The GPA scale for Santa Fe Public Schools will remain the same as any other school in the state of New Mexico; grades from other schools will transfer to our system and our grades will transfer out. A GPA looks exactly the same in a traditional grading system and a standards-based system.

For transcript purposes, high schools will convert their standards-based grades to a traditional grading system as follows:

Grades will be converted to A, B, C, D or F for Grades 7-12 courses only. Student GPA will be calculated based on letter grades for courses which is consistent with how GPA is calculated normally. Course GPA will be calculated using the following conversion: A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, and F=0.0. GPA will continue to be weighted for AP classes, and will use the following conversion: A=5.0, B=4.0, C=3.0, D=2.0, and F=0.0.
Letter grades indicate the following:
1. An “A” means the student has completed proficient or advanced work on all course essential standards.
2. A “B” means the student has completed proficient work on almost all course essential standards.
3. A “C” means the student has completed proficient work on most of the essential standards and is progressing on standards and is not at significant risk of failing the next course in the sequence. The student can continue to the next course.
4. A “D” means the student is approaching proficient work on a majority of the course essential standards but is missing some important objectives and is at significant risk of failing the next course in the sequence.
5. An “F” means the student has not shown growth on a majority of the course essential standards and should not advance to the next course in the sequence.
Credit will be granted for grades D and above with appropriate GPA points attached to those grades.
Transfer students will receive credit for grades as they were recorded by the sending school. High school counselors will review incoming transcripts

Calculations in PowerSchool will assist the teacher in determining the final course grade. The three most recent scores for each individual standard are averaged. The resulting overall standard scores are averaged to produce the course proficiency score. The course proficiency score is then converted to a letter grade using the following scale: 0.00-1.49 = F; 1.50-1.99 = D; 2.00-2.49 = C; 2.50-2.99 = B; 3.00-4.00 = A.