An unweighted grade point average is computed for all Amherst Regional High School students. A student’s GPA is calculated at the end of the junior year and at the end of the first trimester senior year. All graded courses taken at Amherst Regional High School are included in these computations with the following exceptions: 1) P.E., 2) certain ALPs, and 3) Special Education courses that are not designated for credit towards graduation. Courses taken outside of ARHS (including college or university courses) are not included in a student’s GPA.

When reporting to colleges, the High School reports a student’s individual unweighted GPA. Amherst Regional High School does not provide individual or decile rankings.

The courses that are included in a grade point average are based on a 4.0 scale.

A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.0

Source: http://www.arps.org/hs/Offices/Guidance/Planning/SchoolProfile.html