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Current Grading Scale
Numerical Average
Letter Grade
Regular Course
Honors Course
AP Course
93-100
A
4.00
5.00
5.00
90-92
A-
3.67
4.67
4.67
87-89
B+
3.33
4.33
4.33
83-86
B
3.00
4.00
4.00
80-82
B-
2.67
3.67
3.67
77-79
C+
2.33
3.33
3.33
73-76
C
2.00
3.00
3.00
70-72
C-
1.67
2.67
2.67
67-69
D+
1.33
2.33
2.33
65-66
D
1.00
2.00
2.00
Below 65
F
0.00
0.00
0.00
GPA CalculationLetter Grade
Points
How To Calculate
A
4
1 – Create 4 columns.
2 – List all grades for all courses in column 1.
3 – Convert the letters to numbers (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 and F=0 and write these numbers in column 2.
4 – Different courses have different credit values. Some examples are; full year courses are worth 5 credits, half year courses are worth 2.5 credits, Phys Ed can be 3.75 credits or 3 credits and health can be 1.25 credits or 1 credit. List the number of credit hours of each course in column 3.
5 – Multiply each value in the second column by the value in the third column and write the answer in the 4th column.
6 – Total all the numbers in column 3 for the total number of credit hours attempted.
7 – Total all the numbers in the 4th column.
8 – Divide the total of the 4th column by the total in the third column. Your answer should be between 0 and 5.
B
3
C
2
D
1
F
0
HONORS/AP COURSES RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL POINT VALUE – AS INDICATED BELOW
A
5
B
4
C
3
D
2
F
0
EXAMPLE
GRADES
NUMBER EQUALS x CREDIT VALUE = MULTIPLY
A
4
5
20
A
4
5
20
C
2
2.5
5
B - honors
4 (gets additional point)
5
20
(total columns 3 and 4) totals
17.5
65
65 / 17.5 = 3.714 (gpa)NOTE - THE CHART AND WEBSITE ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. A STUDENT'S OFFICAL GPA IS CALCULATED BY THE DISTRICT'S STUDENT DATABASE PROGRAM.