GRADING

The establishment of grades 1-12 uniform grading policy in IPS assures that all administrative guidelines are
followed by all Certified Staff in determining letter grades according to grade-level appropriate academic
standards. The following grade scale will be:

Grade Percentage Value

to Grade
A 95-100
A- 92-94
B+ 89-91
B 84-88
B- 82-83
C+ 79-81
C 75-78
C- 73-74
D+ 71-72
D 67-70
D- 65-66
F 0-64

The establishment of the weighted grading policy for grades 9-12 assures that students are encouraged and
rewarded for taking higher level courses. The following grade scale will be used:

Grade Percentage Value AP/IB/DC Honors Regular

to Grade
A 95-100 5.0 4.5 4.0
A- 92-94 4.6 4.1 3.5
B+ 89-91 4.3 3.8 3.2
B 84-88 4.0 3.5 3.0
B- 82-83 3.7 3.2 2.8
C+ 79-81 3.4 2.9 2.5
C 75-78 3.0 2.5 2.0
C- 73-74 2.6 2.2 1.7
D+ 71-72 2.2 1.9 1.5
D 67-70 1.8 1.5 1.0
D- 65-66 1.4 1.0 0.5
F 0-64 0 0 0

Special Education students will be evaluated in accordance with each student’s Individualized Educational Program (IEP).

Some magnet option program students will be evaluated on the basis of their individual report card systems.