Grading Scale

This worksheet is for assigning letter grades based on a percentage scale. A typical percentage scale
is A>=90, 80<=B<90, 70<=C<80, 60<=D<70, F<60, with plus (+) and minus (-) used for the upper
or lower end of the range. For convenience, the table is set up to calculate the plus and minus grade
minimums, but you can manually enter these values instead. For the Gradebook to work correctly, the
Grading Scale below must remain ordered from lowest to highest.
- Note the difference between the chart used to assign final grades and the chart used to convert a
letter grade on a specific assignment to a percentage.

Grading Scale
Minimums Grade Frequency 4.5 Histogram
0.0% F 0 0.0%
4
60.0% D- 0 0.0%
63.0% D 0 0.0% 3.5
66.0% D+ 1 5.0% 3
70.0% C- 3 15.0% [42]

Frequency
2.5
73.0% C 4 20.0%
76.0% C+ 2 10.0% 2
80.0% B- 1 5.0% 1.5
83.0% B 4 20.0%
86.0% B+ 3 15.0% 1
90.0% A- 1 5.0% 0.5
93.0% A 1 5.0% 0
96.0% A+ 0 0.0% F D- D D+ C- C C+ B- B B+ A- A A+
100 Students: 20

Class Average (Mean)

80.10% B-

Median: 80.03% (the 50th percentile)

StDev: 7.56%

(Use this table as a guide to entering grades in the Gradebook worksheet)

Converting a Letter Grade to a Percentage
Grade Percent Performance
A++ 100% Perfect (or with extra credit)
A+ 98% Excellent
A 95% Excellent
A- 92% Excellent
B+ 88% Good
B 85% Good
B- 82% Good
C+ 78% Satisfactory
C 75% Satisfactory
C- 72% Satisfactory
D+ 68% Passing
D 65% Passing
D- 62% Passing
F 55% Failure

Percentiles [42]
p Percentile
90.0% 89.44% "90% of the students scored less than …"
65.0% 84.74%
35.0% 75.25%
10.0% 70.13%