Our school is just the opposite of shortnuke’s. AP (and pre-AP) classes get a 10 point weighting to final grades for GPA calculations only. DE classes do not get any bonus. So all top students do the AP track and the next tier tend to mix AP and DE or focus on DE. This is a competitive large HS in Texas where class ranking often is the determining factor on college admission. Typical weighted GPA for top 10 students (top 1-1.5%) runs in the 103-106 range. Some students take summer school classes in non weighted requirements to exclude them from GPA as the non weighted required classes impact how high you can raise your overall score