What grade does your private elementary start giving grades?

[Anonymous]

My private K-8th doesn't start giving grades until 5th. At first I thought this was great because it kept school fun and about learning. But now that my kid is in 4th, I'm finding it to be mostly just confusing for her. She just finished a writing project with no clear rubric of what was expected and she did the bare minimum. I can't help but wonder if she had grades then she would be motivated by something and have a goal. Right now her report card is about being below - at - above expectations. They seem to be equally untied to anything meaningful. What grade did your school start giving out real grades?

[Anonymous]

Our K-8th doesn't start till 7th! I hate it!

[Anonymous]

4th

[Anonymous]

4th

[Anonymous]

Define "grades."

[Anonymous]

7

[Anonymous]

Ours starts in 6th and I also find it confusing and wonder if it creates more stress once they finally start getting grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Define "grades."

Numerical percentage and/or A/B/C/D/F assessments on major assignments and report cards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Define "grades."

Numerical percentage and/or A/B/C/D/F assessments on major assignments and report cards.

It's cute that you think this is a thing at all or even most private elementary schools. For them, the lack of letter grades is a feature, not a bug.

[Anonymous]

6th. DD has definitely been doing the bare minimum because nothing “counts.”

[Anonymous]

4th

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:6th. DD has definitely been doing the bare minimum because nothing “counts.”

Then it sounds like the school has failed with instilling a love of learning in her, assuming that's one of their core values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Define "grades."

Numerical percentage and/or A/B/C/D/F assessments on major assignments and report cards.

It's cute that you think this is a thing at all or even most private elementary schools. For them, the lack of letter grades is a feature, not a bug.

DP. Nobody said it was a “thing” anywhere. OP asked when other schools started using standard grading vs below/at/exceeds expectations or similar kinds of assessment used in earlier grades.

[Anonymous]

I think our k-8 started at 5th. We came in at 5th so I’m not totally certain (and it’s been a few years since then) but I think other parents mentioned 4th didn’t use letter grades.

[Anonymous]

The subject of this thread assumes that it happens at some point in elementary. That's not the case though.