Letter Grade Calculation
Skyward uses the following steps to convert the grades shown for each content standard on the report
card into an overall course letter grade. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS SCORES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THE CALCULATION.
1. Convert 4-point trend grades to their 100-point equivalents. Skyward uses a 100-point scale
when performing calculations. A linear transformation is used to convert trend grades on a 4point scale to grades on a 100-point scale.
The table below shows the 100-point equivalents to each of the possible trend grades on the 4-point
scale.
4-Point
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Event Scores
100-Point
7.14
21.43
35.71
50.00
64.29
78.57
92.86
Equivalent
2. Average the Standard/Strand Trend Grades. The 100-point equivalents of the trend grades for
each standard/strand are averaged.
Example: Integrated Science 8 for third quarter (Q3)
A “/” indicates that the standard was not sufficiently addressed during that quarter to report a grade.
Strand: Physical Science
Standards
PS1 Forces: balanced and unbalanced
PS2 Properties of substances
PS3 Matter
PS4 Energy transfers and transformations
Strand: Earth Science
Q1
2
/
/
3
Standards
Q1
PS5 Motion of objects in the solar system
PS6 Earth and other bodies in the solar system
Strand: Life Science
3
2.5
Standards
Q1
PS7 Human body
Strand: Processes
2.5
Standards
Q1
PS8 Systems
PS9 Inquiry/Investigations
PS10 Models
PS11 Application
3.5
2.5
3.5
3
100-point
Equivalent
35.71
64.29
100-point
Equivalent
64.29
50.00
100-point
Equivalent
50.00
100-point
Equivalent
78.57
50.00
78.57
64.29
Note: The average is score is rounded to the second decimal place (hundredth place). Skyward therefore
would use 59.52 in any further calculations.
3. Determine a Letter Grade Using the Table Below. The average score is compared to the
different 100-point ranges to determine a letter grade.
The average score of 59.52 falls within the B- Letter range. This is the letter grade that would be
reported.
Letter Grade
A
B+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
Proficiency Scale Average
Upper Limit
Lower Limit
4.00
3.25
3.24
3.00
2.99
2.88
2.87
2.75
2.74
2.50
2.49
2.25
2.24
2.00
1.99
1.75
1.74
1.50
1.49
1.00
100-Point Scale Average
Upper Limit
Lower Limit
100.00
71.43
71.42
64.29
64.28
60.86
60.85
57.14
57.13
50.00
49.99
42.86
42.85
35.71
35.70
28.57
28.56
21.43
21.42
0.00
*Note: This would be the same letter grade I would arrive at if I averaged the original 4-point scores
*Email [email protected] (Director of Curriculum & Assessment) and [email protected]
(Curriculum & Assessment Specialist) if you have further questions about how Skyward calculates a
letter grade from the individual content standard scores.