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)