraded, the number and names of students you've returned work to.
     (Optional) Click Turned in, Assigned, Graded, or Returned to see the students for that category.
5. On the left, click a student’s name to see their submission.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class.

3. At the top, click Classwork  the assignment  View Assignment.

4. Click the thumbnail to open and review any file the student attached.

5. (Optional) The default point value is 100. To change it, click the point value. Enter another value or select Ungraded  Update.
   
   Note: For decimal grades, Classroom supports 2 digits after the decimal point. If you enter more than 2 digits, the grade is rounded to the nearest 2-digit decimal form. For example, if you enter 88.725, it’s rounded to 88.73.

6. Next to the student's name, enter the grade. The grade is automatically saved.

7. Enter grades for any additional students.

To update students about their grades, you need to return the assignment to them. You can return assignments during another session.

The default grade denominator is 100, but it can be changed to any whole number greater than zero. You can change the grade denominator at any time. Changes to grade denominators only affect assignments that haven’t been returned. Returned assignments maintain their original denominator.

1. Open a student assignment in the grading tool.
2. Under Grade, enter the grade.
   

Note: Assignments can be returned to students without a grade.

To enable grade importing, ensure that a Forms quiz is the only attachment on an assignment. 

If you didn’t enable grade importing when you created the assignment, you can edit the assignment after the assignment is posted and completed by students. For details, see Tips for using Forms quizzes.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class.

3. At the top, click Classwork  the assignment  View Assignment.

4. At the top-right, click Import Grades.
5. Click Import to confirm. The grades autofill next to the students’ names.
   Note: Importing grades overwrites any grades already entered.

6. To return the assignment, check the box next to each student you want to return and click Return. 

    

   Students can see their grade in Classroom and Forms.

You can change a grade after you return an assignment to students. Also, students can do more work and resubmit the assignment. You can then change the grade and return the assignment again.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork  the assignment  View Assignment.
4. Click the grade you want to change.
5. Enter a new number.
   The new grade is automatically saved.
6. (Optional) Click Return  Return to confirm.

Note: To update students about new grades, you need to return the assignment again

You can see how the grade for an assignment has changed and how many times a student has submitted an assignment.

Important: This feature is only available on turned in and graded assignments.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. At the top, click Classwork  the assignment  View Assignment.
3. On the left, click a student's name.
4.  Click See history.
   

You can export grades from Classroom to Google Sheets or to a comma-separated values (CSV) file to see grades for all students in the class at once.

Currently, you can only export grades in the computer version of Classroom.

Export grades to Sheets

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork  the assignment  View Assignment.
4. On the Student Work page, click Settings Copy all grades to Google Sheets.

   The spreadsheet is created in the class Drive folder.
   

Export grades to a CSV file

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class.
3. At the top, click Classwork  the assignment  View Assignment.
4. On the Student Work page, click Settings and choose an option:
   • To download only this assignment’s grades, select Download these grades as CSV.
   • To download all class assignment and question grades, select Download all grades as CSV.

     The file is saved in your Downloads folder.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and then click the assignment.
3. On the Student Work page, you can review the following details:
   • Done—The number and names of students who submitted work.
   • Not done—The number and names of students who haven't submitted work.
   • Returned—The number and names of the students you’ve returned work to.
   • (Optional) Click Done, Not done, or Returned to see the students for that category.

   Note: If a student unsubmits work, the work is marked as Not done.

4. Click a student’s name to view their submission.
5. (Optional) To add a private comment, on the left, click the student's name Add private comment. Enter your comment and click Post.
6. (Optional) To add a comment to the class, click Instructions Add class comment. Enter your comment and click Post.

You can edit or comment in any document in Drive. Your edits or comments are automatically saved and ready for the student to review when they open the document.

Students can’t edit any files attached to an assignment that’s turned in until it's returned.

Grade an assignment

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and then click the assignment.
3. Click the thumbnail to open and review any file the student attached.
4. (Optional) The default point value is 100. To change it, click the point value. Enter another value or select Ungraded Update.

    

5. Next to the student's name, click Add grade and enter the grade.

   Note: For decimal grades, Classroom supports 2 digits after the decimal point. If you enter more than 2 digits, the grade is rounded to the nearest 2-digit decimal form. For example, if you enter 88.725, it’s rounded to 88.73.

6. (Optional) To add a private comment, on the left, click the student's name Add private comment. Enter your comment and click Post.
7. (Optional) Enter grades for any additional students.

Note: Grades are automatically saved. To update students about their grades, you need to return the assignment to them. You can return assignments during another session. However, private comments entered during grading won't be saved unless you return the assignment immediately.

Grade and return a Google Forms quiz

1. If the assignment has a Google Forms quiz, and grade importing was enabled when you created the assignment, click Import grades.
2. Click Import to confirm.

   Note: Importing grades will overwrite any grades already entered.

   You’ll see the grades autofill at the students’ names.

3. Click Return to return the grades to students.

   Students can also view their grades in Forms.

Note: If you didn’t enable grade importing when you created the assignment, you can edit the assignment to enable it after the assignment is posted and completed by students. For details, see Edit an assignment.

Return an assignment

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and then click the assignment.
3. Check the box next to each student whose assignment you want to return and click Return.
4. (Optional) To add a private comment, on the left, click the student's name Add private comment. Enter your comment and click Post.
5. Click Return again to confirm.

Note: When you return an assignment, students get an email or mobile notification if they have notifications set up.

You can change a grade after you return an assignment to students. Also, students can do more work and resubmit the assignment. You can then change the grade and return the assignment again.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and then click the assignment.
3. Click the grade you want to change.
4. Enter a new number.
5. (Optional) To add a private comment, on the left, click the student's name Add private comment. Enter your comment and click Post.

Note: The new grade is automatically saved. To update students about new grades, you need to return the assignment again.

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and then click the assignment.
3. Click the student's name See history.

You can export grades from Classroom to Google Sheets or to a comma-separated values (CSV) file to see grades for all students in the class at once.

Currently, you can only export grades in the computer version of Classroom.

Export grades to Sheets

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and then click the assignment.
3. Click Settings Copy all grades to Google Sheets.

   The spreadsheet is created in your Classroom Drive folder.

Export grades to a CSV file

1. Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.

   Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.

2. Click the class and then click the assignment.
3. Click Settings and choose an option:
   • To download only this assignment’s grades, select Download these grades as CSV.
   • To download all assignment and question grades, select Download all grades as CSV.

     The file is saved in your Downloads folder.