report card

noun

Updated on: 10 Apr 2018

Definition of report card

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

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The department’s score on the technology acquisition report card dropped from B+ to C in 2017.

— george russell, Fox News, "Cybersecurity fiasco: Interior Department computers trying to talk to Russia, inspectors say," 5 Apr. 2018
As the Occupy report card suggests, the monetization of resistance didn’t begin with the ascendancy of Trump.

— julianne tveten, The New Republic, "How corporate America has commodified the protest movements of the Trump era," 4 Apr. 2018
The three-term Republican lawmaker from Wheaton pulled up a state report card on a north suburban high school whose superintendent recently had been recognized with a national achievement award.

— kim geiger, chicagotribune.com, "As Ives hits the road against Rauner, her firebrand reputation precedes her," 5 Mar. 2018
According to the Ohio Department of Education 2016-17 report card for Forest Hills, the racial makeup of the district is almost 89 percent white.

— jennie key, Cincinnati.com, "Anderson logo deemed 'racist' by some at board meeting," 27 Feb. 2018
Herman said around the holidays deputies distributed about 1,500 report cards.

— kaila contreras, Houston Chronicle, "Harris County Pct. 4 vehicles graded by deputies," 30 Jan. 2018
Take the quiz below to get your internet privacy report card, and learn about some easy steps that can improve your score.

— david johnson, Time, "Answer These 8 Questions to Find Out How Private Your Personal Data Really Is," 23 Mar. 2018
The state report card for the school, issued last fall, says 7.5% of juniors who took the ACT test required by the state were proficient in language arts.

— alan j. borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Borsuk: A Milwaukee high school is one of the lowest performing in the U.S. Is help on the way?," 16 Mar. 2018
Even kids with exceptional grades are sometimes in it for the letters on report cards and have lost sight of learning.

— christine elgersma, CNN, "How to encourage your children's passion for learning," 15 Mar. 2018

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report card

noun

Definition of report card for English Language Learners

: a written statement of a student's grades that is given to the student's parents

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report card

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: a written statement of a student's grades

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