Quick Links
- General Laws Conversion Table (2024) [PDF]
- Florida Statutes Definitions Index (2024) [PDF]
- Table of Section Changes (2024) [PDF]
- Preface to the Florida Statutes (2024) [PDF]
- Table Tracing Session Laws to Florida Statutes (2024) [PDF]
- Index to Special and Local Laws (1971-2024) [PDF]
- Index to Special and Local Laws (1845-1970) [PDF]
- Statute Search Tips
1997 Florida Statutes
High school grading system.
232.2463 High school grading system.--The grading system and interpretation of letter grades used in public high schools shall be as follows:
(1) Grade "A" equals 94 percent through 100 percent, has a grade point average value of 4, and is defined as "outstanding progress."
(2) Grade "B" equals 85 percent through 93 percent, has a grade point average value of 3, and is defined as "above average progress."
(3) Before the 1997-1998 school year, grade "C" equals 75 percent through 84 percent, has a grade point average value of 2, and is defined as "average progress." For the 1997-1998 school year and each year thereafter, grade "C" equals 77 percent through 84 percent, has a grade point average value of 2, and is defined as "average progress."
(4) Before the 1997-1998 school year, grade "D" equals 65 percent through 74 percent, has a grade point average value of 1, and is defined as "lowest acceptable progress." For the 1997-1998 school year and each year thereafter, grade "D" equals 70 percent through 76 percent, has a grade point average value of 1, and is defined as "lowest acceptable progress."
(5) Before the 1997-1998 school year, grade "F" equals zero percent through 64 percent, has a grade point average value of zero, and is defined as "failure." For the 1997-1998 school year and each year thereafter, grade "F" equals zero percent through 69 percent, has a grade point average value of zero, and is defined as "failure."
(6) Grade "I" equals zero percent, has a grade point average value of zero, and is defined as "incomplete."
For the purposes of class ranking, school districts may exercise a weighted grading system.
History.--s. 5, ch. 87-329; s. 2, ch. 95-173; s. 9, ch. 97-2.