Creating a Class

This article walks through creating a new class manually, plus how to populate it with students. If you use Google Classroom, you can also import classes and rosters directly instead.

When to Create a Class

Create a class if:

• You teach one or more groups of students who take assessments together
• You want to print answer sheets with pre-filled student IDs for an entire group
• You want to sync rosters from an LMS (Google Classroom, or for enterprise users Canvas, Brightspace, or Clever)

For a one-off assessment with a small number of students who don’t belong to an organized group, you can skip the class and add students directly. But for most teachers, classes are the natural starting point.

Creating the Class

From the dashboard, click Create New and select Class.

A pop-up will appear with the create class form.

Name (required)

The main identifier of the class. Enter a short, descriptive name that’s easy to recognize in your class list.

• Good names: “Algebra I – Period 3,” “5th Grade Math,” “ELA Honors – Spring 2026”
• Generic names to avoid: “Class 1,” “Math” — gets confusing if you teach multiple classes.

Section (optional)

An additional field for organizing multiple sections of the same course. Use it if your school assigns formal section numbers (e.g. “Section A,” “Section 102”). Leave it blank if you don’t use sections.

Once you save, you’ll be redirected to your active class list with the new class added.

Adding Students to the Class

A new class starts empty. You have four ways to populate it:

Option A — Add an existing student

If the student is already in your PaperScorer account, see Adding a Student to a Class.

Option B — Create a new student

If the student isn’t in your account yet, see Adding a New Student.

Option C — Bulk import from CSV

For a whole roster at once, see Bulk Import Students into a Class.

Option D — Import from your LMS

If your school uses an LMS connected to PaperScorer, you can import the roster directly:

• Google Classroom
• Canvas (enterprise)
• Brightspace (enterprise)
• Clever (enterprise)

Multiple Classes per Student

A single student can belong to multiple classes. This is useful for:

• Students who take multiple subjects you teach
• Students who are in both a main class and a tutoring group
• Cross-class assessments (e.g. a grade-wide test)

Adding a student to a new class never removes them from previous classes — the same student record can appear in as many classes as you need.

Editing or Archiving a Class

After creation, you can:

• Rename the class — change the name or section from the class detail page.
• Manage students — add or remove members.
• Archive the class — at the end of a term, archive to keep your active list focused. Archived classes still appear in the archived view, and all their scan history remains accessible.

What’s Next?

1. Create an assessment for your class.
2. Print the assessment with each student’s information pre-filled.
3. Distribute, collect, and scan completed sheets via the mobile app or a bulk upload.