This page is designed to help you understand how the middle school grading system works. If students and parents check grades frequently and keep up with grades, students will be more successful.
Feel free to talk to me at any time to review your grades. I do my best with accuracy, but occasionally I make an error. It is important to work together on this. Keep your work as evidence of your grade on a specific assignment. I do not throw away any student work during a trimester. If there is a question about a grade, we will work together to get to the solution.
In middle school, students earn letter grades of A, B, C, D, or F in each class based on a standards-driven curriculum. This is a change from elementary school, where students receive standards-based report cards.
Letter grades have the following numerical values:
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = 0-59%
A point grading system is the easiest and most frequently used approach. This absolute grading system is based on the idea that grades should reflect mastery of specific knowledge and skills. The teacher sets the criteria (total points) for an activity and students earn points relative to their level of accomplishment. The importance of each assignment, activity, or test is reflected in the points allocated. For example, the teacher may decide that assignments will be worth 10 points, an art project 25 points, and tests 100 points. At the end of the grading period, Powerschool adds up the earned points and assigns a grade according to a pre-established range of points (e.g. 350-400 points earns an A).
In Powerschool, a “Missing” indicator means that the work was not turned in or completed.