IB Grade Scale

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This Grade Scale is used for IB standard Base grading.

Fields

  • Code is the code entered in Gradebooks and Transcripts
  •  Description The written representation of the Code
  • Cutoff The cutoff value is the lowest percentage grade a student can earn to receive this grade

IB Upper Grades 11 and 12

Code

Description

Cutoff

Code

Value

Cutoff

Credit?

MA Grade Code

ibh0

Failing (Very poor performance)

0

8

8

8

Y

66

ibh1

Failing (Very poor performance)

1

7

7

7.9

Y

66

ibh2

Minimally Acceptable (Lowest passing grade)

2

6

6

6.9

Y

66

ibh3

Acceptable (Meets some of the basic standards for the course)

3

5

5

5.9

Y

66

ibh4

Acceptable (Meets some of the basic standards for the course)

4

4

4

4.9

Y

66

ibh5

Good (Meets standards for the assignment or course)

5

3

3

3.9

Y

66

ibh6

Good (Meets standards for the assignment or course)

6

2

2

2.9

Y

66

ibh7

Outstanding (Meets the highest standards for the assignment or course)

7

1

1

1.9

N

66

IB Lower Grades 9 and 10

Code

Description

Cutoff

Code

Value

Cutoff

Credit?

MA Grade Code

ibl1

Failing (Very poor performance)

1

0

0

0.9

N

66

ibl2

Minimally Acceptable (Lowest passing grade)

2

1

1

1.9

N

66

ibl3

Acceptable (Meets some of the basic standards for the course)

3

2

2

2.9

Y

66

ibl4

Acceptable (Meets some of the basic standards for the course)

4

3

3

3.9

Y

66

ibl5

Good (Meets standards for the assignment or course)

5

4

4

4.9

Y

66

ibl6

Good (Meets standards for the assignment or course)

6

5

5

5.9

N

66

ibl7

Outstanding (Meets the highest standards for the assignment or course)

7

6

6

6.9

N

66

ibl8

Outstanding (Meets the highest standards for the assignment or course)

8

7

7

7

Y

66

IB Final Grade Upper

Code

Value

Cutoff

Credit?

AlignCode

NoNumericEquiv?

Shortcut

MA Grade Code

A+

7

6.1

N

Y

20

A

6

5.1

Y

Y

20

A-

5

4.8

Y

Y

19

B+

4.7

4.4

N

Y

19

B

4.3

4.1

Y

Y

19

B-

4

3.8

Y

Y

19

C+

3.7

3.4

Y

Y

18

C

3.3

3.1

Y

Y

18

C-

3

2.8

Y

Y

18

D+

2.7

2.4

Y

Y

17

D

2.3

2.1

Y

Y

17

D-

2

1.1

Y

Y

17

F

1

0

Y

Y

16

W

0

0

N

Y

21

I

0

0

N

Y

40

MFG

0

0

N

Y

40

IB Final Grade Lower

Code

Value

Cutoff

Credit?

NoNumericEquiv?

Shortcut

MA Grade Code

A+

32

28

Y

Y

20

A

27

24

Y

Y

20

A-

23

19

Y

Y

19

B+

18

18

Y

Y

19

B

17

16

Y

Y

19

B-

15

15

Y

Y

18

C+

14

14

Y

Y

18

C

13

11

Y

Y

18

C-

10

10

Y

Y

18

D+

9

9

Y

Y

18

D

8

7

Y

Y

17

D-

6

6

Y

Y

17

F

5

0

N

Y

16

W

0

0

N

Y

21

MFG

0

0

N

Y

40

I

0

0

N

Y

40

How did we do?

BPS Standard Kindergarten Grade Scale

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