Grading Scales?

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Grading Scales?
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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 3:19pm

In the post about if you get a D in a high school course....

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 3:59pm

I'm with you, I'm surprised there isn't a universal grading system, or at least there certainly doesn't seem to be. And I think I'm the one that "shocked" you that 70 is a C! :)

Anyway, our district in Texas is:

90-100 -- A -- 3.6 to 4.0

80-89 -- B -- 3.2 to 3.56

70-79 -- C -- 2.80 to 3.16

Anything below 70 is an F.

I'm wondering if insurance/colleges/etc. look at either the actual # grade and/or the point grade for their determinations rather than the letter grade, because apparently the letter grade is the one most open to different interpretations...

edited to add: With your district's scale in that D=70 to 75, *that* would explain how a D is passing in some areas.




Edited 5/18/2007 4:00 pm ET by mjaye2002
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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 4:14pm

See, dd's on a 5 point

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 4:15pm

Here in McKinney TX we don't use letter grades really, although, we still talk about A's ect. :) Her is how it is here

Numerical Grade/AP Class/Pre-AP/Academic

100/6.0/5.0/4.0
99/5.9/4.9/3.9
98/5.8/4.8/3.8

Etc....on down

70/3.0/2.0/1.0

Anything below a 70 average of the semester, does not recieve credit for the class. The grade point stays the same as the first time taken.

Most kids going to college from around here take all pre-ap and ap classes. We were told by our insurance that the kids have to have above a 3.0 average to get the good grade discount. Hope that helps :)

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 4:16pm

Well, to be honest, I wasn't 100% sure of this, but went to the school website. Here's what it says:

Letter Grade Equivalents

A+ Percentile : 97-100%
A Percentile: 97-96%
A- Percentile: 90-92%
B+ Percentile: 87-88%
B Percentile: 83-86%
B- Percentile: 80-82%
C+Percentile: 77-79%
C Percentile: 73-76%
C- Percentile: 70-72%
D Percentile: 65-69%
F Percentile: 0 - 64%

I agree that the letter grade itself only tells part of the story. IN some schools it's easier to get an A or B than in others. Plus, schools treat these grades differently. DD's school is a competitive HS (you have to test to get in), so most kids do A/B work. If you get below a C, you have to retake the course in the summer, and too many C's could get you invited to look for another HS.

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 4:34pm

Yes, the 3 point would be on a 4 point scale.

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 4:48pm

All the schools around here follow the 90, 80, 70, 60 rule for a, b, c, d and anything below 50 is an F.

Shannon

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 4:54pm

"If it was just a 3point then according to the first one you listed they could have a 70 and get a good discount... This is confusing as well..."

Yes, but that is an AP class which you get college credit for, so if you got a 70% in a college level course as a sophomore in high school, that would actually be pretty good. It is the level of work that is expected that makes the grading scale higher...it is not easy to take all AP and Pre AP classes, thus you actually get extra credit for taking those classes. I would say that the weighting of these classes is very fair :)

What I find sad is that when some colleges don't look at the weighted scale. So they really get their grades based upon the regular 4.0 scale. They have been encouraged to take these harder classes, but some schools (colleges) only look at the 4.0 scale. My DS has a 4.5 from all of his pre ap classes, but if a school won't except the weighting, they are looking at a 3.5. We have been told, that they will still look at the fact that they took more chalenging courses, but keep the lower gpa.

Here is another un-fair. In Texas, if you are in the top 10% of your graduating class you automatically get into the State schools. Now, my son is at a big 4A school which is quite competitive, but some child from a small town and a 2A school where most kids don't go off to college, could have poorer grades then my son, but still get into University of Texas automatically, if he is in his top 10%. Oh well....no one ever said life was fair :)

Julie

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 5:12pm

> >but still get into University of Texas automatically < <

But who would want to??????
(bwhahahahahaha)

Mitzi--an alumnus of Texas Tech University

(Just kidding, folks!!)

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 5:20pm


> >but still get into University of Texas automatically < <

But who would want to??????
(bwhahahahahaha)

Mitzi--an alumnus of Texas Tech University

(Just kidding, folks!!)

LOL Ok Ok...Texas Tech then :) They're all the same to me (Michigan State University Alum)

Silly you *grin*

Julie

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Fri, 05-18-2007 - 5:42pm

At our high school it's up to teach discretion.

Pam

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