SimpleGradebook

Overview

SimpleGradebook is a gradebook and progress-reporting service built around the needs of teachers, families and school staff. It suits classrooms that want to share assessment progress with parents and students, while giving administrators and counsellors additional oversight in Pro.

Its mix of grading, reporting and family access is a practical draw, but it is explicitly a convenience tool, not a replacement for official school records or institutional systems.

Key features

Assessment and classroom work

Teachers can use assignment feedback, rubrics, student self-assessment, individualized programs and BC Ministry performance scales. Support for mixed grading models and standards-based grading makes it relevant to classrooms that need more than a single grading approach. Teachers can create classes, copy assignments, export gradebooks to Excel, print report cards and produce missing-task reports; those reporting and export options help with routine communication, but do not make the service an official record system.

Family access and school tools

Parents and students can view grades, missing tasks, teacher feedback and weekly report cards. Pro adds attendance views, messaging and assignment uploads, extending the portal beyond progress checks. Pro also includes attendance, parent notifications, internal messaging, referrals, observations, file attachments and printable class rosters. Administrators and counsellors can manage multiple schools, review at-risk reports and student watch lists, and manage referrals. That makes Pro the more complete fit for school-wide use; the free plan is limited to basic functions.

Privacy and support

The privacy policy says data is stored and processed only on servers in Canada and is not sold, rented, or used for advertising or profiling. Teachers and authorized school administrators control User Data, with Simplegradebook acting as a service provider and data processor on their behalf. The policy also describes SSL encryption in transit, encrypted internal messages, password requirements and two-factor authentication for teacher and administrator accounts. Newcastle Technologies describes the service as 100% Canadian owned and operated. A support forum includes FAQ, how-to, bug-report and feature-request sections.

There are important hosted-service limits: uninterrupted access is not guaranteed, and the service may be modified, suspended or discontinued. Schools that need an official system of record should retain their institutional processes.

Pricing

SimpleGradebook uses a freemium model, with a free trial also offered. Simplegradebook Free costs nothing and provides basic functions; it may show occasional donation requests, but donations are not required. This is the sensible starting point for an individual teacher who can work within basic functionality.

Simplegradebook School Pro costs $3, paid once and gives Pro functionality to the whole school, including teachers, students, parents and administrators, with no donation requests. Simplegradebook Single Teacher Pro costs $40, paid once and gives Pro features to one teacher's classes, including access for that teacher's students and their parents, also without donation requests. The school option is the broader fit for shared use; the single-teacher option avoids paying for a whole-school deployment when only one teacher needs Pro.

Simplegradebook District Paid-Up License has custom pricing. It allows use of Pro on the district's own server for as long as desired and for any number of students, with no donation requests. That self-hosted option is aimed at districts rather than a single classroom.

Platforms

SimpleGradebook is available on Android, iOS and the web, giving teachers and families both mobile and browser access.

Who it's for

It is best suited to teachers who want to share grades, feedback and missing-work information with families, and to schools that want Pro's added attendance, communication and student-oversight tools. It is less suitable as the sole official record system or for organizations that require guaranteed uninterrupted hosted access.

Pros and cons

• Useful assessment range: Rubrics, self-assessment, individualized programs and multiple grading approaches support varied classroom assessment needs.
• Family-facing progress: Students and parents can see grades, feedback, missing tasks and weekly reports without relying on teacher-only records.
• School-wide Pro option: A one-time 3.00 USD price covers Pro functionality for the whole school, including families and administrators.
• Canadian data handling: Data stays on Canadian servers and the policy rejects sale, rental, advertising and profiling uses.
• Not an official record system: The service itself is positioned as a convenience tool, so schools still need their institutional records.
• Hosted availability is not assured: Access can be interrupted, and the service may be changed, suspended or discontinued.
• Free access is basic: The free plan lacks Pro functionality and may include donation requests.

Alternatives

For more options, browse Gradebook Software.

• Gradebox is worth comparing for a web-only free plan capped at one classroom and 120 single-page assignment submissions or grades per month.
• NavEd Free Gradebook may suit a small web-based class that can stay within one class and 10 students on its free plan.
• iVake Gradebook is an alternative for Android, iOS, web and API access, with a listed campus-operations plan at ₹8 a month for up to 200 students at institutions in India.
• Jupiter is another paid option, with gradebook, communications and administration included and scheduler, enrollment, payments and state reporting as optional upgrades.
• Smart Teacher is another freemium option available on the web and Android.
• TeacherEase is a paid alternative for Android, iOS and web, with pricing based on active employees.
• ThinkWave is another freemium option available on web, iOS and Android.
• Gradebook.ng may fit web-based schools looking for a free plan capped at 50 students, or a paid annual plan with per-term payment options.

Verdict

Choose SimpleGradebook if family-facing progress reports and a straightforward path to school-wide Pro matter more than using a formal institutional record system. Its core strength is bringing classroom assessment and parent/student visibility together, with deeper communication and administrator tools in Pro. Look elsewhere if your school needs guaranteed service availability or a system intended to replace official records.