in various contexts: Any the finite set of values (typically 1, 2, 3..., I, II, III..., A, B, C...), used in a particular grade system to designate the corresponding groups, each group regarded as sufficiently similar in complex attributes (such as performance, quality, size, rank, etc.) to be classified together for some purpose, including
in education, either
a teacher's evaluation of a student's work: see Grade (education), or
a student's level of educational progress in school, see: