AI Essay Grading Tools
in CoGrader

CoGrader's assessment platform allows districts to score and analyze writing benchmarks at scale - delivering complete results in hours instead of weeks. Upload student responses from any assessment (STAAR practice, CAASPP benchmarks, or custom district assessments), and our AI scores every essay and constructed response against your chosen rubric.
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The platform provides instant district-wide analytics showing performance by school, grade level, teacher, and individual standard. You can identify which students need intervention, which skills require reteaching, and how your district compares to state benchmarks—all on the same day students complete the assessment.
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Unlike traditional hand-scoring or external scoring vendors, CoGrader eliminates the weeks-long wait time between assessment administration and actionable data. This means teachers can intervene while the content is still fresh and students haven't moved on to new units.

CoGrader's assessment platform grades all written response formats used in K-12 assessments:

Long-form writing:
- Full essays (argumentative, expository, narrative)
- Literary analysis and text-based responses
- Extended constructed responses (ECRs)
- Multi-paragraph responses

Short-form responses:
- Short constructed responses (SCRs)
- Brief constructed responses (BCRs)
- Short answer questions (2-5 sentences)
- Evidence-based responses

State-specific formats:
- STAAR compositions and short answers (grades 3-8, English I-II)
- CAASPP performance tasks and extended responses
- Any assessment aligned to Common Core or state standards

The platform handles assessments ranging from 50-word short answers to 600-word essays, with custom rubrics for each format. You can mix multiple question types within a single assessment—the AI automatically applies the appropriate rubric to each response.

For most districts: 2-4 hours from upload to complete scored results.
Here's the typical timeline:

Upload: Teachers or assessment coordinators upload student responses (5-15 minutes)
AI Scoring: CoGrader scores all responses automatically (1-2 hours for 5,000+ students)
Review: Educators review and adjust scores as needed (1-2 hours, can be done in parallel)
Distribution: Scored assessments export back to your LMS or generate reports (15 minutes)

Compare this to traditional methods:

Hand-scoring: 2-4 weeks for district-wide scoring
External vendors: 3-6 weeks plus shipping and processing
CoGrader: Same-day results, every time

This speed means you can administer benchmarks more frequently (monthly instead of quarterly) and intervene before students fall too far behind. Districts report using the time savings to run 2-3x more formative assessments per year.

CoGrader's assessment platform delivers comprehensive analytics at every level—from individual student feedback to district-wide trends:

Student-Level:
- Rubric-aligned scores for each criterion
- Specific, actionable feedback on strengths and areas for improvement
- Writing skill progression across multiple assessments
- Comparison to grade-level and state standards

Class/Teacher-Level:
- Class performance by rubric category (organization, evidence, language, etc.)
- Identification of which standards need reteaching
- Student grouping recommendations for differentiation
- Score distribution

School/District-Level:
- Performance comparisons across schools, grades, and subgroups
- Predictive analytics for state test performance

Reporting Features:
- Exportable reports in PDF, Excel, and CSV formats
- Real-time updates as scores are reviewed

All data is FERPA-compliant and stored securely with role-based access controls. Districts maintain complete ownership of their assessment data and can export it at any time.

Privacy is our top priority at CoGrader. We maintain strict data protection standards, including SOC2 Type 1 Compliance, FERPA compliance and adherence to the NIST 1.1 framework. Our system uses OAuth2 authentication through Google's protected systems and collects minimal data, using only anonymized student identifiers to match assignments. We store only anonymized names and submissions, with all content securely stored and encrypted.

For detailed information about our data handling and security practices, please review these documents:

- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Use
- AI Transparency Note
- Third-Party Cybersecurity Assessment

CoGrader's grade suggestions offer strong reliability, lower than the usual variance between human graders. While the AI system uses advanced algorithms and extensive testing to ensure consistent grading, it's designed to assist rather than replace teacher judgment.

Educators maintain control by reviewing and adjusting both grades and feedback before finalizing them, combining AI efficiency with human expertise.

Yes, CoGrader can assess and provide feedback on assignments in any language, while the platform interface remains in English. The system can evaluate student work and generate detailed feedback in the same language as the submitted assignment, supporting multilingual education environments.

Yes, we would be happy to. Since we receive many such requests, we prioritize institutions interested in purchasing CoGrader licenses. For any privacy-related questions or to submit your agreement, please contact privacy@cograder.com.