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Grading & Report Cards

📝 Grading & Report Cards

At HSLJ, we follow the Houston ISD grading policies and ensure families stay informed about student progress throughout the school year.

📊 Grading Scale:

  • 90–100 = A (Excellent)

  • 80–89 = B (Good)

  • 75–79 = C (Satisfactory)

  • 70–74 = D (Passing, but Needs Improvement)

  • Below 70 = F (Failing)

2025-2026 Report Card Dates

Six-week grading periods are used in all HISD Schools. All schools will send report cards to parents six times during the year, shortly after the end of each six-week grading period.

Six-Week Cycles                            

Cycle Dates                                            

# of Days in Cycle                                 

Report Card Date                                                      
Cycle I Aug 12 - Sept. 20 28 days September 26 (Friday)
Cycle II Sept. 23 - Nov 1 28 days November 10 (Monday)
Cycle III Nov 4 - Dec 20 29 days January 9 (Friday)
Cycle IV Jan 7 - Feb 21 31 days February 27 (Friday)
Cycle V Feb 24 - Apr 17 33 days April 24 (Friday)
Cycle VI Apr 21 - June 4 31 days June 4 (Thursday)

 

Report Cards & Progress Reports

At the end of the first three weeks of each grading period, HSLJ sends a school-wide progress report home with every student. Progress reports are a way for both parents and students to monitor a student’s academic progress, behavior, and attendance. Progress reports can also serve as an effective “early warning” device for students who might otherwise find themselves with a failing average too late into the six-week grading period for recourse. Parents have up-to-date access to student grades through the Parent Student Connect https://www.houstonisd.org/our-families-students/family-corner/learning-platforms/parent-portal-powerschool. 

***It is the responsibility of students to take the report card home and give it to their parents. Students who miss class when progress reports are distributed should see the SIR clerk for their copy. Receipt of the progress report has no impact on the student’s six-week grade; it is used solely to inform. The grade ultimately earned by the student will be the grade listed on the report card.

If a student has a failing average in the fifth and sixth weeks of a grading period, the classroom teacher should communicate with the parent/guardian via phone, email, or text. Generally, a student should have received a progress report warning that he/she could fail before an “F” appears on the report card. Under certain circumstances, however, it is possible that a student could have been passing until just before the end of the six-week grading period when poor performance on a major test or assignment caused the student’s average to fall below 70.

Report cards

Report cards are distributed at the end of each grading period during the school day. A reporting cycle is established on the HISD and HSLJ calendars. Those calendars are distributed to each student and are published in the school newsletter and website. The final report card will be mailed home if students have clear financial and book records with the school.

Each grading cycle counts for 30% of a student’s final semester average. The final exam counts for 10% of the final semester average.

Incomplete Grades

Teachers may elect to give students an incomplete grade on a report card rather than a failing one if there are extenuating circumstances explaining the student’s failure to complete assignments during the grading period. An “I” allows students to finish their work, but it also makes them ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities and competitions.

Incomplete grades must be changed to a numerical grade before the end of the next six-week grading period. Teachers may not give incomplete grades during the last six-week grading period of a semester. If incomplete work is not made up, then the “I” mark becomes a 50 and is averaged with the other six-week grades to determine a semester average.