<p>A standards based grading system is not the same as A=4, B=3, etc. It is entirely different. A 4 is exceeds standards, and a 3 is at standard, and my daughter’s teacher last year interpreted a 4 as going beyond what was taught. Under her view, a 100% in math was still a 3. It was almost impossible to get 4, and this was in a gifted program!</p>