Education is a process of standardization where the only role for intelligence is how well you are able to learn the acceptable ways of doing things. Getting good grades has little to do with how smart you are in terms of understanding the underlying material. Rather it reflects how well you can adapt to the standards surrounding the material given to you to learn: how well can you complete tests, do multiple choice, use the vocabulary that is expected, and approach problem solving in the appropriate ways?
One will be better served early on to divorce feelings of self worth, competence, and intelligence from how well you do in school. There are too many other variables that go into grades.
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