heartosunshine Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 My ds is going to a new charter school for 6th grade. We have not had a back to school night yet but I have a burning question! The grading scale is given on one of the papers that came home last week. A= 93-100, B= 85-92, C= 77-84, D= 69-76, F=68 and below Does anyone else have a non-traditional grading scale like this? What is the point & how will this translate if he goes to a different high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartosunshine Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ok, now I really want to email the teachers. The thing is, right now in 6th grade, it may not matter. But this is will be a K-12 school. So starting in 9th grade, it will matter. For example, say my ds gets 90's in all of his classes in 9th grade. At this school, that's a "B" average or 3.00 on his transcript. At most other high schools in the US, it would be an "A" average or 4.00 on the transcript. That could make the difference between getting into college or not, getting a scholarship or not, etc. Big difference!! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 That's the grading scale in our whole state. When students report GPA for scholarships, grading sales are also sometimes asked. This grading scale isn't outside the norm. It's also what was used when I was in high school in CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverland Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I don't know when these new grading scales came to use, but I find it to be fairly common now in public and private schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmgirlinwv Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 My dd is in private,Christian middle school. This is their grading scale as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 A grading scale by itself is utterly meaningless until you have a look at the actual assignments. I can design a test that is difficult and where extremely few people will even make an 70 - and I can design a test in the same subject, over the same material, where a large percentage of the class gets a 95. So, the only thing where a kid with a more stringent grading scale could be harmed in comparison with a kid from a school with a more lenient scale is if all assignments are absolutely identical. Unless you know that, you can not meaningfully compare students and grading scales form different schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 That is the grading school at my son's high school, too. We're in Illinois. I'm not sure if it's used throughout the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ok, now I really want to email the teachers. The thing is, right now in 6th grade, it may not matter. But this is will be a K-12 school. So starting in 9th grade, it will matter. For example, say my ds gets 90's in all of his classes in 9th grade. At this school, that's a "B" average or 3.00 on his transcript. At most other high schools in the US, it would be an "A" average or 4.00 on the transcript. That could make the difference between getting into college or not, getting a scholarship or not, etc. Big difference!! :glare: Grades matter, but universities and colleges will ask to see various test scores, activities, teacher recommendations and personal essays that give a fuller picture of your child. My two older kids did not get scholarships for grades but for test scores and activities (not sports). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momsquared Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 It's the same grading scale I have for my students and that is used at my kid's school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 The grading scale will be on the transcript so universities will know how it worked. My DH had that grading scale in high school. I also agree with regentrude's remarks about it being relative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartosunshine Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Wow, I had no idea this scale was so common. When I was in high school it was: A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 59 or under There are at least 2 other high schools in my area that use this scale. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) Ours was 92- or 94 - 100 for A when I was in school. I don't think I had one in which 90 and up was an A until I was in college. Edited September 2, 2011 by WordGirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 That was the grading scale in my school district growing up. It is very close to the one I use for my kids. It should be listed on the high school transcript so the colleges know. IMO, colleges are relying less and less on grades & more and more on "other" things (including standardized tests, essays, and "portfolios"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakerks Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 It doesn't seem strange to me. We used that grading scale when I was teaching public high school in the Richmond, VA area ('89-'97). I remember that when i was in school, the scale was this: A = 95 -100 B = 88 - 94 C = 81 - 87 D = 75 - 80 F = 74 and below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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