diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
index 8e1fe738bf..65cf85fd8d 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/staff_grading/staff_grading.coffee
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class StaffGrading
     @num_graded = 0
     @num_pending = 0
     @score_lst = []
-    @score = null
+    @grade = null
 
     @problems = null
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class StaffGrading
     $('.score-selection').click => @graded_callback()
 
   graded_callback: () =>
-    @grade = $("input[name='grade-selection']:selected").val()
+    @grade = $("input[name='grade-selection']:checked").val()
 
     # check to see whether or not any categories have not been scored
     num_categories = $('table.rubric tr').length
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/staff_grading.html b/lms/templates/instructor/staff_grading.html
index 7364e3beb8..b76e753826 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/staff_grading.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/staff_grading.html
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 <div class="evaluation">
-  <p class="grade-selection-container">
-  </p>
   <p class="score-selection-container">
   </p>
+  <p class="grade-selection-container">
+  </p>
   <textarea name="feedback" placeholder="Feedback for student (optional)"
             class="feedback-area" cols="70" ></textarea>
 </div>