Wake students move to 10-point grading scale

The district is changing its grading system this year from a 7-point scale to a 10-point scale.

Education officials said the 10-point scale puts North Carolina in alignment with schools in most of the country, as well as with most colleges and universities. When it comes to transcripts, there will be a numerical grade, not a letter grade.

The new grading scale will only be applied to coursework starting this year. Grades from prior years will not be changed to fit the new scale.

“In terms of the way we teach in the classrooms, the rigor will be the same, the way we deliver instruction will be the same,” Bryant said.