Random group maker for the classroom
Balanced groups from your class list — honoring your keep-apart rules, skipping absent students. Free · no signup · nothing uploaded unless you turn on sync.
Why teachers use it
Fair, not chaotic
Groups come out even — within one student of each other (keep-together sets bigger than the group size stay whole, so they can run over) — and your keep-apart pairs stay apart, unlike a plain name-list randomizer.
One roster, shared
The same class list powers your seating chart and your groups. Marked someone absent this morning? They're skipped here automatically.
Print and go
One-page PDF with numbered group boxes — project it or pin it up. Ink-saver mode for the school printer.
Private by architecture
Runs entirely in your browser. No accounts, no uploads, nothing stored anywhere but your device.
Questions teachers ask
Can it keep certain students out of the same group?
Yes — the same keep-apart and keep-together rules you set in the seating chart apply here (toggle "Honor seating rules"). If a combination is impossible, it says so plainly instead of quietly breaking a rule.
What happens with a class of 22 and groups of 4?
You get six groups: four groups of 4 and two groups of 3 — never a lonely leftover group of 2 unless the math forces it.
Do I have to retype my class list?
No. If you've used the seating chart, your classes are already here. One roster powers every RosterOwl tool.
One roster, every other tool
Your class list is already saved in this browser — every tool below picks it up, with no names retyped and nothing uploaded unless you turn on sync.
- Seating chart maker Match your real room, keep the chatty kids apart
- Student picker Fair cold-calling, nobody picked twice
- Classroom jobs chart Class jobs that rotate fairly, every week
- Award certificates One PDF, a certificate for every student
- Name tags & desk plates Desk plates and Avery-style badge sheets
- Class checklist Names down the side, your columns across
- Attendance sheet The month's real school days, pre-built
- Bingo cards A unique card for every player
- Flashcards & name cards Names or word lists as bold printable cards
Ready to print: Table groups of 4U-shape / horseshoeKeep students apartFor substitutesBlank seating chartsBlank printables