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Student Group Generator for Flexible Classroom Grouping

Create groups from your class list in one click, split students by home language, nationality, or gender, and save the arrangement for the next activity.

Try it out.

Try the real grouper with a sample class. Edit the names, set your rules and click Generate Groups. Sign up free to save your class lists and groups.

Try printing it! See how quickly your materials come out classroom-ready, neatly formatted and ready to hand out.

Sample class list

Period 3 — ESL Beginners · Grade 5

12 students — edit the names to group your own class

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Click Generate Groups to arrange the class.

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Why teachers use our student group generator

Deliberate grouping in seconds, not counting students off in rows.

Groups in one click

Set how many groups you need and generate an arrangement for the whole class instantly.

Group with a purpose

Spread students out by home language and nationality, or keep a shared language together, instead of leaving the mix to chance.

Keep the groupings you like

Save a group set and load it again for the next unit, so groups stay consistent as long as you want them.

Re-generate when the mix isn't right

One click reshuffles everyone, and you can move students between groups by hand after that.

How it works

Three steps, one click each.

1

Load your class list

Use a class list from your library, or enter students with their details.

2

Choose how to group

Set the number of groups and any rules, such as home language, nationality, or gender.

3

Generate, adjust, and save

Regenerate, move students between groups, then print the groups or save them for later.

Teacher-friendly pricing

Included with the Professional plan

Student Grouper is a Professional tool. The Professional plan includes premium activity tools, unlimited prints, and full Library access.

Built by a teacher, for teachers.

ELTDesk started in a real ESL classroom and is still built by a working teacher. Every tool is made to be practical, printable, and fast, so your time goes to teaching instead of formatting.

Student grouping FAQs

Common questions about making groups from a class list.

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