Grading
Grades, as such, are not stated in the first grade until second semester. There is no honor roll for this grade.
Students are issued a report card one week following the end of each nine-week period. Progress reports are completed by each teacher after the end of the fifth week.
Students in grades 2-4 are given number and letter grades. Students in grades 5-12 are given numerical grades on both report cards and permanent records. Credit is earned by semesters. Students must attend summer school to make up work failed. Any student in grades 9-12 failing a required subject must make up the credit before being admitted into the next grade level. It is the student's responsibility to make arrangements with the headmaster and/or counselor for summer instruction. A deadline will be imposed for correspondence courses.
At the discretion of the teacher, the first semester's grade can be withheld pending the completion of the second semester's work if unusual circumstances (prolonged illness, steady improvement in attitude and grades not quite sufficient to pass because of the poor beginning work) justify such action in a particular case. Student are advised that they will receive no more than they earn in all courses, both elective and required.
A student is not allowed to change or drop a course later than the end of the first week of the course. A course dropped later will be listed on the student's permanent record and report card with the notation "W" (Withdrew) or "WF" (Withdrew Failing).
The grading system is as follows:
A - 93-100
B - 83-92
C - 73-82
D - 65-72
F - below 65
*Note: The following values will be assigned for the purposes of computation for college admission:
100-90... 4 points
80-89..... 3 points
70-79..... 2 points
65-69..... 1 point
Semester average grades are determined by adding the first and second nine weeks numerical grade, doubling the sum, adding the semester exam, and dividing the result by five.
Students with no grades lower than an "A" are honored as "A Honor Roll" students. Similiarly, those with no grades lower than a "B" are "A - B Honor Roll" students. Conduct grades are included; handwriting grades are not included.