Students on track following their freshman year (FOT) are almost 4 times more likely to graduate than off-track students!

Freshman on Track (FOT)

A 9th grader is on track to graduate if he/she/they has:

At least 5 credits by the end of the school year
No more than 1 semester failure(“E”) in a Core class (Eng, Math, Science, Social Studies)

District 228 Grading Scale

GPA Description Percentage Range

A 4.0 Superior 90%-100%

B 3.0 Above Average 80%-89%

C 2.0 Average 70%-79%

D 1.0 Below Average 60%-69%

E 0 No Credit Earned 59% -0%

How Semesters and Credits are determined

Semester 1

August through December

Semester 2

January through May

You must have the MINIMUM passing grade of 60% to earn credit(s). Credits are earned at the end of each semester - .5 credit for S1 and .5 credit for S2 for all grades at 60% or higher.

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