K-12 School & District Essay Grader Tool
Bring grading consistency across every classroom
School & district-wide writing insights instantly
State assessment benchmarking
Fits into your school's workflows
FERPA compliant and district-ready on day one
Equity, by default
Grading accuracy your district can depend on
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Built for teachers by teachers
Jennifer Hart
Cheryl Wegener
Sammy Young
Kassidy Sherrill
Dr. Greg Londot
Tessa Chaney
Susan L
What teachers say
This is a great tool! The grading is almost always spot on and the feedback has been super helpful to the students. The UI is very user-friendly and I was able to create my own rubrics easily. Overall, this tool saves me huge amount of time.
I’ve recently started teaching writing for 5th and 6th grade after all of my teaching experience being in kindergarten. The change is a bit overwhelming! I was looking for tools to help me grade essays to save me time and my sanity. I came across EssayGrader and saw that it left comments and what to fix in essays. I want my students to correct their work so that they are less likely to make those mistakes in the future. I was immediately hooked!! I’m so excited to use this more!!!!!
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As an AP English teacher, I have to give many practice eesays to students. Grading essays is very time comsumoing, esp. when I have over 100 AP students. I decided to search online if there was a software or service that can help me with my grading. I first came upon CoGrader. It worked well, but I soon found it to be too complicated and time consuming to enter the parameters. Then, I stumbled on Class Champion, it work well as first, but it also was time comsuming to input parameters and to access the feedback reports. Then, I found EssayGrader, which by now I felt it was going to give me the same experience. However, I soon found that it was easy to input my parameters and access the feedback. It even had a feedback copy feature that help to save me time to provide the feedback to students. In addition, EssayGrader also allows you to make scoring and feedback edits easily. I am very happy with EssayGrader that I am a subscriber and will endorse it to my school district for subscription. I would recommend this service to any teacher or admin who wants to save grading time and have multiple options for feedback.
I absolutely love using Essay Grader! The ease of creating rubrics from a template saves me so much time and makes grading consistent. Assignments are graded incredibly fast with impressive accuracy, and the feedback provided is both thorough and thoughtful. It’s clear and specific enough to really help students grow. This tool has made grading less stressful and far more efficient - I highly recommend it!
EssayGrader's free access got our teachers excited about the potential for AI integration in the classroom, and removed the trepidation around new technology. We were thrilled with the ease and accuracy of the platform and were eager to access the upgraded tools around dashboard analytics, enhanced feedback, and plagiarism/AI generated text flags. The user experience has been low stress even for our less tech savvy staff and the customer service is incredibly responsive. Can't recommend highly enough.
As a principal, I've seen how Essay Grader takes the grading fatigue off teachers' plates while giving students clear and consistent feedback. It ensures essays are graded equally, and from a data perspective, the calibrated scores provide confidence that results are fair and accurate across the board. It also gives us a way to see calibrated, measurable growth over time, which is invaluable for guiding instruction and supporting student progress. I would like to see an admin hub where we could view the whole school's data.
Quick review, but I've been working with this program for a few years and I've seen incredible improvement in the program's usefulness. Additionally, the customer service is exceptional! Essay Grader has really helped me with "grading fatigue" and providing timely feedback. The student facing comments don't feel "canned" and I've seen real improvement in student writing: when students take the time to read the feedback. IMO: The revision aspect of writing is vital, but the reality of providing immediate feedback for revision deems it nearly impossible for most teachers. This program supports writing improvement!
I appreciate the depth of feedback provided on each essay. Not only are mistakes flagged, but so are things that are done particularly well. Suggestions for improvement are spot-on. I also like the fact that I can send feedback reports to the students with or without the score. This allows me some wiggle-room in grades, as I deem acceptable. Overall, this has been a terrific timesaver. I still read my students’ work and know where and how they are progressing, but the feedback they receive is more than what is humanly possible.
