Student Grades
Letter Grade Percentage:
A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F Below 60
*I = Incomplete. Incompletes become an “F” after 10 days. The student has 10 days from the last day of the report period to make up work to get the incomplete rectified. *Percentage grades are not rounded up (e.g.: 89.5% = 89.5%).
Honor Roll
Quarterly: Students will be recognized during the first three quarters of the school year for making honor roll based on their unweighted GPA as follows:
Highest Honor: 4.0
High Honors: 3.6 - 3.99
Honors: 3.3 – 3.59
End of the Year Honors
At the conclusion of the school year, End of Year Honors will be determined based on the student’s weighted GPA and identified on the student’s transcript that is mailed home at the end of the school year as follows:
Academic Highest Honors: 4.8+
Academic High Honors: 4.4-4.79
Academic Honors:4.0-4.39
Academic Achievement: 3.5-3.99
*Students must take a minimum of 6.0 credits each year in order to maintain status as a full-time student at Peters Township High School. A student must be a full-time Peters Township High School student & not carry any incompletes to be considered for academic honors during any given year.
Graduation Honors
For graduation, students will be recognized for academic achievement as follows:
Cum Laude: weighted cumulative GPA 4.0 to 4.39
Magna Cum Laude: weighted cumulative GPA 4.4 to 4.79
Summa Cum Laude: weighted cumulative GPA 4.8 and higher
*Students graduating with the Summa Cum Laude honor and having a weighted GPA of 5.0 or higher will be further recognized as PT Scholars. At least half of the total credits earned must be from Peters Township High School for a student to qualify as a PT Scholar.