I want it to work so bad....

[SMcNeill]

Now, I've got things cramped up in here (adding some more room for extra spaces wouldn't be a bad idea, but it's just a demo to illustrate the point...), but this shows 40 students and 21 grades on a single screen.
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Simple interface, simple interactions, no external libraries needed. 

It might be too small for NasaCow to read. But we seek his/her opinion about it.

If you're talking about the image, it's just a preview.  Click it to expand it.