SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 what is an "E" for a grade? Saw this mentioned in another thread and asked, but I'm dying to know. I never heard of an E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I saw that thread. My guess is that it's the next lower grade from a "D." I never use letter grades, so I have no idea. I prefer % or just the number right out of the total. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 I know about A, B, C, D, and F I always wondered what happened to E, but, nope never saw an E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'd assume E stands for Excellent. That's the system we used in elementary school in NYC when we were kids - E, G, S, N, U. Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Needs improvement, Unsatisfactory. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'd assume E stands for Excellent. That's the system we used in elementary school in NYC when we were kids - E, G, S, N, U. Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Needs improvement, Unsatisfactory. No see I don't think this person meant excellent. She was upset her kid was bombing tests and said he is getting Es. I don't know what an E is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I have seen it stand for excellent, effort, and failing (falling below a D) So the context is really important 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Maybe it's a new progressive term. Exceptional Failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Oooh, or Epitome of Failure. This could be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) I would think it is the same as an "F". We had "E"s in grade school and didn't use "F" until high school. They were both the same. Edited March 20, 2017 by LuvToRead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Oooh, or Epitome of Failure. This could be fun. :lol: that's extra fancy...like pinky up in the air fancy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I have seen another use--"conditional failure" Purdue uses this: http://www.purdue.edu/studentregulations/regulations_procedures/grades.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 :lol: that's extra fancy...like pinky up in the air fancy It's probably a private school then. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 She was upset her kid was bombing tests and said he is getting Es. I don't know what an E is. E is a compassionate pass when I was in 11/12 grade and as an undergrad. It means that student technically fail the course but not bad enough to need to repeat the course. It was for gettting 40-50% or 45-60% depending on where the range for a D grade ends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Effectively Failing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 In the UK, an E is the lowest passing grade on exams like A levels. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Effectively Failing? epoch fail :lol: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I'd assume E stands for Excellent. That's the system we used in elementary school in NYC when we were kids - E, G, S, N, U. Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Needs improvement, Unsatisfactory. That's what I remember from one elementary school I attended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 No see I don't think this person meant excellent. She was upset her kid was bombing tests and said he is getting Es. I don't know what an E is. E is failing, below D, where I live. Nobody really says "F." A = 90%+ B = 80%+ C= 70%+ D=60%+ (for many classes, this is too low to go to the next level) E=50%+, which is failure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 At my daughter's school (independent, private), E stands for "Exceeds expectations" Grades are: D = Does not meet expectations N = Needs improvement M = Meets expectations E = Exceeds expectations Sometimes they'll add a + to the grade (ie. M+) All grades are accompanied by a detailed narrative. They only use these designations for 6th and 7th grades. For 8th-12th they go to numbered percentage grades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 E was "Exceeds Expectations" in elementary school for me (scale was E, M - meets expectations, U - unsatisfactory). Then, E was failing (scale was A,B,C,D,E) in Junior high. Then, E got dropped at my first high school and they went from A,B,C,D for passing to F for failing. Then, finally, at my boarding school for 10-12 grade, a D was failing, and there was nothing lower. College did A,B,C,D,F again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 wow, so much variation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Where I grew up, E was failing. (Of course, Quill lives near where I grew up.) We didn't have F's. We just stopped at E. It was failing the same as F elsewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 So weird, I've never heard of E used that way. It was always excellent or exceeds expectations. Around here there is only A, B, C, and F. Anything under 70 is considered failing. I didn't realize it varied so much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 So weird, I've never heard of E used that way. It was always excellent or exceeds expectations. Around here there is only A, B, C, and F. Anything under 70 is considered failing. I didn't realize it varied so much. Oh in my experience a 70 is a C - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I thought standard grading was: Passing grades: Outstanding (O) Exceeds Expectations (E) Acceptable (A) Failing grades: Poor (P) Dreadful (D) Troll (T) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 I thought standard grading was: Passing grades: Outstanding (O) Exceeds Expectations (E) Acceptable (A) Failing grades: Poor (P) Dreadful (D) Troll (T) Troll...LOL My younger kid once asked me what Z is. If that stands for "unteachable". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Troll...LOL My younger kid once asked me what Z is. If that stands for "unteachable". It stands for zombie. As in, you really need some braaaaaaaiiiiiins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 In my area it would be "exceeds expectations." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 E was Excellent or Exceeds Expectations when I was in school. We got those type grades in elementary and on non-graded extras like PE and band/music or things like conduct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I thought standard grading was: Passing grades: Outstanding (O) Exceeds Expectations (E) Acceptable (A) Failing grades: Poor (P) Dreadful (D) Troll (T) 😅. I would have gotten straight O's, if I could have taken Potions and Transfiguration, rather than Algebra 2 and Chemistry! (Don't be fooled by my Muggle birth.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 When I was in elementary school E was for Excellent. We were graded on E, S (satisfactory) or U (unsat). My intermediate and high schools used ABCDF. I recall, ages ago, hearing about some school districts changing the letter grades from ABCDF to ABCDE. I think the idea was to eliminate/reduce the negativity of "F is for Failure". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Anything under 70 is considered failing. I had a horrible PE teacher in middle school. She decided to give us a test--stand at the basketball free throw line and throw 10 free throws-- 10 A 9 A- 8-B- 7-C- 6-D- 5 or less F I think of this (unfortunately) every time a watch pro basketball players shot free throws and consider how many would perform at a below average or failing level in her class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I had a horrible PE teacher in middle school. She decided to give us a test--stand at the basketball free throw line and throw 10 free throws-- 10 A 9 A- 8-B- 7-C- 6-D- 5 or less F I think of this (unfortunately) every time a watch pro basketball players shot free throws and consider how many would perform at a below average or failing level in her class. We had that in gym class in high school. We had to swim and were graded on our dives. I got an A on my front dive a B on my back dive and a C on my front flip. It knocked me down a few spots in my class rank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Around here, Z is (or was, anyway) "never showed up for class". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) I have never heard of it as anything than Excellent. We are in the PNW, but I have attended or my kids attended: BM public Elementary, middle school, junior high, high school. Online public home school Umbrella home school Hybrid home school Secular private Religious private Special needs (IEP) in traditional school Special needs in therapeutic day school Edited March 21, 2017 by Tap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 You can likely search online and find the school's handbook. It would explain the grading structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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