Anonymous
Post 06/10/2026 15:44     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
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Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?


lol

Probably a different school district. I went to a different area district and had to get a 93 for an A, 20 years ago. 89.5 was a B+ though.


Same.

0-2 was a minus grade, 3-6 a straight grade, and 7-9 and plus grade.
So an 89.5 was a B+ but a 90 was an A-.


Whatever the breakdown, I think it would be weird not to round a 0.5 up to the nearest integer. I’ve never encountered that.


They could go either way — with or without rounding — they would just need to be clear about it (which is definitely not their strong suit, despite how much they spend on comms).


It's very clear in the video posted above that an 89.5 for the semester is rounded up to a 90, which is an A.
Anonymous
Post 06/10/2026 10:06     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?


lol

Probably a different school district. I went to a different area district and had to get a 93 for an A, 20 years ago. 89.5 was a B+ though.


Same.

0-2 was a minus grade, 3-6 a straight grade, and 7-9 and plus grade.
So an 89.5 was a B+ but a 90 was an A-.


Whatever the breakdown, I think it would be weird not to round a 0.5 up to the nearest integer. I’ve never encountered that.


They could go either way — with or without rounding — they would just need to be clear about it (which is definitely not their strong suit, despite how much they spend on comms).
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 21:47     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?


lol

Probably a different school district. I went to a different area district and had to get a 93 for an A, 20 years ago. 89.5 was a B+ though.


Same.

0-2 was a minus grade, 3-6 a straight grade, and 7-9 and plus grade.
So an 89.5 was a B+ but a 90 was an A-.


Whatever the breakdown, I think it would be weird not to round a 0.5 up to the nearest integer. I’ve never encountered that.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 17:34     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?


lol

Probably a different school district. I went to a different area district and had to get a 93 for an A, 20 years ago. 89.5 was a B+ though.


Same.

0-2 was a minus grade, 3-6 a straight grade, and 7-9 and plus grade.
So an 89.5 was a B+ but a 90 was an A-.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 17:23     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


How was 89.5 not a B+? If B+ existed "in your day", what would the number have to be?
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 14:17     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?


lol

Probably a different school district. I went to a different area district and had to get a 93 for an A, 20 years ago. 89.5 was a B+ though.


My kid still needs a 93?


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Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 12:55     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?


lol

Probably a different school district. I went to a different area district and had to get a 93 for an A, 20 years ago. 89.5 was a B+ though.


My kid still needs a 93?
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 12:31     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?


lol

Probably a different school district. I went to a different area district and had to get a 93 for an A, 20 years ago. 89.5 was a B+ though.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 11:50     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Anonymous wrote:In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+


In my day? I'm 49 and it has always been that way for me. How old are you?
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 11:47     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
In my day you needed a 93 for an A and an 89.5 wasn’t even a B+
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 11:23     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
It's an A, solely because MCPS rounds up a .5 to the higher integer. Congrats on sneaking by! I don't know about your second question.
Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 11:21     Subject: Re:an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
89.5 rounds up to 90 = A. 89.4 rounds down to 89 = B.

Anonymous
Post 06/09/2026 10:55     Subject: an 88 + a 91 is an B or an A?
Is a kid has an 88 in 3Q and a 91 in 4Q, which averages to an 89.5%, is that an A or a B under the new system?
And are they using just the two digit grade that shows at the top of parentvue, or are they using the grade with a decimal or two? (It would make a difference in the averaging if you had an 88.49 and a 91.49 versus a 87.51 and a 90.51.)