Numeric Scale?

It is considered a 3!

Read you schools description of grades to find out what the numbers mean. They are meant to communicate the extent to which a student has demonstrated mastery of the performance standards at their grade level.

If the scale is out of 4, I would think that a 3 means your child is meeting the standard and performing AT grade level. Typically the highest number means ABOVE grade level. The second means the MEET the grade level standard. The next means they haven't met the standard yet, but they are working TOWARD it, and the last means they are BELOW grade level. It isn't a percent correct 90, 80, 70, 60 like the letter grades you're talking about.

Grading scales don't map onto each other the way you're describing. Parents often try to do that, and it does nothing but stress parents, and kids out for NO REASON.

Hope this helps,
T.

My daughter's school says that 4=above grade level, 3=grade level, 2=below grade level, and 1=needs regular support. They say that their goal is to have all kids at a 3 (and I quote: "A 3 is something to be celebrated!"). So I am not sure that there is a direct correlation between the current numbers used and the traditional letter grades. They also have to show improvement in report cards... I could say so much more about that....

In my daughter's school, 4 is the highest grade they can attain so I would guess that 3 would be a B.

My child's elementary school only has 3 levels. 3=advanced, 2=proficient, 1=need help.

So, it may depend on the school. You should ask your child's teacher.

Yes, 3 is a B. A is 4, 2 is C, 1 is D

The reason elementary schools have gotten rid of the letter scale is because parents are gunning for As when B and even C is supposed to be average. As were supposed to be for consistent performance above grade level, which is supposed to be rare, not the norm. So to fight grade inflation, many schools have gone to a system where 3 is what they want the kids to have (what KV described below). 4 is rarely assigned for CONSISTENT performance above grade level. Some classes will never give above grade level work, so it is virtually impossible to get 4s. My daughter's class (special g/t class) does work that is almost ALL above grade level, but the teacher does not give 4s unless the child performs consistently above the rest of the class, so even though technically they all should have 4s, almost none of them get them.

Schools will adopt their own systems, but typically they are fighting grade inflation, which has become a huge problem nationally, especially at universities.