Grading
Collegiate Academy uses a 4.0 weighted grading scale. All classes are honors or Advanced Placement. Because of the above-average ability of our student population and the high academic standard at Collegiate Academy, a grade point average of 4.0 or above is more than outstanding. While rank is indicated on each student's high school transcript, GPA is a more accurate indicator of student achievement.
Below is Collegiate Academy's grading system.
Honors
| 97–100 | 4.5 |
| 93–96 | 4.0 |
| 89–92 | 3.5 |
| 85–88 | 3.0 |
| 76–84 | 2.5 |
| 70–75 | 2.0 |
| 0–69 | 0 |
Advanced Placement
| 97–100 | 5.5 |
| 93–96 | 5.0 |
| 89–92 | 4.5 |
| 85–88 | 4.0 |
| 76–84 | 3.5 |
| 70–75 | 3.0 |
| 0–69 | 0 |
Other Grading Information
- The academic school year is divided into four quarters.
- Collegiate Academy runs and A/B block schedule.
- Grade point average includes all classes, not just core subjects.
- Collegiate Academy does not require community services, but students earn .5 credit for each 60 documented service hours that they perform.
- Advanced Placement weight is given to grades students earn in college classes.
How to Calculate GPA
- Look at percentage grade for course.
- Write grade point value; be sure to take only half for half-credit courses.
- Add all values.
- Divide by total credits for quarter.
Here's an example:
| Ceramics | 92 | 1/2 | one half of 3.5 = 1.75 |
| Piano | 98 | 1/2 | one half of 4.5 = 2.25 |
| Chorus | 97 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Biology | 93 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Spanish | 78 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Algebra | 91 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Civics | 81 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Language Arts | 93 | 1 | 4.0 |
| ------- | ------- | 7 | 25.0 |
25 divided by 7 = 3.57