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 company has a report card of success with both material and talent that defies industry trends. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024 The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) issued a report card last June. Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024 School report cards are an alternative way to bring information about what schools are teaching before parents, Horne said. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 Collectively, these initiatives have led to Birmingham outperforming its pre-pandemic scores on Alabama’s state report card. Raymond Pierce, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Frey especially wants to see scores at the intermediate school improve, saying that the proficiency rates and school report card scores are significantly lower than the district's other schools. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024 Attestation responses are displayed in the department's online school report cards, which detail academic performance, enrollment demographics and other information parents might seek about a school. Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024 The Dallas Cowboys were ranked fifth in the first edition of the player report cards but fared much worse in this year falling seven spots to 12th place overall. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024 The first official report card on nations’ progress toward achieving the Paris goals, issued last year, was not upbeat. Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 8 Feb. 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 25 Apr. 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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