The Gradebook tab is your traditional grade view — a row-by-row, column-by-column look at how every student is performing on every lesson and assessment. If Classroom Performance is the "dashboard" view, Gradebook is the "spreadsheet" view.
Opening the Gradebook
Inside your classroom, click the Gradebook tab. You'll land on a table with students as rows and lessons as columns.
The Header Bar
At the top of the Gradebook, you'll see:
Course dropdown — Switch between assigned courses (e.g., "Introduction to Financial Literacy (Legacy)")
Unit dropdown — Filter to a specific unit, or view "All Units"
Search students field — Filter the student list by name
Sort toggle — Sort students by Name or other criteria
Student count — A live count of students in the current view (e.g., "10 students")
The Color Legend
Just below the header, you'll see a legend explaining the mastery color codes:
🟢 Mastery — Student has demonstrated mastery of the lesson concept
🟡 In Progress — Student is working through but not yet at mastery
🟠 Needs Support — Student is struggling and needs intervention
⚪ Not Started — Student hasn't begun the lesson yet
These colors appear as dots beneath each lesson percentage in the grade cells. We'll cover them in detail in 8.2 Reading the Mastery Color Codes.
The Grade Table
The main body of the page is a table:
Rows — Each student in the classroom (plus a "Class Average" row at the top)
Columns — Each lesson in the selected course/unit, grouped by unit and module
Cells — Show the percentage (e.g., "0%", "85%") and a colored dot indicating mastery status
The first column shows student names with their avatar/initials and current overall status (e.g., "Not Started" beneath their name if they haven't logged in yet).
Footer Metrics
At the very bottom of the Gradebook, you'll see four summary stats:
X Students — Total students in the current view
X Lessons — Total lessons in the current view
X% Mastery Rate — Percentage of student-lesson combinations at mastery
X Need Support — Count of student-lesson combinations flagged as needing support
These give you a one-line summary of the entire Gradebook state.
Gradebook vs. Classroom Performance
People often ask which tab to use. Here's a quick comparison:
Use Gradebook when... | Use Classroom Performance when... |
You need a traditional grade view for grading or reporting | You want a dashboard of how the class is doing |
You're filling out a paper or LMS report card | You're planning next week's pacing |
You want to scan all student-lesson combinations | You want trends, charts, and insights |
A parent asks "what's my child's grade?" | You're identifying who needs support |
You need to spot specific lessons students are failing | You're looking at module-level patterns |
Both tabs draw from the same underlying data — they just present it differently.
When the Gradebook Looks Empty
If you've just assigned a course and students haven't completed any lessons, the Gradebook will show all gray dots and "Not Started" indicators. This is normal. The Gradebook becomes meaningful once students engage with assignments.
Related articles:
8.2 Reading the Mastery Color Codes
8.3 Filtering Gradebook by Course and Unit
7.1 Classroom Performance Tab Explained