GPA & RANK
Grade Point Average (GPA)
 What is GPA?
 Average of grades in classes one took for high school
credit.
 Why is GPA important?
 Colleges and scholarship programs will require that
one has a certain GPA prior to offering admission
and/or awarding financial aid.
 The higher the GPA, the better
 Goal is to stay above a 3.0
 Below 3.0 is okay, one will just need to work more closely
with his/her College Counselor in the college and
scholarship application process
GPA
 GPA will be calculated at the end of each
semester
 There are two types of GPA – weighted and
unweighted
 Weighted GPA – 5.o scale
 Unweighted GPA – 4.0 scale
 Both types of GPA will be reported at the top
of scholar’s transcript
Uplift Grading Scale
On a 100 scale
On a 4.0 scale
A+
100-97
4.0
A
96-93
4.0
A-
92-90
3.7
B+
89-87
3.3
B
86-83
3.0
B-
82-80
2.7
C+
79-77
2.3
C
76-63
2.0
C-
72-70
1.7
F
69 and below
0.0
Unweighted GPA
 Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale)
 Sum of the unweighted grade points divided by
the total number of semester courses.
 Raw score – all courses are equal
Calculating Unweighted GPA
Use the grading scale to see how many points were
earned for each class PER SEMESTER
 Example: AP English (SEM 1) = 90 = A- = 3.7 points
 Unweighted GPA = Total of ALL points / Total # of
classes
Weighted GPA
 Weighted GPA
 Points are added for higher level courses
 To weigh the GPA, the semester grade in each course is
added to the course weight. All courses are added and
divided by the total number of courses in order to get the
weighted GPA.
 Weightings are based on the following scale:
 Advanced Placement (AP) / International Baccalaureate (IB)
–1
 Dual Credit/Pre-AP/Honors – 0.5
 All other courses - 0
Calculating Weighted GPA
 Weighted GPA (5.0 scale)
 Add 0.5 to each Honors/Pre-AP/Dual Credit course
 Example:
Pre-AP Chemistry (SEM 1) = 88 = B+ = 3.3 + 0.5 = 3.8
points
 Add 1.0 to each AP/IB Course course
 Example:
AP English (SEM 1) = 90 = A- = 3.7 + 1.0 = 4.7 points
Weighted GPA = Total of ALL points / Total # of classes
Sample Calculation
Year
9th
Class
S1
Unweighted
Points
Weighted
Points
Communication Applications
Algebra I
82
2.7
2.7
Biology
84
3.0
3.0
World Geography
85
3.0
3.0
PE
88
3.3
3.3
Spanish I Pre-AP
87
3.3
3.8
Theology (Local Credit)
88
X
X
English I
82
2.7
2.7
Reading Applications
76
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.6
GPA
Ranking Policy
 Rank = order of students within their grade level
 Calculated using all semester grades and is
based on weighted GPA
 The following courses are not included in GPA:
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Local Credit Courses (AVID/College Skills/RTC)
Courses taken as Pass/Fail
Repeat Credits (the first try = local credit)
HS Credits earned in middle school
Credit by exam courses
Summer school courses that are not on the Uplift
approved course list
Communication of Rank
 We will communicate the following to
students/families:
 Students in top 25% will know their EXACT rank
 Students below top 25% will know quartile only
 Counselors will communicate rank through school
report forms and individual letters for the top 25%
ONLY
 For students who are not in top 25%, counselors will
note: “Not ranked by Uplift”
 NUMERIC RANK WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED ON
TRANSCRIPTS
 Transcript will show: Valedictorian/Salutatorian/Top
10%/Top 25%
Valedictorian & Salutatorian
 Graduating seniors with the highest and second highest
cumulative weighted GPA, as determined at the end of the
eighth semester grading period, and carried out three
decimal places, will be eligible to serve as the Valedictorian
and Salutatorian respectively.
 In the event of a tie for Valedictorian, the students will
share the honor and there will be no salutatorian
designated.
 Valedictorian and Salutatorian eligibility requires
attendance at Uplift high school for 6 consecutive
semesters proceeding graduation.
 A student who is in violation of school code, honor code, or
has criminal charges may be deemed ineligible to
represent the school as the valedictorian or salutatorian
Road to College Team
 Dean of College Prep/College Counselor
 Ms. Clendening: aclendening@uplifteducation.org
 Ms. Clendening oversees all Road to College initiatives
(academic and college related). She will lead scholars
through the college application process!
 Academic Counselor
 Ms. Morales: ymorales@uplifteducation.org
 Ms. Morales supports all 9th and 10th grade scholars in
order to help them stay on track academically and meet
their goal of graduating on time with the best grades
possible. She is also very knowledgeable about
community service!
Q & A
 Questions? Comments? Concerns?
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