GPA & Class Rank

5.0 GPA Scale

The Coppell High School grade point average (GPA) is on a weighted 5.0 grade point scale. Grade points are assigned to each semester grade as follows. Any semester grade below a 70 is averaged into a learner’s GPA with “0” grade points.

Grades

Level 4

Eligible Advanced Place (AP), some International Baccalaureate (IB), and other designated courses shall be categorized and weighted as Level IV courses

Level 3

Eligible honors courses, dual credit courses, some IB courses, and other designated courses shall be categorized and weighted as Level III courses

Level 2

All other eligible courses not categorized and weighted as Level II courses

Level 1

Eligible local credit courses shall be categorized and weighted as Level I courses

97-100 (A+)

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.0

94-96 (A)

5.8

5.3

4.8

3.8

90-93 (A-)

5.6

5.1

4.6

3.6

87-89 (B+)

5.4

4.9

4.4

3.4

84-86 (B)

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.2

80-83 (B-)

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.0

77-79  (C+)

4.8

4.3

3.8

2.8

74-76  (C)

4.6

4.1

3.6

2.6

71-73 (C-)

4.4

3.9

3.4

2.4

70 (D)

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.2

69 & Below

0

0

0

0

4.0 GPA Scale

Many colleges and universities request a 4.0 GPA on transcripts. We also include a weighted 4.0 Scale. Below is the conversion table for those grades.

Grades

Level 4

Eligible Advanced Place (AP), some International Baccalaureate (IB), and other designated courses shall be categorized and weighted as Level IV courses

Level 3

Eligible honors courses, dual credit courses, some IB courses, and other designated courses shall be categorized and weighted as Level III courses

Level 2

All other eligible courses not categorized and weighted as Level II courses

97-100

4.6

4.3

4.0

94-96

4.4

4.1

3.8

90-93

4.2

3.9

3.6

87-89

4.0

3.7

3.4

84-86

3.8

3.5

3.2

80-83

3.6

3.3

3.0

77-79

3.4

3.1

2.8

74-76

3.2

2.9

2.6

71-73

3.0

2.7

2.4

70

2.8

2.5

2.2

Below 70

0

0

0

Career and Technical Education courses will be assigned levels aligned with those indicated by TEA found on the Approved Statewide CTE Programs of Study with the following exceptions: eligible AP courses will be assigned level 4, courses indicated as level 1 according to TEA will be level 2 at CHS, Statistics & Business Decision Making will be assigned level 2, and Honors Statistics & Business Decision Making will be assigned level 3.

In-Country transfer grades: Students who transfer into CHS with letter grades on their official transcript will be given the equivalent lower end number grade as written in the table above.

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CISD CLASS RANKING AND GPA POLICY for Class of 2025 and beyond

  •  The § symbol is used to denote classes that count for RIC (2025 & beyond)

  • Coppell High School ranks only the top 10% of the class.  

  • 11th grade (junior) GPA and class rank are distributed in Janaury of 11th grade for college planning purposes.

Class Rank & GPA used for college admissions:

  • June/July to reflect the end of junior year. All grades submitted by the last day of school.

  • January to reflect summer courses and semester 1.

  • May/June - to included all courses taken senior year.

Additional Information:

  • Students with 5 or more Pass/Fall grades transferred into their High School transcript will not be ranked.

  • Beginning with the graduating class of 2025, Rank-in-Class GPA will be calculated as follows:

    • Rank-in-Class GPA will be calculated based on the semester grades earned in specific high school credit courses, regardless of the grade in which they are taken. The included courses are listed in the next column.