Third Quarter Grades


Lake Forest High School uses a 9-week reporting system. Each report card will contain only two grades per semester – the 9-week grade and the final semester grade. At the end of the first 9- week period of each semester, the teacher will assign a mid-semester mark. This is a progress report of the student’s performance up to the time of the report. At the end of each semester, the teacher will assign a semester grade indicating the student’s achievement for the total semester of work. This semester grade will be recorded on the permanent record.  Letter grades are earned as follows:

A+     A special grade indicating unusually brilliant achievement.
A       An honor grade indicating high achievement.
B      An honor grade for achievement considered above normal in terms of the course          objectives.
C      The grade for achievement considered normal in reference to course objectives.
D      The grade for achievement considered below normal in reference to course objectives.
S       A mark indicating accomplishment of minimum objectives in a non-graded course.
U       Inability to meet minimum objectives in a non-graded course.
F        Failure to accomplish minimum objectives of a course.

Note: Plus (+) and minus (-) grades may be assigned to letters A through D. Plus (+) and minus (-) grades carry distinct weight when determining grade point average.
WF Withdrawal from a course, with failure.

I        Incomplete.
E      Excused, no credit.
W      Withdrawal from course.
P/NP Pass/No Pass - a grade option selected by seniors.

Honor Roll:
Honor rolls will be published following each semester.
The “High Honor Roll” is a listing of those students who have all “A’s” in full credited courses, no value is given to pluses (+) and minuses (-).
The “Honor Roll” is a listing of those students who have received an equal number of “A’s” and “B’s” or better and no grade lower than “B-”.

Grade Point Average:
Grade point average is cumulatively computed using weighted grades. Only grades from courses taken at Lake Forest High School will be included in this computation except as noted. No external credits will be included.  By policy, weighting of grades is done by administrative action after the teacher has assigned a letter grade. The weighted values of the grades do not affect the report card grades.  Grades in AP/Honor sections will have one-half point added when computing G.P.A. Grades in College Preparatory will be computed for G.P.A. without any change. The weighted grading system allows a full range of grades to be assigned at the Basic, College Preparatory and AP/Honors levels without penalizing students in AP/Honors courses who show relatively low achievement. Method of Computing Cumulative G. P. A.
Grade Point Average is figured at the end of each semester. Grade Point Average is cumulative.