Grading and Report Cards

  • In order for HISD students to be promoted to the next grade level, they must show that they have learned what the State of Texas requires of all public school children. HISD “Promotion Standards” generally include classroom grades and a local or state test. Details about the standards are available online through your child’s school.
     
    Grading and Report Cards  2012–2013
     
    Academic Subjects Conduct
    90–100 = excellent E = excellent
    80–89 = good; above average S = satisfactory
    75–79 = satisfactory; average P = poor; below average
    70–74 = passing; below average U = unsatisfactory
    below 70 = unsatisfactory; failing
     
    Grade Classification

    In high school, a student’s total credits determine the student’s classification—i.e., what grade level or “year” the student is in. Board of Education policy concerning classification is described in HISD Board Policy EIE(LOCAL).
     
    Credits Earned Classification (year)
    0–5.5 grade 9 (freshman)
    6–11.5 grade 10 (sophomore)
    12–17.5 grade 11 (junior)
    18 or more grade 12 (senior)
    Grades and Extracurricular Activities
     
    Under the state’s “no pass/no play” law, eligibility for participation in extracurricular activities during the first six weeks of the school year is determined by a student’s grades from the final grading cycle of the previous school year or the number of credits earned during the previous school year. After the first six weeks, a student who receives a grade lower than 70 (or the equivalent) in any academic course is ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities during the first three school weeks of the next grading period. During that time the student may continue to practice or rehearse with other students but may not take part in any competition or public performance
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    Nine-Week Grading Periods (used in elementary schools and certain secondary schools)
    First Grading Period: August 27 to October 19

     
    Second Grading Period: October 22 to December 21
    Third Grading Period: January 8 to March 22
    Fourth Grading Period: March 25 to June 6
     
    Elementary schools (and certain secondary schools) send report cards to parents four times during the year, shortly after the end of each nine-week grading period: October 26, January 11, March 28, and June 6 (elementary and middle schools) and June 14 (high schools).