The GPA system used in FBISD is referred to as a 100 Point Scale.  With this system, the 100 point scale is calculated by adding all of the semester averages earned by a student and dividing by semesters attempted. This method is considered the most accurate reflection of a student’s cumulative work.  The 100 point scale results in a more accurate Rank in Class (RIC). The 100 point scale can be converted  to the Four Point Scale which is the most common scale for college admissions, NCAA and scholarship applications.

In the calculation of GPA for RIC, certain advanced courses receive an additional weight as outlined below:

Example of a high school student’s grades:

Physics (on level) 86 = 86 points

English III AP  94 = 104 points (10 additional points added for AP)

US History Dual Credit  84 = 89 points (5 additional points added for Dual Credit)

Athletics 100 = 100 points

Choir 100 = 100 points

Pre-Cal Pre-AP 86 = 91 (5 additional points added for Pre-AP)

Journalism 94 = 94

Total points = 664 points divided by 7 = 94.8571429

If the student requires the GPA to be converted to a weighted 4.0 scale, the following banded range would be used for each semester course average and then divided by the number of semesters:

Using the grade range above, the student could convert the GPA as follows:

Physics- 86 = 3

English III AP- 94= 5

US History Dual Credit- 84= 3.5

Athletics- 100= 4

Choir- 100 = 4

Pre-Cal Pre-AP-86=3.5

Journalism-94=4

*Total points = 27 divided by 7 = 3.8571