I was hesitant to try something new, but it was so easy to get up and running and I appreciate the feedback it provides. I really like the side-by-side panel view, where you can see student work and feedback sections side by side.
EssayGrader can transform the way teachers evaluate student essays. The AI-powered feedback is thorough and insightful, helping to provide more detailed comments while reducing grading time. It provides the teacher with an intelligent analysis that will help them give students the specific guidance they need to improve. It's like having a trusted teaching assistant available 24/7!
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I tested it using four different versions of my own CCSS-based info/expo rubric with essays I previously marked on my own ... it is EERILY ACCURATE. The scores were almost exactly what I had given, and the written feedback is concrete and specific. I'm stunned. Get your life back!
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This is our first year using Essay Grader, and we have been SO happy with every aspect of this program. Many of our teachers were very skeptical about using AI to grade essays. Now that we are all using it, they absolutely LOVE it! The true beauty of this product is the immediate feedback you can give your students when they complete an essay.
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I love using this. It helps me with grading by pointing out positives and negatives in an essay, especially when I am encumbered with essays!
EssayGrader AI has been phenomenal to use for my ELA classes. I grade all of my ELA essays with Common Core State Standards, and it probably saves me 5-6 hours of time per week.
EssayGrader.AI has transformed my classroom. My students can write essays, receive feedback overnight, and revise their work based on detailed and helpful suggestions. The feedback is strictly aligned with the AP rubric (manually uploaded), breaking down scores by each category and offering specific advice on how to improve.
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Save yourself hours of grading with detailed ideas for improvement and positive feedback. The communication with support is amazing too.
This is a great time saver for teachers who need to mark a large amount of essays. I am using it to mark the IB internal assessment for my classes.
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EssayGrader's AI Essay Grader has been a game-changer for me as a middle and high school English and Writing teacher! The site is incredibly user-friendly, and the detailed feedback it provides is amazing. With all the new updates, it’s even more efficient and accurate. It has saved me HOURS of grading and stress!
I’ve used EssayGrader in my previous classes, and it has been an incredibly helpful tool for streamlining the grading process. It provides clear, structured feedback, making it easier for students to understand their strengths and areas for improvement. The automated grading features have saved me so much time while still allowing me to give personalized comments.
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I really appreciate how the company provides immediate feedback and support—even on a Sunday! It’s clear that you value your customers and are committed to improving the product by listening to those of us using it daily.
Essay Grader was exactly what I was looking for. I way to give fast feedback to students as emerging writers. This does not replace the teacher, but is a helper in the educational experience. I love the integration with google classroom and the ability to customize the feedback directly into the students document.
Caring CEO who solved my problem completely and immediately. Loved sending my essays here. They did an excellent job. Thank you so much!
EssayGrader is always responsive and innovative. They keep the teacher in mind, and the product saves me a ton of time on a daily basis. The Canvas integration is a wonderful way for me to get feedback to my students quickly and effectively. I also appreciate all the feedback options so I can tailor it to my students’ needs.
My experiences with Essay Grader have been great because of the program's quickness and thoroughness. It's also great because the platform saves me so much time.
The only word I can say about EssayGrader is "excellent!" Its AI grading capabilities are excellent. Once the rubric is dialed in, EssayGrader will score essays very close to what I would score them. Usually with in only a few point difference. It also does a great job at detecting errors and offering suggestions oh how students can improve their right and all this based on the rubric I can create. This offers great flexibility for me as a teacher whether it is short answers, one day quick write essays, or major research papers. And the Google Classroom integration is excellent, seamless, and intuitive. This, along with its excellent grading capabilities saves me hours upon hours of time.
ELA teachers, please get this program!! I love grading my classes using this program and the feedback is generally spot on. Their AI detection tool is top notch and I fully trust it! Worth the $19.99/month. I would actually pay more for giving me so much time back!
A very good grader that really helped me a lot. Not only on the grammar aspects but also my mindset of thinking the content of essays. I would like to recommend it to anyone around me.
