make the grade

Others are sure to make the grade one day soon.

Yeah, if you want to do science, you've got to study hard and make the grade.

That way, he could be the one to fire children when they didn't make the grade.

Then the firm are given one year to make the grade.

Wanted to be a teacher, but couldn't make the grade.

"And maybe only 3 of those will make the grade."

And what happened if you failed to make the grade?

It decided me that I wasn't going to be good enough to make the grade.

She made the grade and was accepted on the local team.

Are high school athletes or college players more likely to make the grade?