report card

noun

1
: a report on a student that is periodically submitted by a school to the student's parents or guardian
2
: an evaluation of performance

Examples of report card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Dolphins’ high marks on report card reflect well on Ross The NFL Players Association on Wednesday released its second annual report card and Miami, which finished second in 2023, rose to the No. 1 spot. Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024 How people interact with your website is like a report card for search engines—if the audience likes it, search engines like it, too. Nick Zviadadze, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 The school has a smaller share of inexperienced teachers, too — according to its school report card from the state education department, about 6% of its teachers have less than three years of experience, compared to about 12% in the district and 21% percent in the state. The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024 According the 2023 racial and gender report card from Lapchick's institute, two-thirds of players in the league (66.7%) are minorities, with 53.5% being Black. Steve Reed, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024 After the first semester of classes, Jacob had all A's and B's and one C on his report card. The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 That includes her 2018 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 Convertible, a diamond and 14k gold wedding ring (Welch was married four times), a stainless steel and gold Rolex wristwatch and even her diploma from La Jolla High School (printed with her birth name, Jo Raquel Tejada) and her senior year report card. Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024 Geoff Sutton, the chair of Frederick Douglass's local school decision-making committee, said students at the school in Walnut Hills school led the way after the pandemic getting a perfect score for progress and earning a 3.5 on the state report card. The Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2024 Charter schools are included in the Arizona State Board of Education's letter grades and the Department of Education's school report cards. The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of report card was in 1869

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“Report card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20card. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

report card

noun
: a report containing a student's grades that is regularly sent by a school to the student's parents or guardian

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