What Grade Is 52 out of 60? (52/60)
52 out of 60 (52/60) is 86.67%, which rounds to 87%: a B on all three common scales. That is 8 wrong answers and 3.0 GPA points on the 4.0 scale. A gradebook that rounds to 87% first would make it a B+ on the plus and minus scale.
- Percentage
- 86.67%
- rounds to 87%
- 10 point letter
- B
- B with +/-, B on 7 point
- Wrong
- 8
- of 60 questions
- 4.0 GPA
- 3.0
- for a B
One more right, one fewer: 53/60 and 51/60
One more right makes it 53 out of 60, an 88.33%: still a B on the 10 point scale and a B+ with pluses and minuses. One fewer is 51 out of 60, an 85%, the same B. Each question is worth 1.67 percentage points.
The next letter up with pluses and minuses is a B+ at 53/60 (88.33%), 1 more right answer away. On the 10 point scale the next step is an A at 54/60, 2 questions away.
Right answers needed for each letter out of 60
| Letter | Percent | Right | From 52/60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 93 to 100 | 56 or more | 4 more right |
| A- | 90 to under 93 | 54 or more | 2 more right |
| B+ | 87 to under 90 | 53 or more | 1 more right |
| B | 83 to under 87 | 50 or more | your score |
| B- | 80 to under 83 | 48 or more | 3 fewer |
| C+ | 77 to under 80 | 47 or more | 5 fewer |
| C | 73 to under 77 | 44 or more | 6 fewer |
| C- | 70 to under 73 | 42 or more | 9 fewer |
| D+ | 67 to under 70 | 41 or more | 11 fewer |
| D | 63 to under 67 | 38 or more | 12 fewer |
| D- | 60 to under 63 | 36 or more | 15 fewer |
| F | below 60 | 35 or fewer | 17 fewer |
Plus and minus scale; the 10 point letter is the plain letter. Every letter can happen with whole scores out of 60.
86.67% on other test lengths
52/60 is exactly the same grade as 13 out of 15 and 26 out of 30: 86.67%, a B.
Is 52 out of 60 passing?
Yes. Where passing starts at 60%, which is 36 right out of 60, 52/60 clears it by 16 questions. It also passes where the line is 70% (42 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 60 grade chart with 52/60 marked
| Score | Percent | 10 pt | +/- | 7 pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60/60 | 100% | A | A | A |
| 59/60 | 98.33% | A | A | A |
| 58/60 | 96.67% | A | A | A |
| 57/60 | 95% | A | A | A |
| 56/60 | 93.33% | A | A | A |
| 55/60 | 91.67% | A | A- | B |
| 54/60 | 90% | A | A- | B |
| 53/60 | 88.33% | B | B+ | B |
| 52/60 | 86.67% | B | B | B |
| 51/60 | 85% | B | B | B |
| 50/60 | 83.33% | B | B | C |
| 49/60 | 81.67% | B | B- | C |
| 48/60 | 80% | B | B- | C |
| 47/60 | 78.33% | C | C+ | C |
| 46/60 | 76.67% | C | C | C |
| 45/60 | 75% | C | C | C |
| 44/60 | 73.33% | C | C | D |
| 43/60 | 71.67% | C | C- | D |
| 42/60 | 70% | C | C- | D |
| 41/60 | 68.33% | D | D+ | F |
| 40/60 | 66.67% | D | D | F |
| 39/60 | 65% | D | D | F |
| 38/60 | 63.33% | D | D | F |
| 37/60 | 61.67% | D | D- | F |
| 36/60 | 60% | D | D- | F |
| 35/60 | 58.33% | F | F | F |
| 34/60 | 56.67% | F | F | F |
| 33/60 | 55% | F | F | F |
| 32/60 | 53.33% | F | F | F |
| 31/60 | 51.67% | F | F | F |
| 30/60 | 50% | F | F | F |
| 29/60 | 48.33% | F | F | F |
| 28/60 | 46.67% | F | F | F |
| 27/60 | 45% | F | F | F |
| 26/60 | 43.33% | F | F | F |
| 25/60 | 41.67% | F | F | F |
| 24/60 | 40% | F | F | F |
| 23/60 | 38.33% | F | F | F |
| 22/60 | 36.67% | F | F | F |
| 21/60 | 35% | F | F | F |
| 20/60 | 33.33% | F | F | F |
| 19/60 | 31.67% | F | F | F |
| 18/60 | 30% | F | F | F |
| 17/60 | 28.33% | F | F | F |
| 16/60 | 26.67% | F | F | F |
| 15/60 | 25% | F | F | F |
| 14/60 | 23.33% | F | F | F |
| 13/60 | 21.67% | F | F | F |
| 12/60 | 20% | F | F | F |
| 11/60 | 18.33% | F | F | F |
| 10/60 | 16.67% | F | F | F |
| 9/60 | 15% | F | F | F |
| 8/60 | 13.33% | F | F | F |
| 7/60 | 11.67% | F | F | F |
| 6/60 | 10% | F | F | F |
| 5/60 | 8.33% | F | F | F |
| 4/60 | 6.67% | F | F | F |
| 3/60 | 5% | F | F | F |
| 2/60 | 3.33% | F | F | F |
| 1/60 | 1.67% | F | F | F |
| 0/60 | 0% | F | F | F |
Whole scores; the printable out of 60 chart adds a lookup and a CSV download.
How to calculate 52 out of 60 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.
52/60 as a percent: worked example
You get 52 right on a 60 question test. What is the percent and the letter?
- 52 / 60 = 0.8667 (13/15 in lowest terms)
- 0.8667 x 100 = 86.67%, 87% rounded to a whole percent
- 86.67 is a B on all three scales (83 to under 87 with pluses and minuses)
52/60 is 86.67%: a B on all three common scales.
Questions and answers
Is a 52 out of 60 a good grade?
86.67% is a good, above average score on the 10 point scale (a B). An A takes 54 right, 2 more right answers than 52. It passes on every common scale.
What do I need for the next letter after 52/60?
53 right out of 60 (88.33%) is a B+ with pluses and minuses, 1 more question than 52. For an A on the 10 point scale you need 54 right.
Does 52/60 round up to a higher letter?
Only if your teacher rounds first. 86.67% rounds to 87%, which would give a B+ instead of a B on the plus and minus scale. Read from the exact percent, the letter stays as shown; your syllabus says which rule applies.
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