Report Cards

USJ is on a quarterly academic calendar and issues report cards four times a year. Grades are available online through NetClassroom.

Middle and Upper School
Students receive numerical and letter grades. In Upper School, of course, grades count toward a GPA and class standing that will be looked at by colleges. Honor rolls for Middle and Upper School are posted online.

Lower School
Quarterly checklists for Jr. Cubs, Cubs, Jr. Kindergarten, and Kindergarten evaluate each student in relationship to his or her own potential. The grading key includes:
S: Satisfactory/Meets Expectations
N: Needs Further Development
U: Unsatisfactory/Does Not Meet Expectations
First through fifth grade students receive quarterly report cards with numerical averages. The Grading Scale is noted above.

Figuring out the GPA:

Semester grades determine a student’s grade point in the Upper School. The semester grade is calculated by counting each quarter grade as 40 percent and the semester exam grade as 20 percent.

Honors courses are given a 0.5 weight and AP courses are given a 1.0 weight to the semester grade in calculating the 4.00 GPA, which includes all courses taken. Academic Honors and Class Standing are determined by the 100-point average using number grades only with the Honors classes weighted 5 points and AP grades weighted 10 points. Since colleges request a GPA on the 4.0 scale, each student’s semester grades are converted to the following scale: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0.