The standard recommended grading scale at Milwaukee Lutheran High School is as follows:

A  4.000 (95-100)

A-  3.667 (93,94)

B+  3.333 (91,92)

B   3.000 (87-90)

B-  2.667 (85,86)

C+  2.333 (83,84)

C   2.000 (79-82)

C-  1.667 (77,78)

D+  1.333 (75,76)

D   1.000 (72-74)

D-   0.667 (70, 71)

E    0.00  (Credit received based upon effort)

F    0.00  (69-0)

Students are academically evaluated every six weeks by each of their teachers. Grades are based upon the student’s cumulative performance at the end of each grading period. Students will be given a Progress Report from each teacher with whom they have a class. Progress Reports are different from a report card in that instead of just receiving one grade per course, each Progress Report is a one-page summary of the student’s performance to date (i.e. the report will list all test, quiz, and project grades, as well as contain comments regarding the student’s efforts). Parents and students more clearly understand the specifics behind the grade that is earned using this method. We believe that appropriate and timely communication for both our students and their parents is essential to maximizing the potential of each student.

Semester grades are the only grades which appear on a student’s permanent transcript record. A student’s cumulative grade point average consists of all grades received from courses taken by the student. Students may retake a course to improve their grade but credit will only be awarded one time for taking the course. In this case, the original grade will be recorded as an audit (AUD on the transcript) and the new grade will be placed on the permanent transcript.