diff --git a/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
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+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`SearchControls component render snapshot 1`] = `
+<div>
+  <SearchField
+    inputLabel="test-input-label"
+    onBlur={[MockFunction hooks.onBlur]}
+    onClear={[MockFunction hooks.onClear]}
+    onSubmit={[MockFunction hooks.onSubmit]}
+    value="test-search-value"
+  />
+  <small
+    className="form-text text-muted search-help-text"
+  >
+    test-hint-text
+  </small>
+</div>
+`;
diff --git a/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/hooks.js b/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/hooks.js
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+import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+import { actions, selectors, thunkActions } from 'data/redux/hooks';
+
+import messages from './messages';
+
+/**
+ * Controls for filtering the GradebookTable. Contains the "Edit Filters" button for opening the filter drawer
+ * as well as the search box for searching by username/email.
+ */
+export const useSearchControlsData = () => {
+  const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
+  const searchValue = selectors.app.useSearchValue();
+  const fetchGrades = thunkActions.grades.useFetchGrades();
+  const setSearchValue = actions.app.useSetSearchValue();
+
+  const onBlur = (e) => {
+    setSearchValue(e.target.value);
+  };
+
+  const onClear = () => {
+    setSearchValue('');
+    fetchGrades();
+  };
+
+  const onSubmit = (newValue) => {
+    setSearchValue(newValue);
+    fetchGrades();
+  };
+
+  return {
+    onSubmit,
+    onBlur,
+    onClear,
+    searchValue,
+    inputLabel: formatMessage(messages.label),
+    hintText: formatMessage(messages.hint),
+  };
+};
+
+export default useSearchControlsData;
diff --git a/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/hooks.test.js b/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/hooks.test.js
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+import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+import { formatMessage } from 'testUtils';
+import { actions, selectors, thunkActions } from 'data/redux/hooks';
+
+import useSearchControlsData from './hooks';
+import messages from './messages';
+
+jest.mock('data/redux/hooks', () => ({
+  actions: {
+    app: { useSetSearchValue: jest.fn() },
+  },
+  selectors: {
+    app: { useSearchValue: jest.fn() },
+  },
+  thunkActions: {
+    grades: { useFetchGrades: jest.fn() },
+  },
+}));
+
+const searchValue = 'test-search-value';
+selectors.app.useSearchValue.mockReturnValue(searchValue);
+const setSearchValue = jest.fn();
+actions.app.useSetSearchValue.mockReturnValue(setSearchValue);
+const fetchGrades = jest.fn();
+thunkActions.grades.useFetchGrades.mockReturnValue(fetchGrades);
+
+const testValue = 'test-value';
+let out;
+describe('useSearchControlsData', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    out = useSearchControlsData();
+  });
+  describe('behavior', () => {
+    it('initializes intl hook', () => {
+      expect(useIntl).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it('initializes redux hooks', () => {
+      expect(actions.app.useSetSearchValue).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(selectors.app.useSearchValue).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(thunkActions.grades.useFetchGrades).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+  describe('output', () => {
+    test('onSubmit sets search value and fetches grades', () => {
+      out.onSubmit(testValue);
+      expect(setSearchValue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testValue);
+      expect(fetchGrades).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    test('onBlur sets search value to event target', () => {
+      out.onBlur({ target: { value: testValue } });
+      expect(setSearchValue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testValue);
+      expect(fetchGrades).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    test('onClear clears search value and fetches grades', () => {
+      out.onClear();
+      expect(setSearchValue).toHaveBeenCalledWith('');
+      expect(fetchGrades).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it('forwards searchValue from redux', () => {
+      expect(out.searchValue).toEqual(searchValue);
+    });
+    test('input label message', () => {
+      expect(out.inputLabel).toEqual(formatMessage(messages.label));
+    });
+    test('hint text message', () => {
+      expect(out.hintText).toEqual(formatMessage(messages.hint));
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/index.jsx b/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/index.jsx
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+import React from 'react';
+
+import { SearchField } from '@edx/paragon';
+import useSearchControlsData from './hooks';
+
+/**
+ * Controls for filtering the GradebookTable. Contains the "Edit Filters" button for opening the filter drawer
+ * as well as the search box for searching by username/email.
+ */
+export const SearchControls = () => {
+  const {
+    onSubmit,
+    onBlur,
+    onClear,
+    searchValue,
+    inputLabel,
+    hintText,
+  } = useSearchControlsData();
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <SearchField
+        onSubmit={onSubmit}
+        inputLabel={inputLabel}
+        onBlur={onBlur}
+        onClear={onClear}
+        value={searchValue}
+      />
+      <small className="form-text text-muted search-help-text">
+        {hintText}
+      </small>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+SearchControls.propTypes = {};
+
+export default SearchControls;
diff --git a/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/index.test.jsx b/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/index.test.jsx
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+import React from 'react';
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
+
+import { SearchField } from '@edx/paragon';
+
+import useSearchControlsData from './hooks';
+import SearchControls from '.';
+
+jest.mock('./hooks', () => jest.fn());
+
+const hookProps = {
+  onSubmit: jest.fn().mockName('hooks.onSubmit'),
+  onBlur: jest.fn().mockName('hooks.onBlur'),
+  onClear: jest.fn().mockName('hooks.onClear'),
+  searchValue: 'test-search-value',
+  inputLabel: 'test-input-label',
+  hintText: 'test-hint-text',
+};
+useSearchControlsData.mockReturnValue(hookProps);
+
+let el;
+describe('SearchControls component', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    el = shallow(<SearchControls />);
+  });
+  describe('behavior', () => {
+    it('initializes component hooks', () => {
+      expect(useSearchControlsData).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+  describe('render', () => {
+    test('snapshot', () => {
+      expect(el).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+    test('search field', () => {
+      const props = el.find(SearchField).props();
+      expect(props.onSubmit).toEqual(hookProps.onSubmit);
+      expect(props.onBlur).toEqual(hookProps.onBlur);
+      expect(props.onClear).toEqual(hookProps.onClear);
+      expect(props.inputLabel).toEqual(hookProps.inputLabel);
+      expect(props.value).toEqual(hookProps.searchValue);
+    });
+    test('hint text', () => {
+      expect(el.find('small').text()).toEqual(hookProps.hintText);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/messages.js b/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/messages.js
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+++ b/src/components/GradesView/SearchControls/messages.js
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+import { defineMessages } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+
+const messages = defineMessages({
+  label: {
+    id: 'gradebook.GradesView.search.label',
+    defaultMessage: 'Search for a learner',
+    description: 'Text prompting a user to use this functionality to search for a learner',
+  },
+  hint: {
+    id: 'gradebook.GradesView.search.hint',
+    defaultMessage: 'Search by username, email, or student key',
+    description: 'A hint explaining the ways a user can search',
+  },
+});
+
+export default messages;