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In 2020-21, a school’s grade may include up to 11 components. There are four (4) achievement components, as well as components for learning gains, learning gains of the lowest 25% of students, middle school acceleration, graduation rate, and college and career acceleration.
In 2023-24, a school’s grade may include up to twelve (12) components. There are five (5) achievement components and four (4) learning gains components, as well as components for middle school acceleration, graduation rate, and college and career acceleration.
Explore the ins and outs of the United States grading system, from high school to college, including GPA calculations, grade comparisons, and special considerations.
School grades provide an easily understandable metric to measure the performance of a school. Parents and the general public can use the school grade and its associated components to understand how well each school is serving its students.
School grades provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school. Parents and the general public can use the school grade and its components to understand how well each school is serving its students. Schools are graded A, B, C, D, or F. Each school is graded based on the components for which it has sufficient data.
Parents and the general public can use the school grade and its components to understand how well each school is serving its students. Schools are graded A, B, C, D, or F. Components: In 2020-21, a school’s grade may include up to eleven components.
The GPA scale converts the letter and/or percent grades your school gives you into a decimal, typically ranging from 0.0 to 4.0, and then uses those decimals to calculate a single summary number. Your GPA is one of the most important pieces of your college application.
