It is the policy of the Board of Education that a grade in an honors class or an advanced placement class is given added weight for purposes of calculating grade point average and determining class rank. The administration shall publish a formula for calculation of grade point average and class rank reflecting the weighted grading system. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall ensure that parents are notified of this policy.

Legal Reference:

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-220g

Approved November 3, 1999

Amended December 6, 2016

Previous Policy Number: HK7

CLASS RANK

All students are ranked at the end of their junior year and again after the end of the third marking period of their senior year.  Beginning the 2026-2027 school year, to be ranked in the top ten, a student must have been enrolled at Platt and/or Maloney High Schools for a minimum of seven marking periods and is required to carry a minimum of six (6) credited classes per semester. Students entering high school as seniors will retain the rank they held in their previous school for college and/or scholarship applications.  The class rank will be calculated as follows: 

Procedure:

1. Only students who carry six (6) credited classes per semester will be counted in the class rank.

2. Only courses taken in high school years will be counted.

3. If a student transfers from a state-accredited school, courses taken will be assigned Meriden’s point value and used in calculating the grade average.

4. Grade point weights will be multiplied by credit value to determine a point value.  The total point value will be divided by the total credits to determine the grade average.

5. For top ten recognition and selection of the valedictorian and salutatorian, students must have completed their junior and senior years at the school.

Approved by BOE 6/2/26

CLASS RANK

All students are ranked at the end of their junior year and again after the end of the third marking period of their senior year.  Beginning the 2026-2027 school year, to be ranked in the top ten, a student must have been enrolled at Platt and/or Maloney High Schools for a minimum of seven marking periods and is required to carry a minimum of six (6) credited classes per semester. Students entering high school as seniors will retain the rank they held in their previous school for college and/or scholarship applications.  The class rank will be calculated as follows: 

Procedure:

1. Only students who carry six (6) credited classes per semester will be counted in the class rank.

2. Only courses taken in high school years will be counted.

3. If a student transfers from a state-accredited school, courses taken will be assigned Meriden’s point value and used in calculating the grade average.

4. Grade point weights will be multiplied by credit value to determine a point value.  The total point value will be divided by the total credits to determine the grade average.

5. For top ten recognition and selection of the valedictorian and salutatorian, students must have completed their junior and senior years at the school.

Approved by BOE 6/2/26