Grading and Testing

Grading and Testing
 

Grading

Pre-Kindergarten 3 - Kindergarten: Parents will receive Progress Reports each quarter from teachers.
Grades 1–8:
           Numerical Grade
            100–94     Outstanding Progress
             93–86      Good Progress
             85–76      Acceptable Progress
             70–75      Limited Progress
             69–0        Unsatisfactory Progress
 

Honor Roll

Middle School Hornets are eligible for the Academic Honor Roll.  At the conclusion of each semester, HFCS announces the names of those students (grades 5 – 8) who have met the following honor roll requirements in all core classes (ELA, Religion, Math, Science, and Social Studies). All grades / courses must meet the following criteria.

"HIGH HONORS" are earned by those students with a combined numerical average of 95 or above in all core classes for the semester with a Conduct grade of Satisfactory or above. 

"HONORS" are earned by those students with a combined numerical average of 90 or above in all core classes for the semester with a Conduct grade of Satisfactory or above.
 

Testing

Achievement tests are administered during September at all Fort Worth Diocesan schools. The tests we use are:

• Grades 1 - 7 – IOWA Assessment 
• Grades 1 - 7 – CogAt (Cognitive Abilities Test) 
• 5th and 8th Grade: ARK (Assessment of Religious Knowledge) Test
• 8th Grade – Classical Learning Test - 8 (CLT-8)