Calculating Your GPA (Updated Fall, 2024)

Friday, October 18^th, marked the end of the first quarter for the 2024-25 school year. A new system for class weighting has been implemented at Northwood this year, leaving students wondering how to calculate their grade point average (GPA). Here is a guide:

1. First, take all your letter grades and assign the proper GPA equivalent to it using the chart below.
   • If any of your classes are AP or Advanced, you add an additional 0.5 to the number for the grade. (class weight)
   • If any of your classes are Honors, you add an additional 0.25 to the number for the grade. (class weight)
2. Then, add all of the number grades and additional class weights up. The number produced is your total grade point.
3. Finally, divide your total grade point by the number of classes you take. The number that this produce is your GPA.

Example:

• Peak Pathways: A = 4.0
• Advanced Biology: B- = 2.7 + 0.5
• AP US History: B+ = 3.3 + 0.5
• Honors Pre-calculus: B = 3.0 + 0.25
• American Literature: A- = 3.7

4.0 + 2.7 + 0.5 + 3.3 + 0.5 + 3.0 + 0.25 + 3.7 = 17.95

17.855 = 3.59 GPA

Table Produced by The Mirror Staff