Can parents see grades in real time?

Yes. The parent and student portal shows grades as soon as teachers post them, including scores, feedback, and the class average. Notification emails are sent when new grades are posted.

What is standards-based grading?

Instead of letter grades, standards-based grading scores students on specific learning standards (Beginning, Developing, Proficient, Advanced). The gradebook supports this mode alongside traditional point-based grading.

How are report cards generated?

At the end of each term, the system calculates final grades, applies rounding rules, generates teacher comments, and produces report cards in PDF format. They're published to the parent portal and can be bulk-printed.

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Build a Digital Gradebook System with AI - in Hours

ProjectCode generates a complete, production-ready Digital Gradebook System from a single natural language prompt. In hours instead of months, you get a React frontend, NestJS REST API, PostgreSQL database, and authentication - fully integrated, live-previewed, and deployed to a URL you own.

Estimated build time: 2–4 hours

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Free to start · No credit card required

The Challenge

Why building a Gradebook from scratch is hard

Building a Digital Gradebook System from scratch requires months of development time and significant engineering resources. Teams struggle to coordinate frontend, backend, database, and authentication while managing gradebook-specific business logic, integrations, and role-based access rules.

What's Included

Everything your Gradebook needs

ProjectCode generates a production-ready Gradebook with all the modules your team needs from day one.

Assignment and assessment creation with point values and weights

Grade entry with bulk import support

Weighted category grading (homework 20%, tests 50%, projects 30%)

Progress reports and report card generation

Standards-based grading mode with proficiency levels

Comment bank for teacher feedback

Parent and student grade portal

End-of-term GPA calculation with transcript update

Architecture

How it's built

The generated Gradebook follows production-grade architecture patterns.

React 18 + TypeScript frontend with role-based dashboards tailored for gradebook workflows

NestJS REST API with dedicated gradebook modules, DTOs, validators, and service layer

PostgreSQL relational schema with normalized tables for all gradebook entities

JWT + Google OAuth authentication with granular permission gates per role

Real-time Socket.IO events for live gradebook status updates and notifications

Managed hosting with one-click deploy, custom domain, and auto-SSL

Database

PostgreSQL schema designed for Gradebook

ProjectCode generates a normalized, indexed PostgreSQL schema with the right tables and relationships for your use case. You own the schema and can evolve it freely.

assignments (id, course_id, teacher_id, name, type, category, total_points, due_date, posted_at)
grades (id, assignment_id, student_id, score, letter, feedback, submitted_at, graded_at, is_missing, is_exempt)
grade_categories (id, course_id, name, weight_pct, drop_lowest_count)
report_cards (id, student_id, semester_id, courses jsonb, gpa, teacher_comments, published_at)

schema.sql (preview)

-- Generated by ProjectCode
-- Digital Gradebook System schema

CREATE TABLE assignments__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE grades__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE grade_categories__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

CREATE TABLE report_cards__id (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
  -- ... auto-generated columns
);

Tech Stack

Production-ready from day one

Every generated app uses a battle-tested stack you can deploy anywhere and own completely.

Frontend

React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS

Backend

NestJS 10 + Node.js + TypeScript

Database

PostgreSQL (managed or Supabase)

Auth

Email OTP · Google OAuth · GitHub OAuth

Deployment

Managed hosting · Custom domain · Auto-SSL

AI Models

Claude Sonnet · Claude Opus · Kimi

Try It Now

Example prompt to get started

Copy this prompt into ProjectCode and get a working app in minutes.

ProjectCode prompt

Build a digital gradebook for a 50-teacher high school. Include assignment management with weighted grading categories, single-student and bulk grade entry, missing assignment flags, a parent/student grade portal with real-time updates, standards-based grading mode for elementary teachers, a teacher comment bank, term report card generation in PDF, GPA calculation using weighted credits, and an auto-sync to the district SIS for transcript updates.

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Deployment

Deploy your Gradebook anywhere

Managed hosting

One-click deploy to a live URL managed by ProjectCode.

Custom domain

Connect your own domain with auto-provisioned SSL via Cloudflare.

GitHub export

Push to your GitHub repo and self-host or deploy via Vercel, Railway, or AWS.

Docker ready

Export a Dockerfile and docker-compose for any containerized environment.

Pricing

Start free, scale as you grow

No per-seat fees. No vendor lock-in. Token-based pricing that scales with your usage.

Free

Start building your first app. Live preview, managed hosting, and full code export included.

Token Packs

From $5

Purchase token packs that roll over every month. Build more, pay only for what you use.

Enterprise

Custom

Custom models, SLA, SSO, and private cloud deployment for large teams.

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FAQ

Common questions about building a Gradebook

Teachers configure categories (Homework, Tests, Projects) with percentage weights. The category average is calculated from assignments within it, then weighted and summed for the final grade. Drop-lowest rules can also be set per category.

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