highest grade
Peak academic score
Highest grade describes something at the top of a quality or ranking scale.
It can refer to academic achievement She earned the highest grade in the class, product quality highest grade olive oil, or classification systems highest grade steel.
The phrase emphasizes superiority within whatever grading standard applies.
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- summa cum laudeTop graduation honor
- straight A'sHighest grades throughout
- top marksHighest academic scores
- gold medalistCompetition's top performer
first-class · first rate · masterwork · prime cut · top-tier · cream of the crop · premium · top of the line · perfection · honor roll · A+ · flawless · apex · gold standard · 100% · five-star · pinnacle · zenith
- Triple-A thingsbond rating, AAA games, AAA battery, top tier
highest gradefailing grade
Unsatisfactory academic mark
F · zero · failing · rock bottom · minimum score
highest gradebottom-tier
Worst category or ranking
bottom of the barrel · rock bottom · last place · substandard · basement level
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