📊 Understanding GPA & Class Rank

🎓 Grading Scale – OCPS

Orange County Public Schools use a 0–100 grading scale:

• A = 90–100
• B = 80–89
• C = 70–79
• D = 60–69
• F = 0–59

📈 Grade Point Average (GPA)

• GPA is calculated each semester, but only final course grades count toward your official GPA.
• Students receive report cards four times per year. GPA is updated after each semester and recalculated at the end of the school year.
• Students receive both an unweighted GPA and a weighted GPA.

🧮 GPA Scale

• Unweighted GPA is used for graduation and course eligibility.
• Weighted GPA reflects the rigor of advanced coursework.

🏅 Cumulative GPA

• Based only on final grades.
• Calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by the total number of courses attempted.

🏆 Class Rank

• Calculated twice per year for juniors and seniors:
  • Fall (September)
  • Spring (February)
• Valedictorian and Salutatorian are determined based on the highest weighted GPA at the end of the 7th semester (February of senior year).
• All high school coursework is included, including:
  • Courses taken in middle school for high school credit
  • Online courses
  • Dual enrollment courses (if submitted before rank calculation)

📌 If multiple students have identical GPAs (to the third decimal), they will share the honor.