Test Score Percentage Calculator

This calculator turns a raw test score into a percentage and an indicative grade in an instant, which is one of the most common quick calculations students, parents and teachers reach for. When a test comes back marked out of an odd total like 37 or 58, it is hard to tell at a glance how well you did, and a percentage is the universal way to compare results across tests of different sizes. You simply enter the marks you scored and the total marks available, and the calculator returns the percentage, along with an indicative grade band so you can see roughly where the result sits. Percentages make results comparable: 18 out of 25 and 36 out of 50 are both 72 percent, even though the raw numbers look different, and seeing the percentage helps you track progress across a term or compare subjects fairly. The grade band shown here is a common general scale, where 80 percent and above is excellent, the 65 to 79 range is a solid pass, 50 to 64 is an achieved or adequate result, and below 50 is below the usual pass mark. Bear in mind that this is a general guide only: schools, universities and NCEA all use their own grade boundaries and some subjects scale or moderate marks, so always check the grading scheme that applies to your test. Use this tool to mark your own practice tests, to convert a child's result into a percentage you can understand, or to quickly tally a stack of papers. It is a simple, exact percentage calculation with a helpful grade indication on top.

The grade band is a general guide only. Schools, universities and NCEA use their own boundaries and may scale marks. Check your grading scheme.