The Rankings tab turns student performance into class leaderboards. It's where competition meets curriculum — students see how they stack up against classmates across coursework and each simulator, and you get a quick read on who's leading and who's lagging.
Opening the Rankings Tab
Inside your classroom, click the Rankings tab. You'll see a leaderboard display with category and filter controls at the top.
The Four Leaderboard Categories
Rankings is organized around four distinct leaderboards, selectable from the Category dropdown at the top of the page:
Course Performance — Ranks students by lesson completion and accuracy in your assigned course
Budget Simulator — Ranks students by their Personal Budget Simulator performance
Stock Market Simulator — Ranks students by portfolio value and return (Plus tier and above)
Startup Simulator — Ranks students by business performance (Pro tier only)
Each category has its own metrics, its own top performers, and its own competitive dynamics. We'll cover each in its own article.
The Top Performer / Class Average Cards
Below the Category selector, you'll see a row of four cards showing the most important metrics for the selected category:
Top Performer — The student currently leading the leaderboard
Class Avg (varies by category) — The class average for the primary metric
Class Avg (secondary) — A secondary class average metric
Category — Confirms which leaderboard you're viewing
The exact metrics in each card change based on which category you've selected. For example:
Course Performance shows Class Avg Accuracy and Class Avg Completion
Budget Simulator shows Class Avg (Checking + Savings) and Class Avg Savings
Stock Market Simulator shows Class Avg Return and Class Avg Portfolio Value
Startup Simulator shows Class Avg Market Value and Class Avg Gross Revenue
The Leaderboard Table
Below the metric cards, the main leaderboard table lists every student in your classroom, ranked from highest to lowest performer on the selected category's primary metric.
The table includes:
Rank — Position on the leaderboard (1, 2, 3, …) with crown/medal icons for the top three
Student name
Category-specific columns — Different metrics depending on which leaderboard you're viewing
Students who haven't engaged with the selected category yet still appear in the leaderboard, typically with dashes ("—") or starting values (e.g., $100,000 for Stock Sim default balance).
The "Class" Tag
Next to the Leaderboard title, you'll see a small tag labeled Class indicating this is a single-classroom leaderboard. Currently, leaderboards are scoped to individual classrooms — students compete only against their classmates, not against students in other periods or schools.
Why Use Leaderboards
Leaderboards work because they make abstract performance visible and concrete. A few uses:
Motivation — Students can see exactly where they stand
Recognition — Easy way to call out top performers publicly
Self-assessment — Students who weren't paying attention to their progress now see it
Competition — Friendly rivalry can drive engagement
Class discussion — "Why is Evan leading in the Stock Sim? What's his strategy?"
When to Be Careful with Leaderboards
Leaderboards aren't right for every moment or every student. See 9.6 Using Leaderboards in the Classroom for pedagogical guidance on when to project them and how to handle students at the bottom.
Related articles:
9.2 Course Performance Leaderboard
9.3 Budget Simulator Leaderboard
9.6 Using Leaderboards in the Classroom