Grading & Report Cards

This page provides families and students with clear, consistent, and transparent information about how grades are assigned, reported, and used to support learning in CCPS. It reflects both Board Policy and Superintendent’s Rules effective for the 2025–2026 school year.

Grading Philosophy

Equity & Transparency: Grades must be fair, consistent, and understandable across all schools.

Purpose of Grading: To communicate student achievement, guide instruction, and support learning.

Good Faith Effort Rule: No grade below 50% will be entered if a student demonstrates genuine effort on an assignment or assessment.

Interim Reports *

Sept. 29, 2025
Dec. 8, 2025
Feb. 23, 2026
May 11, 2026

Seniors will receive their last interims and report cards earlier as their last day of school is in May in preparation for graduation ceremonies.

Report Cards

Nov. 10, 2025
Feb. 2, 2026
April 20, 2026
June 22, 2026 (Subject to change based on the last day of school)

Report cards and interim reports are posted online in ParentVue and StudentVue accounts. Report cards are posted under the Grading and Attendance Reports in the desktop ParentVue program, and under the Documents menu in the ParentVue mobile app. If a parent does not see a report card posted for their child by the close of business on the above published date, they should contact their child’s school. Parents who want a paper copy of their child’s report card should call their child’s school.

* Note: Issuance of interim reports is not limited to published dates. Interim progress reports may be issued at any time and must be issued when a student is in danger of or is failing.

Reporting & Feedback

Grades updated every 10 business days.
Interim reports issued mid-quarter.
Report cards issued quarterly.
Feedback on individual assignments returned to students within 10 business days.

Work Habits Scale:

O – Outstanding
S – Satisfactory
N – Needs Improvement

Teachers have some discretion and latitude within parameters in devising a grading system and assigning students’ grades; however, such a system should be consistent. Teachers give students a course description that includes information on how grades are calculated.

Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, Grades 1-2

Prekindergarten

Prekindergarten students receive report cards two times a year.
Student performance is reported to parents using the following:

Consistently Demonstrating – indicates that the student is making appropriate progress toward mastery of the skill.
Developing – indicates that the student is making progress toward mastery of the skill, but at this time has partial understanding or inconsistent performance.
Not Yet Demonstrating the Skill – the student is not yet demonstrating the skill

A parent conference for students is scheduled in October.

Kindergarten, First, Second Grade

Students in kindergarten through second grade receive report cards four times a year.
Student performance is reported to parents using the following:

Consistently Demonstrating – indicates that the student is making appropriate progress towards mastery of the skill.
Developing – indicates that the student is making progress towards mastery of the skill, but at this time has partial understanding or inconsistent performance.
Needs Improvement – indicates that the student's progress is not satisfactory at this time.

A parent conference for students is scheduled in October.

Grading Scales

Grades:

M – Meets Expectations (84.5–100%)
P – Progressing (69.5–84.4%)
N – Needs Improvement (69.4% and below)

Performance Indicators:

In addition to marking achievement in the content areas, teachers are required to mark performance indicators for each content area on the report card. These performance indicators show how a student is performing on specific skills and strategies that fall within the content areas. This is indicated using the scale below:

3 – Mastery
2 – Partial Mastery
1 – Not Showing Mastery

Questions & Support

Grades 3-5

Grading Scales

Teachers evaluate the academic performance for each student four times a year using the following letter grades:

Grades:

A - (89.5–100%)
B - (79.5–89.4%)
C - (69.5–79.4%)
D - (59.5–69.4%)
F - (59.4% and below)
I - Incomplete

Performance Indicators:

3 - Mastery
2 - Partial Mastery
1 - Not Showing Mastery

A parent conference for elementary students is scheduled in October.

Homework Guidelines

Grading Categories & Weighting

Reassessment Opportunities

Make Up Work

Three days following an excused absence to complete missing work

In a block scheduled school, the three-day timeline begins the first day the student is back in that class; ex. Student is absent on Monday, which is an A-day and returns the following day. The three-day timeline would begin on Wednesday, which is the first time the student will see that teacher after returning from absence

For extended excused absences, school teams set clear deadlines for make-up work

For some assignments, students cannot be required to make up work if they missed the instruction within the class. In such a case the student should not receive any grade in the gradebook.

Students with unexcused absences may receive the work they missed but will not earn credit for assignments due during their absence. To earn grades or points, students must attend school regularly or provide a valid note when absent.

Questions & Support

Grades 6-12

Grading Scales

In middle and high school, student semester and final grades are computed by averaging numerical grades. Quarterly grades are calculated by obtaining a quarterly arithmetic average. In order to prepare grades for report cards, this average is translated into a letter grade.

Grades:

A - (89.5–100%)
B - (79.5–89.4%)
C - (69.5–79.4%)
D - (59.5–69.4%)
F - (59.4% and below)
I - Incomplete

Final Grades: Calculated by averaging numerical grades

Homework Guidelines

Grading Categories & Weighting

Reassessment Opportunities

Grade Replacement & Recovery

Weighted GPA (High School)

CCPS has a weighted grade system, giving students the opportunity to earn additional quality points for specified honors and advanced placement courses. The weighted grade point average is calculated and used to determine class rank and academic honors. (See the High School Program of Studies for additional information).

Honors: +0.5 for A, B, C

AP/Dual Enrollment/Early College: +1.0 for A, B, C

Make Up Work

Three days following an excused absence to complete missing work.

In a block scheduled school, the three-day timeline begins the first day the student is back in that class; ex. Student is absent on Monday, which is an A-day and returns the following day. The three-day timeline would begin on Wednesday, which is the first time the student will see that teacher after returning from absence

For extended excused absences, school teams set clear deadlines for make-up work.

For some assignments, students cannot be required to make up work if they missed the instruction within the class. In such a case the student should not receive any grade in the gradebook.