Verbal Assessment on Report Card: How to Convert to Average

Guide on how to convert verbal assessment to numerical grades and calculate average

At some schools, especially in lower grades of elementary school, verbal assessment is used instead of traditional grades. For some purposes, this assessment may need to be converted to numbers.

Converting Verbal Assessment

Verbal assessment is more detailed than numerical grades and is difficult to convert unambiguously. Generally: "excellent" = 1, "very good" = 2, "good" = 3, "satisfactory" = 4.

Conversion Examples

If a student achieved excellent results in most areas, this can be considered a 1. If some areas were only good, it might correspond to a 2 or 3.