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

ucbalumnus
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:50:18 +0000

Re: #56

That system may discourage students from taking additional non-honors/AP courses if they are competing for rank. For example, if two students have the same course load of honors/AP courses and get the same grades in them, but one also had an additional course like PE/sports, auto shop, arts, etc., then the one with the additional course would be penalized in the weighted GPA calculation.

For class rank, it would be better if grade points, not grade point average were used, with weightings assigned appropriately (e.g. more weight for more difficult courses, reduced weight for non-academic courses). That way, additional courses will help, not hurt, a student in class rank.