Credit, Grading & GPA

Earning Credit

Students earn credit by passing courses with at least a 60% (D). Credits are calculated at the end of the each semester. Each semester course is worth 0.5 credit. 

Grading Scale

WHS utilizes the following grading scale. There are opportunities for students to take weighted/honors courses. Students receive a 1.0 increase on all honors courses.

Grade Percentage Unweighted Weighted
GPA GPA
A 90-100% 4.00 5.00
B+ 87-89% 3.33 4.33
B 80-86% 3.00 4.00
C+ 77-79% 2.33 3.33
C 70-76% 2.00 3.00
D+ 67-69% 1.33 2.33
D 60-66% 1.00 2.0
F <60% 0.00 0.00

Graduation Honors Latin System

Students who earn the following cumulative GPA's after 7 semesters worth of coursework, are eligible to be recognized by our Honors Latin System. Students who earn one of these honors wear a stoll at graduation to recognize this honor

Summa Cum Laude: 4.25 GPA and above
Magna Cum Laude: 4.00-4.24 GPA
Cum Laude: 3.75-3.99 GPA

Calculating GPA

The grade point average (GPA) is calculated by adding the grade point values of the semester grades earned by the student and then dividing by the total number of credit-bearing courses the students took that semester. GPA is calculated at the end of each semester. The cumulative GPA is the student's GPA that is calculated over their entire high school career.