Elementary Grading

Progress Reports and Report Cards will be sent home with students throughout the school year to provide parents and guardians with a clear and structured summary of a student’s academic progress, behavior, and development over a specific period.

Academic Grades (Grades K–5): Academic grades are to reflect the student's academic progress based on the standards for the grade level/course in which the student is enrolled.

Letter Grade

Percent

Evaluation Code

A

90–100%

Exemplary – Highly likely to excel

B

80–89%

Proficient – Likely to excel

C

70–79%

On-Grade Level – May need support

D

60–69%

Approaching Grade Level – Likely to need support

F

0–59%

Emerging – Highly likely to need support

 

Conduct Grades: Conduct grades are to be used to communicate clearly to both students and their parents the teacher's evaluation of a student's behavior and citizenship development. These grades are independent of academic and effort grades.

Letter Grade

Evaluation Code

S

Satisfactory

N

Needs Improvement

U

Unsatisfactory

 

Special Area Grades (Art, Music, P.E., etc.):

Letter Grade

Percent

Evaluation Code

E

90–100%

Excelling beyond grade level standards

M

70–89%

Meeting grade level standards

P

60–69%

Progressing towards grade level standards

NP

0–59%

Not progressing towards grade level standards

 

Questions? Contact your child’s teacher for more information about grading and progress reports.

This information is available in Spanish here: Grading Parent Guide Spanish 25 26.pdf

 

For more information about grading practices and how students progress from one grade level to the next, click here for the 2025-2026 Marion County Student Progression Plan.