How is Class Rank determined at your child's school?

MizzBee
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:24:07 +0000

At our high school, only freshman PE is taken out of the grading. It is based on weighted GPA. Honors classes are worth an extra .5 and AP and DE classes are worth an extra 1 point. Until this year, there were only 5 AP and 2 DE classes, but now there are 10 options.

We also give out Academic Honors based on unweighted GPA. It allows kids to be recognized whether they are in vocational training on non-college track. Those with honors wear chords at graduation.

The top 15 students are recognized in a Hall of Scholars photo and banquet, and each person gives a speech, but at graduation the speakers are class officers and an elected representative. Valedictorian is not recognized and our school does report rank to colleges.