Bring EssayGrader to your district
Frequently asked questions?
Our answers to the most common questions teachers ask us.
How does EssayGrader work?
EssayGrader is a purpose built AI grading tool for evaluating essays and written assignments.
For Teachers, EssayGrader serves as a powerful AI teaching assistant by:
- Grading an entire class in minutes instead of hours - EssayGrader saves teachers an average of 6-10 hours per week, based on an internal survey of 1,000 active teachers who use EssayGrader atleast once every 2 weeks.
- Seamlessly integrates into your grading workflow - EssayGrader's native integrations with Google Classroom, Canvas and Schoology eliminates the need for manual assignment uploads and feedback downloads. Everything including the feedback reports and grades are synced natively to the LMS.
- Provides students with detailed and actionable feedback - Gives every student personalized feedabck with dedicated reports for rubric-based writing, grammar and writing standards-mastery.
- Identify class-wide learning gaps: See common writing strengths and weaknesses to help determine what to reteach or cover in your next lesson.
Can I use EssayGrader to grade writing in languages other than English?
Absolutely! EssayGrader supports paper grading in multiple languages - including Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, and more. You can set both the input and feedback language to match your classroom needs. For example, a Spanish teacher in the U.S. can choose to receive feedback in either English or Spanish. We also support different versions of English, including the U.S., U.K., and Australian English, so your feedback to your students stays regionally accurate.
How does EssayGrader support Student Data Privacy?
EssayGrader takes a privacy-first approach and follow strict data minimization practices. Student names, emails, or IDs are never required to grade assignments.
All student work remains owned by the teacher or school, and is protected with encryption both in transit and at rest. Submissions are solely used to provide EssayGrader's services, including generating grading feedback. Student submissions are never used to train AI models, and we never sell student data or share it with third parties for advertising purposes.
Teachers have full control and can delete submissions at any time. EssayGrader is FERPA, COPPA, CCPA compliant, follows the NIST SP 800-53 cybersecurity framework and adheres to SOC-2 data security practices. You can read more about our data privacy practices from our Trust Center.
Lastly, EssayGrader also signs Digital Privacy Agreements (DPAs) and is listed on the A4L Community. As of July 2026, EssayGrader signed digital privacy agreements with over 100 schools in 30+ U.S. states.
How accurate are EssayGrader generated grades?
EssayGrader’s grading is highly accurate, with 94% alignment of scores on human graders - based on a study of 22,000 essays in July 2026. EssayGrader is currently the only leading AI Essay Grader that transparently publishes all of it's grading accuracy related studies and research through it's AI Grading Research Center.
Here are a few highlights from one of our studies:
Teacher agreement benchmark: EssayGrader score matched the human score exactly or within one point, across 22,000+ essay comparisons.
- 94% criterion-level agreement, the AI score matched the official human score exactly or within one point, across 22,000+ comparisons.
- Measured per criterion, not per essay, the harder test, because a matching total can hide two judgements that disagree.
- Agreement held across eight independent programs and every grade band from grades 3-12 and AP.
What are the advantages of using an AI Essay Grader?
An AI Essay Grader can transform how teachers handle grading while helping students become better writers. Here’s how:
- Faster grading: Teachers can grade an entire class in minutes instead of hours, there by teachers have more time for instruction and student support.
- More consistent grading at scale: Whether it's grading 30 students or 300 students, every assignment is graded using the same rubric and standards, thereby reducing human-bias and grading fatigue.
- Detailed, actionable feedback: A well designed AI Essay Grader provides every student with detailed, personalized and curriculum aligned feedback on their writing, grammar, and standards mastery, giving them clear next steps to improve their work.
- Better visibility into student writing progress: Measure writing performance against curriculum standards & identify individual and class-wide learning gaps.
- Plagiarism and AI detection: An AI Essay Grader by definition doesn't need AI and Plagarisim detection tools. But incorporating these tools into an AI Essay Grader makes it well-rounded and highly suitable for classroom use.
