Free grade calculator
Final grade calculator for the score you need
Enter your current course grade, the grade you want, and how much the final is worth. Get the exact exam score required and see the best possible course outcome.
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Final exam target
Use your course grade before the final is included.
99.00%
AA 99.00% on a final worth 25% produces a 90.00% overall course grade.
If you score 0% on the final
65.25%
DIf you score 100% on the final
90.25%
A−Formula: (target grade − current grade × coursework weight) ÷ final exam weight.
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Enter your current grade
Use the course grade before the final exam is included.
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Set the target and weight
Enter the overall grade you want and the final's syllabus percentage.
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Read the required score
Use the required exam score and possible outcome range to plan.
Final grade calculator for the score you need
A final grade calculator answers the most useful end-of-term question: what score do I need on the final exam to finish with a specific course grade? It separates the coursework already completed from the final exam, then solves for the missing exam score. You need three values from your gradebook or syllabus: your current grade, your target overall grade, and the percentage weight of the final.
Final exam grade formula
Convert the final weight to a decimal, then solve: required final = (target grade − current grade × (1 − final weight)) ÷ final weight. If your current grade is 87%, your goal is 90%, and the final is worth 25%, the required score is (90 − 87×0.75) ÷ 0.25 = 99%.
When the required score is over 100%
A required score above 100% means the target is mathematically out of reach through the final alone, unless extra credit is available. The calculator also shows the highest possible course grade if you earn 100% on the final. Use that ceiling to choose a realistic target or ask whether ungraded work and extra credit can still change the coursework average.
Use the correct current grade
Use the grade for completed coursework before the final is added. Some LMS gradebooks display a running grade normalized across completed assignments, while others include the ungraded final as a zero. If the final already appears as a zero, find the current grade excluding it or use the category averages in the weighted grade calculator.
What the calculator does not predict
The result is mathematical, not a forecast of exam performance. Curves, extra credit, dropped assignments, category minimums, and teacher rounding policies can change the official grade. Check the syllabus and use the calculator as a planning target rather than a promise.
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Final grade calculator FAQ
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Enter your current course grade, desired overall grade, and the final exam's percentage weight. The calculator solves for the exact final-exam score required.
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