Anonymous wrote:Your question is "why does my child's school" use this scale, and the person to ask is someone at your child's school. This isn't a universal "Catholic school" thing.

I do know that the Archdiocese of Washington uses that scale in all of its elementary schools. 93+ is an A, 85-92 is a B

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are trying to prove they are "more academic".

+10000 Yeap.

Could you be more insecure?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tougher grading scale. It is not a bad thing.

It’s not tougher if the material is easier.

In our experience, the material isn’t easier. We pulled our kids out of our local Fairfax County elementary and moved them to parochial.

Your question is "why does my child's school" use this scale, and the person to ask is someone at your child's school. This isn't a universal "Catholic school" thing.

Anonymous wrote:Tougher grading scale. It is not a bad thing.

It’s not tougher if the material is easier.

Tougher grading scale. It is not a bad thing.

My boys went to a school like this. One son worked harder to avoid the C at 84 on a quiz/test. (He had to work hard at school and a C caused problems he made sure he avoided). My other son worked hard for the straight As at 93 on quarter grades. Girls maybe different, but as a mental trick - it worked for the boys with different personalities and capabilities. For what it's worth, they had a lot of homework and frequent quizzes/tests On days, with tests/quizzes in every subject, it was a push for them.

OP here- private Catholic

Which Catholic schools? Parochial or private?

Anonymous wrote:They are trying to prove they are "more academic".

+10000 Yeap.

At our Catholic school a 70 is a C- and below 65 is an F.

They are trying to prove they are "more academic".

They take "Holy"-stick approach

Anonymous wrote:Why do Catholic schools use such a different grading scale?
C= 76.5-84.4
D=76.5-71
F= 70- under

Call me old school but wasn't a 70 typically a C not an F?
Are they trying to prove something? Do the other schools know the different grading scales?

I went to school in a country where 50% was the lowest passing grade. I moved there from the U.S. where my high school had 60% as the lowest passing grade. It doesn't mean that my U.S. high school was more challenging, it just meant that as the teachers created their tests, and rubrics, they kept different standards in mind. So, a test in the U.S. would have fewer questions that were enrichment and went beyond the curriculum and more questions like multiple choice where a student is likely to get some points even if they don't know anything.

I would imagine that whichever Catholic schools use the grading scale above are the opposite. Although my kids' Catholic school uses a more standard grading scale.

Why do Catholic schools use such a different grading scale?
C= 76.5-84.4
D=76.5-71
F= 70- under

Call me old school but wasn't a 70 typically a C not an F?
Are they trying to prove something? Do the other schools know the different grading scales?