Grade (education) facts for kids
Grades are a teacher's evaluation of a student's performance. They are often letters (e.g. A, B, C, D, F,) or numbers (e.g. 1-10.), although in some countries they do not use either of these systems.
Letter grades are most commonly used in the United States and some others. The grades D or C are usually enough to pass.
Grades can also be on a number scale. Typically a midpoint score is a pass. Sometimes the numbers can go in descending order to indicate better performance.
A Grade Point Average, or GPA, takes the grade(s) of a student and assigns point values to them. These points are added up and divided to calculate the GPA.
Simple grades can be found with this formula:
The grade is the answer to that formula turned into a percent.
This is the type of grading the United States uses the most:
| Percent | Grade |
|---|---|
| 97%-100% | A+ |
| 93%-96% | A |
| 90%-92% | A- |
| 87%-89% | B+ |
| 83%-86% | B |
| 80%-82% | B- |
| 77%-79% | C+ |
| 73%-76% | C |
| 70%-72% | C- |
| 67%-69% | D+ |
| 63%-66% | D |
| 60%-62% | D- |
| 0%-59% | F |
