WEIGHTED GRADES & CLASS RANK
The Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education approved this system for determining class rank. Below is an explanation of the system that began for students in the class of 2005.
• Class rank will be calculated by a class rank points system.
• The weighted grades system will remain the same.
• The transcript will continue to show a student’s GPA as un-weighted and weighted.
• Each course that a student takes will be assigned class rank points. This is determined by the grade that the student receives in the course and the number of credit hours earned. (see charts below)
• Weighted courses will receive more class rank points than un-weighted courses.
• Class rank will be determined by the total of a student’s class rank points and will be placed in order from highest total to lowest total.
• A cap of 280 hours would be placed on class rank points. This cap is figured on a student taking 7 courses for the 8 semesters of high school.
• If a student has earned more than 280 hours, the courses with the lowest grades and hours would be dropped. These grades will still be figured as part of the student’s GPA.
• Courses taken pass/fail will not receive any points in the class rank points system.
• It is possible to have a higher GPA than another student and still be ranked lower because of the number of classes that student has taken.
• The class rank points system rewards students for taking weighted courses as well as a full schedule of classes.
• The class of 2005 was the first class to use only the class rank points system for calculating class rank.
Class Rank Points for 5 Credit Courses
GRADE REGULAR WEIGHTED
POINTS POINTS
A |
4.0 |
5.0 |
B+ |
3.5 |
4.5 |
B |
3.0 |
4.0 |
C+ |
2.5 |
3.5 |
C |
2.0 |
3.0 |
D+ |
1.5 |
1.5 |
D |
1.0 |
1.0 |
F |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Class Rank Points for 2.5 Credit Courses
GRADE REGULAR WEIGHTED
POINTS POINTS
A |
2.0 |
2.5 |
B+ |
1.75 |
2.25 |
B |
1.5 |
2.0 |
C+ |
1.25 |
1.75 |
C |
1.0 |
1.5 |
D+ |
0.75 |
0.75 |
D |
0.5 |
0.5 |
F |
0.0 |
0.0 |