Arrange Student Order

Settings > Arrange Student Order

This page allows you to determine the order in which your students are listed on the following pages:

  • Grades > Assignment Grades
  • Grades > Cycle Grades
  • Grades > IPR Comments
  • Grades > Print IPR
  • Reports > Assignment Grades (listed as a sorting option)
  • Reports > Class Roster


The order is set by semester. You must re-do the order each semester.

You must be logged on as a teacher to use this page. The page is not displayed for administrative users.

IMPORTANT: Before using this page, you must set a preference for new students in the Student Order field on Settings > Update Profile. The field must be set to add students to the top of the list or bottom of the list. Otherwise, the order established on this page is not utilized on the other pages throughout TeacherPortal.



Arrange Student Order page

Once the Student Order is set on Settings > Update Profile:

Arrange Student Order page with preference set

Arrange students:

❏ Specify the course-section:

SemesterThe current semester is displayed by default. You can select another semester.
Course-SectionSelect the course-section you want to arrange students for.


❏ Click Retrieve.

All students in the selected course-section are listed, including withdrawn students.

  • If you have not previously arranged students in this course-section, the students are listed in alphabetical order.

  • If you have previously arranged the students, the students are listed in the last saved order.

  • To the right of the student list, a message indicates your current setting on the Settings > Update Profile page regarding the placement of new students. A link to the page is provided, allowing you to easily change your setting.

  • You can click the student ID to view the student profile.



❏ Rearrange students using drag-and-drop. Click and hold the student ID, and drag the student to the new position.

Arrange Student Order drag-and-drop

Save changes:

When you are satisfied with the arrangement, you must save your changes.

PINType your four-digit personal identification number (PIN).


❏ Click Save Arrangement.

If your changes were saved successfully, the page reloads, and a message is displayed indicating that the student list order was saved.