Is EssayGrader just for grading essays?
While EssayGrader was originally purpose-built for grading essays, over time EssayGrader evolved into grading short answers, DBQs, research reports, case studies, journals, summaries, and more. If it involves writing, EssayGrader can handle the grading with precision.
Can I use EssayGrader to detect AI writing and plagiarism in the classroom?
Yes and yes! EssayGrader includes built-in tools for both AI writing detection and plagiarism checks. If a submission shows signs of AI-generated content or overlaps with work from other students, it will be flagged for your review. It’s a simple way to uphold academic integrity while streamlining your grading process.
Do you support my school standards and rubrics?
Absolutely! EssayGrader supports supports all major U.S curriculum standards and academic frameworks, including CCSS (with state-specific adaptations), Texas STAAR, Florida B.E.S.T., Arkansas ATLAS, College Board AP, and more. We also support international standards like IB, Cambridge, British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and Singapore frameworks.
You can explore our library of 800+ prebuilt rubrics, or easily create your own rubric in under a minute by uploading your rubric files. It’s fast, flexible, and built to match your exact teaching needs.
Can my school or district purchase EssayGrader?
Absolutely! In addition to individual educator plans, EssayGrader offers school and district-wide licenses. If you're interested to onboard your school or an entire district to EssayGrader please request a quote here or book a call with us here. You can also explore full details on how EssayGrader supports schools and districts on our K-12 page.
Do you sign Data Privacy Agreements (DPAs) with schools?
Yes! EssayGrader signs State-Standards Digital Privacy Agreements (DPAs) with schools and districts of all sizes. As of July 2026, EssayGrader executed DPAs with schools and districts across 30+ U.S states and is listed on the A4L Community. As of July 2026, EssayGrader signed digital privacy agreements with over 100 schools in 30+ U.S. states.
Due to the high volume of requests, please allow up to one week for us to review, sign, and return your DPA. We truly appreciate your patience and look forward to partnering with you.
Can you please share your W-9 form?
While placing the order, you can request a W-9 form by emailing hello@essaygrader.ai.
What information do you collect about staff and students?
We take a privacy-first approach and follow strict data minimization practices. Student names, emails, or IDs are never required to grade assignments.
All student work remains fully owned by the school, and is protected with encryption both in transit and at rest. We use submissions solely to generate grading feedback. We never use them to train AI models, and we never resell or share any data.
Your educators have full control and can delete student submissions at any time. EssayGrader is FERPA, COPPA , CCPA, WCAG compliant, follows SOC 2 Type 1 security practices, and is aligned to the NIST SP 800-53 cybersecurity framework - the gold standard for EdTech companies.
You can read our full Privacy Policy here and Terms of Service here .
Does EssayGrader provide teacher training and onboarding?
Yes! every school receives a live onboarding training session at the time of purchase, so your staff can start grading with confidence from day one. We also offer two free certification courses for educators who want to become EssayGrader AI Certified - perfect for those who want to deepen their skills and master the platform.
In fact, schools that complete our expert-led onboarding see a 30% increase in adoption and usage, thereby giving you a better ROI on EssayGrader purchase.
What LMS platforms does EssayGrader integrate with?
EssayGrader integrates directly with Google Classroom, Canvas, and Schoology. These are native integrations built into the platform, meaning there’s no need for third-party middleware. Teachers can import student submissions, grade them using EssayGrader, and export the results back to the choice of their LMS - all without extra steps, app-switching, or added friction. It’s a fast, secure, and seamless experience that protects student data and saves valuable time.
EssayGrader is blocked on my school network. How do I enable it?
Ask your IT team to whitelist the following domains:
- essaygrader.ai
- app.essaygrader.ai
If they need any help, feel free to contact us by sending a quick note to support@essaygrader.ai and we’ll be happy to assist.