Rank in Class

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Rank in Class

• North East Independent School District

for students entering 9th grade 2005 school
year and thereafter
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SCHEDULE

• Middle School - 7 periods
• High School 8 classes total 4 classes a day
  A/B Schedule

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CREDITS

• 1 credit full year course
• ½ credit semester course
• 24 credits Graduation

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NEISD Rank Policy Academic Ranking

• All core academic and foreign language courses
  are ranked
• Ranked courses are assigned specific weight (rank
  factor) based on rigor/level
• Ranking is cumulative
• Excludes credit earned in MS, courses taken more
  than one time, courses not earning credit,
  correspondence courses, credit by exam and
  pass-fail grades, final semester grades of senior
  year, summer foreign study programs)
• Honor graduates are determined by specific
  criteria

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What is a Rank Factor

• Numerical value representing the differences in
  rigor between levels of a course
• Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement GT
• Pre-AP, Pre-AP GT, Honors
• Regular
• Content-modified

World History AP World History Pre-AP World
History World History Lab
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Rank Factor Consensus
Rank Factor of .10 best supports the differences
between levels of coursework

• Advanced Placement 1.20
• Pre-AP Honors 1.10
• Regular 1.00
• Content Modified .90

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How is Rank determined?

• Semester grade x Rank Factor Rank Points
• Sum of all Rank Points Cumulative Rank Points
• Cumulative Rank Points of each student compared
  to all students in class Rank Position

The student with the most points is ranked 1.
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Sample Ranking Reporting
x 1.10
x 1.00
x 1.20
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Courses included in Rank

• English I IV
• Science
• Mathematics
• Social Studies
• Foreign Language

Includes Content Modified, Regular, Honors,
Pre-AP, Pre-AP GT, AP, AP GT levels of
coursework unless indicated otherwise.
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Determination of Honor Graduates

• Cumulative Overall Average
• Complete Recommended or Distinguished Achievement
  Graduation Plan
• Accumulate a Minimum of 48 Semesters of
  coursework

• Summa 100 average
• Magna 95 99.99 average
• Cum Laude 90 94.99 average