The high school marking system is based upon numerical grades.

93-108 A (Outstanding) Incomplete* I

85-92 B (Above average) Pass/Proficient P

76-84 C (Average) Fail F

70-75 D (Below average) Satisfactory S

Below 70 F (Failing) Withdrawal W

Withdrawal Failing WF

*Students will be allowed two weeks to make up an incomplete grade.

Certain courses are weighted using a percentage multiplier. Courses designated as “honors” will have 5% of the earned grade added to the grade. Courses designated as Advanced Placement (AP) or Project Lead the Way (PLTW) will have 8% of the earned grade added to the grade, with the exception of PLTW Computer Science Essentials which is an unweighted, introductory level course.

Mid-term exams are required for each course.

Final exams and final exam exemptions are given by teacher preference. If exemptions are allowed by a teacher, students must have a 93% or higher average for the year.

Grade point average (GPA) is a summative average of course grades. Only courses completed in grades 9-12 are included in a grade point average. To calculate a quarterly GPA, multiply each grade value by the number of credits the course was worth. Add these values together. Divide the total by the total number of credits that were taken. 

The courses offered at Lakeland Junior Senior High School are designed and taught on a full year or semester schedule depending on the course. As such, students are scheduled and committed for the full length of the course in order to earn one credit for full year courses and one-half credit for semester courses. There is no provision to allow a student to earn partial credit for partial completion of a course. As per Board Policy, students are required to carry a minimum of 7 credits, so courses can only be dropped when a replacement course is available. Students will be responsible to complete missed work in the new course. This should be considered when students are requesting scheduling changes later in the year. 

Students may add or drop courses for the first 10 days of the semester in which the course begins. 

If a class is dropped after the end of the 10 day mark, there will be a “W” mark on your transcript denoting a Withdrawal. 

After the end of the first quarter of the course, any courses dropped with a failing grade will result in a grade of “WF” on your transcript denoting a Withdrawal Fail. A WF does impact eligibility in extracurricular activities, but does not impact GPA. Please note that in the case of a semester course the first full quarter of the course would be at the conclusion of the 23rd day of class. 

Exceptions: With administrator and teacher approval, courses may be dropped or changed on a case by case basis. If you feel you have an extenuating circumstance or scheduling error, please contact us in the office to discuss a course change. Administration also reserves the ability to remove students from courses. A WF will make a student ineligible for PIAA sports and extracurricular activities until the next grading period. 

• A student must satisfactorily complete three (3) required courses in order to progress from grade 9 to grade 10. 

• A student must satisfactorily complete a total of ten (10) credits cumulatively in order to progress from grade 10 to grade 11. 

• A student must satisfactorily complete a total of seventeen (17) credits cumulatively in order to progress from grade 11 to grade 12.