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Questions asked 2. How do you view/reconcile the variation among schools’ grading scales? Are you seeing any trends in these?<br>
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Questions asked 3. How do you compare the rank of a student from one school to the rank of a student from any/every other?<br>
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Questions asked 4. Do you care how any given school weights its honors/AP classes? Does the GPA scale matter in any way to you or your institution?<br>
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Questions asked 5. How important is NHS in the admissions/scholarship process? What happens when a school does not belong to NHS?<br>
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Questions asked 6. What should our parents/students be most concerned about when applying to your school?<br>
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School Profile Unanimous: “Yes, it definitely matters…it offers great insight…very helpful…for all the reasons you would expect – context! Of course, no way for us to know anything about your school if we aren’t familiar with your profile.”<br>
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Grading Scale Consensus: Great variation in grading scales across the country. (NOTE: especially in NJ)
No significant trends noted.
The 10-point scale is not the norm.<br>
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Comparative Grading Scales of Local Schools Haddonfield - 93-100 (8-pt. scale)
Bishop Eustace - 93-100 (8-pt. scale)
Paul VI - 93-100 (8-pt. scale)
Camden Catholic - 93-100 (8-pt. scale)
Gloucester Catholic - 93-100 (8-pt. scale)<br>
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Comparative Grading Scales of Local Schools Eastern - 92-100 (9-pt. scale) NOTE: 64 and below = F
Audubon - 92-100 (9-pt. scale) NOTE: 64 and below = F
Collingswood - 92-100 (9-pt. scale) NOTE: 64 and below = F
Lindenwold - 92-100 (9-pt. scale) NOTE: 64 and below = F
W. Deptford - 92-100 (9-pt. scale) NOTE: 64 and below = F<br>
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Comparative Grading Scales of Local Schools Gateway - 93-100 (A), 83-92 (B), 73-82 (C), 65-72 (D), 64 and below = F (Scale: 8, 10, 10, 8)
Haddon Hts. - 93-100 (A), 83-92 (B), 73-82 (C), 65-72 (D), 64 and below = F (Scale: 8, 10, 10, 8)<br>
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Comparative Grading Scales of Local Schools Cherry Hill East/West 90-100 (10-pt. scale) NOTE: 59 and below = F
Paulsboro - 90-100 (A), 80-89 (B), 70-79 (C), 65-69 (D), 64 and below = F (Scale: 11, 10, 10, 6)<br>
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Comparative Grading Scales of Local Schools *Pitman - 93-100 (A), 85-92 (B), 75-84 (C), 70-74 (D), 69 and below = F (Scale: 8, 8, 10, 5) *Only school with same DFG as HTHS<br>
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Weight / GPA / Rank<br>
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Grade Points (GP):
A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0 So, as Grade Points increase by 1, Quality Points increase by the number of credits. Key Terms Quality Points (QP):
(Grade Points)(Number of Credits) Ex. 1- Student earns a 'B' in a 5 credit course:
(3)(5) = 15 Quality Points Ex. 2- Student earns an 'A' in a 5 credit course:
(4)(5) = 20 Quality Points<br>
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Ex: Regular 5 cr. Courses - 10 A's, 13 B's
Weighted 5 cr. Courses - 2 A's, 3 B's, 1 C QP's: (12)(5)(4) + (16)(5)(3) + (1)(5)(2) = 490 Tot. Credits: 145 Total Non-A Weighted Credits: 20 Total Weighted A Credits: 10<br>
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Weighted GPA Formula (broken down): Unweighted
GPA QP's raised for Non-A weighted courses GPA raised for A's in weighted courses This can never
exceed 4.0 A fixed denominator
is used to encourage
students to take
courses of interest.<br>
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Other systems Our system In other systems, students put themselves at an advantage by increasing their weighted credits and decreasing their total credits. In our system, students are encouraged to take courses of interest since the left side of the expression cannot exceed 4.0 and all weighted A’s have a constant factor applied.<br>
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Student 1:
End of senior year
All 5 cr. courses Non-Weighted Grades- 14 A’s
Weighted Grades- 12 A’s, 3 B’s Student 2:
End of senior year
All 5 cr. courses Non-Weighted Grades- 16 A’s
Weighted Grades- 12 A’s<br>
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Weight / GPA / Rank Consensus Colleges/Universities do not care how we weight our classes. Do/can not compare rank of students in school A to rank of students in school B. “Decisions never come down to simple numbers.” (NJ: 4.0 - 13.0) e.g. Florida, Lake Wobegone<br>
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NHS Not important! “We don’t even look at it at all anymore.” “It’s just a point of distinction for the students and parents to be proud of….no money on or off the table because of it.” “Nothing to do with our decision-making process.” “We don’t even think about it – I’ve never worked in a school that did.” 3 schools professed to give automatic scholarship money for NHS: Union College (Nebraska), Albright College, and Washington College (Md.). Washington is the only one that still honors this - $15,000/year. NOTE: Will honor HTHS as a replacement! Great news…more inclusive (2x-3x).<br>
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NHS Some schools our students have been accepted to since dropping NHS at HTHS: o Bryn Mawr College
o NYU
o Georgetown University
o University of the Arts
o Johns Hopkins University
o Muhlenberg College
o George Washington University
o Franklin & Marshall o Bucknell University
o University of Notre Dame
o Vassar College
o University of Pennsylvania
o American University
o Gettysburg College
o Haverford College<br>
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What should our parents/students be most concerned about when applying to your school? “Course selection… much less focused on numbers.”
“Working hard in school… being cooperative and good citizens. Be true to values (i.e. authentic).”
“Take the most challenging curriculum in which you can be successful.”
“Consistent effort in rigorous programs. Growth mindset… adaptable/coachable.”
“Appropriate, rigor and balance. Do two or three things well - we value the work.”<br>
