Quincy Middle School has selected a new method for computing honor roll this year.  In the past, students had to earn all A’s to be on the All A honor roll or all A’s and B’s to be on the All AB honor roll.  This meant that a student who received five A’s and a C+ was not on the honor roll.  After evaluating the high school’s system for selection of honor roll students, we have decided to use a system of grade point averages in our selection process.  Students having a grade point average of 3.5-4.0 would receive High Honors, and students having a grade point average of 3.0-3.49 would receive Honors.

To compute a grade point average in the middle school, we use a 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0, and 0 point scale for A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s and E’s respectively.  All core classes count as a full credit and each exploratory count as a half credit.  An example of computing a grade point average is below:

 Step 1:  Compute points earned in each class:

                                    Grade x Credit Value = Points earned for class

            Social Studies           A-        4.0 x 1 = 4.0
            ELA                             B         3.0 x 1 = 3.0
            Math                            C+       2.0 x 1 = 2.0
            Science                       B-       3.0 x 1 = 3.0
            Exploratory 1              B-        3.0 x ½ = 1.5
            Exploratory 2              A         4.0 x ½ = 2.0

 Step 2:  Add up all points earned in classes and divide by the total credit value:

             4.0 + 3.0 + 2.0 + 3.0 + 1.5 + 2.0 = 15.5 points

            15.5 credits points ÷ 5 credits = 3.1 GPA

 This student would be receiving Honors for his performance and be placed on the honor roll.
 

Honor Roll - 5th Marking Period