Grading Framework 9-12

9-12 Grading Framework

Effective 2021-22 School Year, updated 2025

 

All 9–12 teachers will follow this grading framework with the understanding that modifications and accommodations will be made for students who possess an IEP or 504 service agreement.

 

Marking Period Grade Category Framework (Assessment & Learning Activity)

 

ASSESSMENT - 80% of Marking Period Grade

• Assignments that fall into this category will have any point value with a maximum of 100 points.
• There will be a minimum of (6) six “Assessments” that fall into this category during a marking period.
• Weighting determined by point value of assignment. All assignments should be whole numbers within 1-100 (for Assessments)

 

Examples of items included in this category:

• Summative Assessments
• Major Assessments and/or Major Projects
• Eligible content needs to be assessed through major assessments and/or projects.
• Project Based Assessments and/or Performance Tasks and/or Skill Demonstration may be administered/assessed in courses where pencil/paper assessments are not always feasible.
• Minor Assessments and/or Minor Projects
• Minor Assessments can include projects, labs, quizzes, performance tasks, and/or demonstration of a skill.
• Examples include mini-quizzes and/or labs, and/or other mini-assessments should be administered during the course of a marking period. Mini assessments can be project based, skill based, performance tasks, demonstration of a skill, or alternate forms of assessment.

 

LEARNING ACTIVITY - 20% of Marking Period Grade

• Assignments that fall into this category will have any point value with a maximum of 25 points.
• There will be a minimum of (4) four “learning activities” that fall into this category during a marking period.
• Weighting determined by point value of assignment. All assignments should be whole numbers within 1-25 (for Learning Activities).

 

Examples of items included in this category:

• Classwork
• Homework (Grades 3-12)
• Independent Work
• Group Work

Final Course Grade = (Average of MP grades × 0.90) + (Final Exam Score × 0.10)*

Each marking period grade is calculated as 80% assessments and 20% learning

activities. The final course grade is then determined by combining the average of the

marking period grades (90%) with a final exam or culminating project (10%).

 

Final Assessments/Exams - 10% of Course Grade

 

Final assessments are comprehensive assessments given at the end of a course to

measure students’ overall understanding of key concepts and skills. They serve as a

culminating evaluation of learning and help determine readiness for the next course

level. The final exam or culminating project will count for 10% of the overall course

grade.

Please note that there is no grading floor (45%) for the final exam or project, and

students’ final grades will reflect the actual score they earn.

 

Final Exam Exemptions:

Students who earn a 93% cumulative average or higher by the end of the fourth

marking period will be exempt from the final exam; however, they may choose to take it

if they wish.

Students enrolled in an AP course and registered for the corresponding AP Exam

through the College Board are exempt from the assessment; however, they may choose

to take it if they wish.

*If a student is exempt from the Final Exam, the final course grade will be calculated as

the average of the four marking periods.

 

Mark/Grading Policy:

Please note – no A+ in the grading table.

Alpha Grade	Low Number	High Number	Quality Points
A	93.00	100	4.0
A-	90.00	92.99	3.7
B+	87.00	89.99	3.3
B	83.00	86.99	3.0
B-	80.00	82.99	2.7
C+	77.00	79.99	2.3
C	73.00	76.99	2.0
C-	70.00	72.99	1.7
D+	67.00	69.99	1.3
D	63.00	66.99	1.0
D-	60.00	62.99	0.7
F	45.00	59.99	0.0
F**	0.00	59.99	0.0

**4th Quarter grade has no floor-students will earn the true numeric score.

 

Honor Roll (Middle):

There are three types of honors that students can achieve each marking period. Honor rolls are determined independently each marking period and use unweighted GPAs since students are not competing against each other to achieve an honor roll distinction.

Principal’s Honor Roll requires a 4.0 minimum unweighted GPA for the marking period and student grades must be in the A range.

Distinguished Honor Roll requires a minimum of a 3.51 unweighted GPA for the marking period and student grades must be in the B- to A range.

Honor Roll requires a minimum of 3.0 unweighted GPA for the marking period and student grades must be in the C to A range.

 

GPA Calculation (Middle):

Each marking period, the honor roll is generated from unweighted GPAs.

GPA is calculated by dividing the total quality points by attempted credits.

Elementary “Specials” Courses

Students in Elementary Special Area courses will receive semester grades (MP 2 & 4)

AP Courses

Students who score a 4 or higher on an AP Exam will have their final grade for that associated course changed to an ‘A’ (excluding 12th grade students due to the timing of the released AP Exam scores).

 

Grades are subject to the discretion of the administration.

 

This framework was adopted in the 2021-2022 School Year, updated August 2025.