Grades
Grading Scale
Kings High School uses the following grading system:
90 to 100 A = 4.0
80-89 B = 3.0
70-79 C = 2.0
60-69 D =1.0
Below 60 F = 0.0
I = Incomplete work; unable to assign grade until required work is completed.
Report Cards
Kings High School uses whole number percentages for all grades published on student report cards. Using the 40% - 40% - 20% rule for Quarter 1, Quarter 2 and Exams, a final average for the semester will be created.
To ensure that students provide a fair effort throughout an entire semester, credits will be awarded to students that pass two of the three elements used to calculate the final semester grade (Quarter 1/3, Quarter 2/4, Semester Exam).
Where (40% of 92) + (40% of 91) + (20% of 81) = 89.4 🡪 89 B
Weighted Grades & Cummulative GPA
Calculating Weighted GPA for Transcripts.
GPA is calculated on the semester final grades.
Semester averages are based on a 40%-40%-20% rule; meaning each quarter is 40% of the semester grade and the exam is 20% of the grade.
A student who receives a “D” in an Honors or Advanced Placement course does not receive any weight for the course.
The following grade point values apply when calculating cumulative GPA.
To Calculate GPA: The Semester percentage grade is changed to a letter grade. Then calculations are made by adding the point values for each grade together and dividing that total by the number of semester final grades. See example below.
Total of All Point Values = 51 & Number of Semester Grades =14
51 /14 = 3.642 WGPA
Junior High Grades on the
High School Transcript
Kings High School students have an opportunity to take courses in junior high that count towards high school credit. As students move up and begin their high school career; those credits will be placed on their permanent transcript and the corresponding grades will be reflected in their cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).
Transfer Student Grades
When students transfer into Kings High School from another school there is a process to translate grades from one school to another. High school credits and grades earned at previous schools will be used to create a Kings High School transcript following the protocol detailed below. It is important to note that this can result in a GPA that may be different from the previous school.
Final letter grades will be entered as the letter grade issued by your previous school.
Final percentages will be converted to letter grades using the KHS grading scale.
The KHS weighting system will be applied to all transfer grades. Honors classes are weighted by 0.5 and Advanced Placement classes are weighted by 1.0. CCP classes can be weighted to match the highest level class at KHS. Classes will be weighted only if the corresponding class at Kings has a weighted option.
If you transfer to KHS during the school year, grades at the previous school at the time of withdrawal may be used in calculating the grade earned at KHS.