{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "How do you calculate your grade when the lowest score is dropped?",
  "description": "Remove the lowest score in the drop-eligible category, then average the rest. Quiz scores of 72, 88, 91, 65, 84 with one drop: drop the 65, average the remaining four: (72 + 88 + 91 + 84) ÷ 4 = 83.75%.",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/answers/how-to-calculate-grade-with-dropped-lowest-score",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-01",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "RevenueLab",
    "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi"
  },
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "keywords": [
    "Quiz Average Grade Calculator",
    "Weighted Grade Calculator",
    "Final Grade Calculator",
    "Semester Grade Calculator"
  ],
  "distribution": {
    "@type": "DataDownload",
    "contentUrl": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/page.json?path=answers%2Fhow-to-calculate-grade-with-dropped-lowest-score",
    "encodingFormat": "application/json"
  },
  "json": {
    "type": "answer",
    "question": "How do you calculate your grade when the lowest score is dropped?",
    "shortAnswer": "Remove the lowest score in the drop-eligible category, then average the rest. Quiz scores of 72, 88, 91, 65, 84 with one drop: drop the 65, average the remaining four: (72 + 88 + 91 + 84) ÷ 4 = 83.75%.",
    "tableTitle": "Worked example: 5 quizzes, lowest dropped",
    "columns": [
      "Step",
      "Scores",
      "Result"
    ],
    "rows": [
      {
        "label": "All five quizzes",
        "value": "72, 88, 91, 65, 84",
        "note": "Average 80.0%"
      },
      {
        "label": "Drop the 65",
        "value": "72, 88, 91, 84",
        "note": "Average 83.75%"
      },
      {
        "label": "Gain from the drop",
        "value": "+3.75 points",
        "note": "Worth most when the low score is an outlier"
      }
    ],
    "context": "Drops help most when one score is far below the rest — a single 65 among 80s costs 3.75 points, while a consistent five-point spread costs almost nothing. Watch for the fine print: many syllabi drop the lowest only within a category, some drop the lowest *after* weighting, and some exclude the final from eligibility. In points-based courses, dropping means removing both the earned and possible points before dividing.",
    "methodology": "Drop-lowest: remove min(scores) from the eligible set, then apply the normal mean or points formula to the remainder. Eligibility rules are syllabus-specific.",
    "dateModified": "2026-10-01",
    "relatedCalculators": [
      {
        "label": "Quiz Average Grade Calculator",
        "to": "/quiz-average-grade-calculator"
      },
      {
        "label": "Weighted Grade Calculator",
        "to": "/weighted-grade-calculator"
      },
      {
        "label": "Final Grade Calculator",
        "to": "/final-grade-calculator"
      },
      {
        "label": "Semester Grade Calculator",
        "to": "/semester-grade-calculator"
      }
    ],
    "relatedReading": [
      {
        "label": "How to calculate a test average",
        "to": "/answers/how-to-calculate-test-average"
      }
    ]
  }
}