Grade Point Average

Two cumulative GPAs are calculated: Unweighted GPA and Weighted GPA. All GPAs are calculated on a 4.0 scale. 

Through the end of junior year, GPAs are calculated based on final grades for completed courses. Courses in progress are also listed on the transcript, without a grade. After the first semester of senior year is completed, a seventh-semester GPA is calculated for seniors only that is used for year-end awards and reported to colleges on the mid-year transcript. The seventh-semester GPA includes final grades for completed first semester senior courses and first semester grades for full-year senior courses in progress. 

Grades from courses taken at other high schools are not included in the Staples GPAs; transfer transcripts are attached to the Staples transcript as separate documents. 

Algebra 1, Geometry, and world languages courses taken by middle school students at the middle schools are not be listed on a student’s Staples transcript. For the class of 2026, Algebra 2 Honors taken by middle school students at the high school will appear on the Staples transcript with a grade and will receive credit. Starting with the class of 2027, Algebra 2 Honors taken by middle school students will not be listed on a student’s Staples transcript or receive credit. 

Starting with the class of 2026, students who have attended another high school and transferred to Staples will have the courses taken at the other high school(s) listed on the Staples transcript under the heading of the previous school’s name.  The name of each course from the previous high school(s) will be listed on the Staples transcript along with “Transfer” (e.g., “Transfer English 9” or “Transfer Algebra 2”). A pass/fail grade will be listed for each course from the previous school as well as the credit earned; course letter grades from the previous school(s) are not listed on the Staples transcript nor included in the Staples GPAs. Transfer transcripts, including the final letter grades from the previous school(s), are attached to the Staples transcript as separate documents. Courses taken in middle school will not be given transfer credit or listed on the student’s Staples transcript. 

Transfer credit is reviewed by a school counselor and/or director of school counseling at the time of registration and applied in accordance with Staples graduation requirements. 

Once a student enrolls at Staples, courses taken at other high schools for acceleration or enrichment are not listed on the Staples transcript. 

Staples does not assign class rank. 

Click here for a video: Understanding the Report Card, Transcript, and GPA.

Unweighted GPA: The Unweighted GPA includes grades in all courses taken at Staples, including academic, elective, and Health & Physical Education courses. Grades are not weighted and are assigned values according to the chart below: