The AI Essay Grader
for Teachers & Schools
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Why do over 200,000 teachers trust EssayGrader?
Grades any type of writing assignment
Grades with rubrics plus standards
Feedback that builds strong writers
Best-in-class grading accuracy
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The most widely adopted AI tool for grading essays
How to use EssayGrader (step-by-step)
Choose your rubric
Upload student essays
Review & Share
How does EssayGrader integrate into your workflow?
EssayGrader natively integrates with Google Classroom, Canvas and Schoology.
EssayGrader imports assignments and grades student essays in a few minutes.
Standards-aligned essay grading
Grade with 800+ standards-aligned rubrics covering all 50 U.S. states including Texas STAAR, Florida B.E.S.T, Common Core & more.
See how your class is performing against the state writing standards like TEKS 1.0, TEKS 1.3, TEKS 1.3 and more.
Benchmark student writing against state assessments and identify learning gaps early.
How does EssayGrader learn your grading style?
Upload essays you have already graded, with your scores & reasoning.
Learns your scoring patterns, rigor & reasoning, then applies them uniformly across the class.
Also include prompts, source texts & class readings for more nuanced, context-aware grading.
Can EssayGrader read and grade handwritten work?
Scan from a tablet, smartphone or a school printer.
Upload one PDF with the entire class's essays. EssayGrader automatically separates the essays and grades each student's work.
EssayGrader recognizes cursive, print & messy handwriting, then transcribes it for accurate grading.
How does EssayGrader improve student writing?
Give students next steps for each rubric criterion without handing answers. Designed around Hattie & Timperley's feedback model.
Give instant feedback on a draft, let students revise & grade again.
See what changed between revisions and whether students applied the feedback.
Detect AI writing & plagiarism
See sentence level highlights on text likely generated by popular AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others.
Automatically compare submissions against web sources and published work.
Compare against other submissions from the same class or school.
How does EssayGrader help teachers track student growth?
Identify the two or three things worth a mini-lesson, based on what the students wrote.
Grades like an experienced teacher
Your student and teacher data is always safe
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Frequently asked questions
Our answers to the most common questions teachers ask us.
How it works
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 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.
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.
What is an AI Essay Grader?
An AI Essay Grader is a tool that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate student writing against a rubric, provide personalized feedback, and recommend scores, helping teachers grade essays faster and more consistently.
An AI Essay Grader is a tool that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate student writing against a rubric, provide personalized feedback, and recommend scores, helping teachers grade essays faster and more consistently.
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, 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.
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.
How does an AI essay grader differ from traditional grading methods?
An AI Essay Grader leverages advanced artificial intelligence to significantly streamline and accelerate the grading process. Unlike traditional grading methods, which are time-intensive and can lead to inconsistent results due to fatigue or human bias, AI Essay Graders provides instant, objective, and rubric-aligned evaluations every time. By automating repetitive grading tasks, AI Essay Graders like EssayGrader frees teachers to spend more time delivering personalized feedback and engaging with students, improving learning outcomes and classroom interactions.
An AI Essay Grader leverages advanced artificial intelligence to significantly streamline and accelerate the grading process. Unlike traditional grading methods, which are time-intensive and can lead to inconsistent results due to fatigue or human bias, AI Essay Graders provides instant, objective, and rubric-aligned evaluations every time. By automating repetitive grading tasks, AI Essay Graders like EssayGrader frees teachers to spend more time delivering personalized feedback and engaging with students, improving learning outcomes and classroom interactions.
Why does EssayGrader feel faster and simpler than other AI grading tools I’ve tried?
It mostly comes down to the thoughtful product design and the quality of our AI models. EssayGrader’s integrations with Google Classroom, Canvas and Schoology learning management systems are natively built into the platform, with no reliance on third-party middleware. That means no extra steps for the teacher, no app-hopping, and a frictionless grading experience for the teacher. Everything works securely and seamlessly within EssayGrader, so you can import student work and start grading right away - without sacrificing speed or compromising student data privacy. Additionally, we leverage the most advanced AI models to deliver faster, more accurate, and more efficient grading.
It mostly comes down to the thoughtful product design and the quality of our AI models. EssayGrader’s integrations with Google Classroom, Canvas and Schoology learning management systems are natively built into the platform, with no reliance on third-party middleware. That means no extra steps for the teacher, no app-hopping, and a frictionless grading experience for the teacher. Everything works securely and seamlessly within EssayGrader, so you can import student work and start grading right away - without sacrificing speed or compromising student data privacy. Additionally, we leverage the most advanced AI models to deliver faster, more accurate, and more efficient grading.
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.
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.
Do you support my school standards and rubrics?
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! 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 grade subjects other than English?
Our AI essay grader supports all types of essay and paper types - including argumentative, informative, narrative, analytical essays, and more. It works with any rubric you create or upload, making it flexible for AP courses, state standardized test prep, Common Core standards, or custom assignments. The tool is designed for teachers across ELA, history, social studies, and other essay-based subjects.
Our AI essay grader supports all types of essay and paper types - including argumentative, informative, narrative, analytical essays, and more. It works with any rubric you create or upload, making it flexible for AP courses, state standardized test prep, Common Core standards, or custom assignments. The tool is designed for teachers across ELA, history, social studies, and other essay-based subjects.
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.
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.
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.
For Schools & Districts
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.
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.
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.
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 information do you collect about staff and students?
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
While placing the order, you can request a W-9 form by emailing hello@essaygrader.ai.
LMS Integrations & Tech Access
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 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.
Does EssayGrader integrate with Google Classroom?
Yes! EssayGrader integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom. You can import assignments, grade them using your rubric, check for AI and Plagiarism and sync grades back to the Classroom - all in just a few clicks. As of July 2026, it's our most popular integration, with over 1.4 million assignments graded through Google Classroom LMS.
Yes! EssayGrader integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom. You can import assignments, grade them using your rubric, check for AI and Plagiarism and sync grades back to the Classroom - all in just a few clicks. As of July 2026, it's our most popular integration, with over 1.4 million assignments graded through Google Classroom LMS.
Does EssayGrader integrate with Canvas LMS?
Yes! EssayGrader integrates seamlessly with Canvas LMS. You can import assignments, grade them using your rubric, check for AI and Plagiarism and sync grades back to Canvas (SpeedGrader) - all in just a few clicks. As of July 2026, it’s our 2nd most popular integration, with over 600,000 assignments graded through Canvas LMS.
Yes! EssayGrader integrates seamlessly with Canvas LMS. You can import assignments, grade them using your rubric, check for AI and Plagiarism and sync grades back to Canvas (SpeedGrader) - all in just a few clicks. As of July 2026, it’s our 2nd most popular integration, with over 600,000 assignments graded through Canvas LMS.
Does EssayGrader integrate with Schoology?
Yes! EssayGrader integrates seamlessly with Schoology LMS. This is our most recent integration released in April 2026.
Yes! EssayGrader integrates seamlessly with Schoology LMS. This is our most recent integration released in April 2026.
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.
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.