§ 53A-1-1110. Letter grade based on percentage of maximum points earned. (Effective 5/13/2014)

(1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), a school shall receive a letter grade based on the percentage of the maximum number of points the school may earn as calculated under Section 53A-1-1109 as follows:

(a) A, 100% - 80%;

(b) B, 79% - 70%;

(c) C, 69% - 60%;

(d) D, 59% - 50%; and

(e) F, 49% or less.

(2) When 85% of schools receive an A or B, the State Board of Education shall increase the endpoints of the ranges listed in Subsections (1)(a) through (1)(e) by five percentage points, except the lower endpoint of the A range may not be greater than 90%.

(3) The board shall lower a school's grade by one letter grade if:

(a) student participation in a statewide assessment is fewer than 95%; or

(b) the participation of nonproficient students as determined by prior year test scores is fewer than 95%.

Amended by Chapter 403, 2014 General Session