Broward Grade Calculation
How Class and Exam Grades are Combined into a Final Grade in
Broward County, FL Public Schools.
©2006, 2008, Bob Beeman
Updated 2008-10-26 @ 20:27 EDT (UT-4)
Use the "Block" or "Rotator" schedule as appropriate for your school's schedule. Enter the
data and the quarter or semester grade calculated will be displayed.
Block Schedule
Quarter Grades
Broward County Schools
|
|---|
| Class
| Exam
| Quarter
|
|
|
|
A
|
| 24
| 8
| 32
|
|
|
Rotator Schedule
Semester Grades
Broward County Schools
|
|---|
| Q1/Q3
| Q2/Q4
| Exam
| Semester
|
|
|
|
| A |
| 12 | 12
| 8 | 32
|
|
|
A grade of "F*" is an F because of the 2/3 rule as explained below.
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Thanks to Marianella Estripeaut and Margaret Fennell for information on grade calculation
for schools on block schedules.
This page calculates grades using the same methodology as Broward County, FL Public Schools. Grade tables are below, followed by the calculation procedure.
Regardless of point values, if the "2/3" rule is violated, the final grade is "F".
Table 1
Grade Ranges
|
Percent
| Grade
|
| ≥ 90 | A
|
| ≥ 87 | B+
|
| ≥ 80 | B
|
| ≥ 77 | C+
|
| ≥ 70 | C
|
| ≥ 67 | D+
|
| ≥ 60 | D
|
| < 60 | F
|
| |
Table 2
Point Values of Grades
|
Grade
| Class
(Block) | Quarter
(Rotator) | Exam
|
| A | 24 | 12 | 8
|
| B+ | 18.6 | 9.3 | 6.2
|
| B | 18 | 9 | 6
|
| C+ | 12.6 | 6.3 | 4.2
|
| C | 12 | 6 | 4
|
| D+ | 6.6 | 3.3 | 2.2
|
| D | 6 | 3 | 2
|
| F | 0 | 0 | 0
|
| |
Table 3
Semester Grade
|
Points
| Grade
|
| ≥ 28 | A
|
| ≥ 24.5 | B+
|
| ≥ 20 | B
|
| ≥ 16.5 | C+
|
| ≥ 12 | C
|
| ≥ 8.5 | D+
|
| ≥ 5 | D
|
| < 5 | F
|
|
Note that
"≥" means "Greater Than or Equal to",
"<" means "Less Than".
Procedure:
- Block Schedule:
-
- TWO OUT OF THREE RULE
Regardless of anything below, any student with a class grade of "F" receives an "F"
for the quarter.
- Determine a letter grade for the class and the final/midterm exam using the normal
grade ranges in Table 1.
- Use Table 2 to assign a point value to the Class and Exam grade.
The possible point range
for the class grade is from zero through 24 points, while the exam contributes
from 0 to 8 points (25% of the total points).
- Total the points from the class and the exam.
- Find the letter grade corresponding to the above total in Table 3,
subject to the 2/3 rule.
- Rotator Schedule:
-
- TWO OUT OF THREE RULE
Regardless of anything below, any student with two (or three) out of the
three grades as "F" receives an "F" for the semester.
- Determine a letter grade for each quarter and the final/midterm exam using the grade
ranges in Table 1.
- Use Table 2 to assign a point value to each Quarter or Exam grade.
The possible point range
for the semester is from zero through 32 points. Each quarter contributes from
0 to 12 points (37.5% of the total points ), while the exam contributes from 0 to 8
points (25% of the total points).
- Total the points from the two quarters and the exam.
- Find the letter grade corresponding to the above total in Table 3,
subject to the 2/3 rule.
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