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What Grade Is 27 out of 30? (27/30)

27 out of 30 (27/30) is 90%: an A on the 10 point scale, an A- with pluses and minuses and a B on the 7 point scale. That is 3 wrong answers and 3.7 GPA points on the 4.0 scale.

Percentage
90%
27 / 30 x 100
10 point letter
A
A- with +/-, B on 7 point
Wrong
3
of 30 questions
4.0 GPA
3.7
for an A-

One more right, one fewer: 28/30 and 26/30

One more right makes it 28 out of 30, a 93.33%: still an A on the 10 point scale. One fewer is 26 out of 30, an 86.67%, a B. Each question is worth 3.33 percentage points.

The next letter up with pluses and minuses is an A at 28/30 (93.33%), 1 more right answer away. On the 10 point scale 27/30 is already an A, so only the plus and minus scale has a step left.

Right answers needed for each letter out of 30

Lowest score for each letter out of 30, from 27/30
LetterPercentRightFrom 27/30
A93 to 10028 or more1 more right
A-90 to under 9327 or moreyour score
B83 to under 8725 or more1 fewer
B-80 to under 8324 or more3 fewer
C73 to under 7722 or more4 fewer
C-70 to under 7321 or more6 fewer
D63 to under 6719 or more7 fewer
D-60 to under 6318 or more9 fewer
Fbelow 6017 or fewer10 fewer

Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. B+, C+ and D+ cannot happen with whole scores out of 30.

90% on other test lengths

27/30 is exactly the same grade as 9 out of 10, 18 out of 20, 36 out of 40, 45 out of 50 and 54 out of 60: 90%, an A.

Is 27 out of 30 passing?

Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 18 right out of 30, 27/30 clears it by 9 questions. It also passes where the line is 70% (21 right), as on the 7 point scale. Whether a D passes the class is a separate rule, covered in the passing grade guide.

Out of 30 grade chart with 27/30 marked

Every score out of 30, 30 to 0
ScorePercent10 pt+/-7 pt
30/30100%AAA
29/3096.67%AAA
28/3093.33%AAA
27/3090%AA-B
26/3086.67%BBB
25/3083.33%BBC
24/3080%BB-C
23/3076.67%CCC
22/3073.33%CCD
21/3070%CC-D
20/3066.67%DDF
19/3063.33%DDF
18/3060%DD-F
17/3056.67%FFF
16/3053.33%FFF
15/3050%FFF
14/3046.67%FFF
13/3043.33%FFF
12/3040%FFF
11/3036.67%FFF
10/3033.33%FFF
9/3030%FFF
8/3026.67%FFF
7/3023.33%FFF
6/3020%FFF
5/3016.67%FFF
4/3013.33%FFF
3/3010%FFF
2/306.67%FFF
1/303.33%FFF
0/300%FFF

Whole scores; the printable out of 30 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.

How to calculate 27 out of 30 as a percentage

Divide the number right by the number of questions, multiply by 100, then find the band on your school's scale. CurveFox reads the letter from the exact percent, the same rule as the grading scale chart.

Next step: put this test into your class grade with the grade calculator, see what the final needs with the final grade calculator, or curve a whole class with the grade curve calculator.

27/30 as a percent: worked example

You get 27 right on a 30 question test. What is the percent and the letter?

  1. 27 / 30 = 0.9 (9/10 in lowest terms)
  2. 0.9 x 100 = 90%
  3. 90 is in 90 to 100 on the 10 point scale (A), 90 to under 93 with pluses and minuses (A-) and 85 to under 93 on the 7 point scale (B)

27/30 is 90%: an A on the 10 point scale, an A- with pluses and minuses and a B on the 7 point scale.

From CurveFox

Is a D a passing grade?What passes in high school and college, and when you need a C or better.Read the passing grade guide

Questions and answers

Is a 27 out of 30 a good grade?

90% is an excellent score on the 10 point scale (an A). It is already an A; 28 right makes it an A with pluses and minuses too. It passes on every common scale.

What do I need for the next letter after 27/30?

28 right out of 30 (93.33%) is an A with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 27. On the 10 point scale it is already an A.