<p>I think you will find a wide range of grading scales among high schools throughout the country that make camparisons like this pretty hard. Some schools use a point system, some use a grading system with 4.0 grading scale as the norm and 5.0 scale for AP or honors classes, some evidently use a 6.0 sclae for AP or Bac. courses. The only way the academies can really sort these differences out equitably is to use standardized test scores and evaluate the candidates class rank amongst his/her peers. Grading inflation is so rampant these days, and that issue appears to be even more apparant with schools that consider themselves more “competitive” than “others”. Your best bet is to concentrate on delivering the "best " file you can with the opportunities and choices that you have. In the end, no one elses stats matter to YOUR application. Good Luck.</p>