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Classroom Leaderboard

A free, privacy-friendly leaderboard for teachers. Track behaviour, homework, reading challenges, or house points — live on the classroom TV, set up in 60 seconds, no student accounts required.

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Set up in 60 seconds

No template hunting, no spreadsheet formulas, no IT request. Type student names (or initials, or anonymous codes), pick a theme, share the link. The fastest path between you and a working classroom leaderboard.

No student accounts, no parent app

Students don't sign up. Parents don't install anything. You decide what's visible — first names, initials, or codes. Minimal data collection, no behavioural profiles persisting across years. Districts with strict student-data policies sign off fast.

Lives on the classroom TV

Open the board URL in any browser on a smart TV, Chromecast, or projector. Updates the moment you tap a point on your phone. No casting app, no extension — just a link the TV opens.

Free for most classrooms, indefinitely

The free tier covers up to 25 students per board on 2 boards. Plenty for the average primary classroom. Paid plans only kick in if you need custom branding, more boards across a year, or bigger groups.

Homework heroes and effort streaks

Track homework completion, on-time submissions, and consistent effort — not just scores. Build a streak board where points come from showing up, not from being top of the class. Most teachers find this reframing (effort over achievement) is what makes a points system actually work — kids who'd never top a grades leaderboard can win an effort leaderboard, and that shifts the room.

Feature screenshot: Classroom leaderboard tracking homework completion streaks with student names and points

House points and team-based competitions

Run a Hogwarts-style house system across the year — red house vs blue house vs green house, with individual student points rolling up to the team total. Team boards automatically aggregate scores, so a student earning a point also moves their team. Works for table groups, reading circles, year-group competitions, or whole-school house systems.

Feature screenshot: Harry Potter themed classroom leaderboard showing four house teams with cumulative points

Reading challenges and class-wide goals

Set a class-wide reading target — number of books, pages, minutes — and watch the leaderboard climb. Goal-tracker boards visualise progress toward a single target instead of ranking students against each other, which works better for shared goals like "100 books before half-term". Pair with individual rankings if you want both the team goal and the individual recognition.

Feature screenshot: Reading challenge leaderboard with students ranked by books completed during a class-wide reading goal

Behaviour tracking without ClassDojo overhead

Award points for positive behaviours, participation, helping classmates, and classroom contributions. Same job ClassDojo does — without the parent app, the 12,000-word privacy policy, or the all-in-one bundle. Tap a student name on your phone, the point shows up on the classroom TV within a second. For a side-by-side with ClassDojo and other behaviour tools, see the alternatives guide below.

Feature screenshot: Teacher pointing to a behaviour-points leaderboard displayed on a classroom smartboard

Classroom Olympics and special events

One-off competitions deserve a one-off board. Spin up a classroom Olympics across an afternoon, a maths-quiz tournament across a week, a science-fair scoring board, or a spirit-week house contest — without affecting your main running leaderboard. An online score keeper tallies points round by round for these events. Reset whenever the event ends; the board stays available to view but new points go on a fresh board.

Feature screenshot: Classroom Olympics leaderboard showing teams competing in multiple events

"We use Leaderboarded to keep track of class points throughout the year. Classes can earn points for a variety of activities/behaviors. The class with the most points receives a pizza party. The kids enjoy the friendly competition and it motivates them to make good choices. Thanks for providing a fun, easy way to track and display points!"

Ashley Ford
Ashley Ford
Church coordinator, Truth Quest @ Christian Family Chapel, Jacksonville, FL, USA

"I am SUCH a fan of Leaderboarded! I use it to keep the real-time participation score for my students in my Spanish classes. I found it back when we had the COVID-19 restrictions in classrooms. I went back to using Leaderboarded with my classes last year, and they loved it! It was VERY motivational."

Stephanie
Stephanie
Spanish Teacher, West Virginia, USA

"As an educator I really appreciate how easy it is to update a points system in the middle of class, and I can embed the scoreboard into my school's LMS so all the students know where to go check their point totals."

Luis
Luis
Teacher, Santiago, Chile

"Use this for my classes every day. It's easy to use and the kids love it. Highly recommend."

Kim Hudson
Kim Hudson
Teacher

"SIMPLY BRILLIANT! I'm using the site in the classroom to engage and motivate students and it's been great! I award students points for completed assignments, good behavior, and test scores, and students can also lose points for uncompleted assignments and bad behavior. It's been an amazing tool!"

Alan Cassaro
Alan Cassaro
Teacher

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Common Questions

Three steps. Pick a board format — individual rankings, team / house board, or a goal tracker for class-wide targets. Add student names, initials, or anonymous codes (no email addresses required). Share the presentation link or open the board full-screen on your classroom TV. The full process takes about a minute.

When designed for effort rather than ranking, yes. Reward behaviours you want more of — punctuality, participation, kindness, reading consistency, helping classmates — rather than only academic scores, which can discourage students who are still finding their footing. Reset the board periodically so everyone gets fresh starts. The research on long-term extrinsic rewards is mixed, so most teachers use leaderboards lightly — for novelty during a unit, for a reading challenge, for house competitions — rather than as the foundation of classroom management.

Track what you want more of. Common categories: punctuality, participation, teamwork, homework completion streaks, helping peers, reading goals, classroom-contribution points. Avoid tracking only grades — that turns the leaderboard into a public academic ranking, which is exactly the shape that creates anxiety. Mix categories so different students get the chance to top the board for different things.

Three rules of thumb. Create multiple ways to earn points so the same students aren't always at the top — effort, improvement, and contribution alongside academic results. Reset the board periodically (monthly or termly) for fresh starts. Consider separate boards for different skills or subjects rather than one mega-board where the same kids always lead.

Yes. Every board has a public presentation link you can open in any browser on a smart TV, Chromecast, Fire Stick, or laptop-to-projector. Plug it in, open the link, and the board updates live as you award points. See the TV display guide for setup details.

No. Only the teacher needs an account. Students appear by first name, initials, or any code you choose — no email addresses, no student-facing app, no parent-app install. Anyone with the presentation link can view the live board from any browser on any device. This is one of the biggest practical differences from ClassDojo: much less for parents and IT to set up. See ClassDojo alternatives for a fuller comparison.

Yes — share the presentation link with parents and they can view the live board from any device, no account or app needed. The trade-off vs ClassDojo is that there's no two-way parent messaging built in. If you need parent communication, pair Leaderboarded with Remind, email, or your school's existing channel.

Daily, or as events happen. The more immediate the feedback, the stronger the motivational effect. Update from your phone during class — tap a student's name, add a point, the classroom TV reflects the change within a second. Weekly updates still work but the engagement drops noticeably compared to live updates.

Yes — the free tier covers up to 25 students per board on 2 boards, with no credit card required and no Leaderboarded branding on the public board. Plenty for the average primary classroom. Paid plans ($19/month Plus, $39/month Pro) unlock custom branding, more boards across a year, and bigger groups — useful when you're running multiple house competitions across a school. See pricing.