School & District Essay Grading Software  

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 at least 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.

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.

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.

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.
  
  

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, thereby giving teachers 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 plagiarism detection tools. But incorporating these tools into an AI Essay Grader makes it well-rounded and highly suitable for classroom use.

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.

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.

Absolutely! EssayGrader 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.

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.

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.

While placing the order, you can request a W-9 form by emailing hello@essaygrader.ai.
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We take a privacy-first approach and follows 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 .

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.

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.

 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.