Raw score

Have you ever gotten a grade on a test or a quiz before? Raw score is like the number of points you get on that test or quiz that your teacher uses to calculate your grade.

Think of it like this: let’s say you took a math quiz and there were 10 questions worth one point each. If you got 8 out of 10 questions correct, your raw score would be an 8.

Teachers use raw scores to calculate grades because it helps them compare how well all the students did on the same test.

Raw scores are important because they give you and your teacher an idea of how well you did on a test or quiz. But remember, raw scores are just the number of points you got right, so it doesn’t show how much you actually understand about the material.