West Potomac High School released its 1st quarter grading data for the 2021-2022 school year. The number of students receiving As decreased slightly from the previous year, while the number of Bs and Cs increased slightly. For AP courses specifically, the percentage of students receiving As decreased from the previous year, while the percentage receiving A- and B+ grades increased. Overall, the percentage of students making the A/B honor roll remained steady at around 38.7% compared to the previous year.

1. West Potomac High School
December 6, 2021
1st Quarter Grading Data
Comparisons

2. 3 year Grade Distribution
GRADES Q1 19-20 Q1 20-21 Q1 21-22
As 7977 8510 7822
Bs 4560 4050 5148
Cs 2580 2234 2689
Ds 1013 876 974
Fs 1586 2001 839

3. Total Letter Grade Distribution
All Course Types
Grades Q1 2019-2020 Q1 2021-2022
OL HN AP DE OL HN AP DE
As 5658 1420 669 230 5510 1366 777 169
Bs 2949 940 594 77 3507 977 575 89
Cs 2018 317 228 17 2160 232 195 11
Ds 879 77 54 3 831 99 40 4
Fs 1418 120 45 3 774 41 23 1
Total 13252 2874 1590 330 13056 2806 1610 274
OL on level HN honors AP advanced placement DE dual enrollment

4. Total Letter Grade Distribution
AP Courses
AP Courses Q1 2019-2020 Q1 2021-2022
As 669 777
Bs 594 575
Cs 228 195
Ds 54 40
Fs 45 23
Total 1590 1610

5. Grade Distribution - AP Courses
Grades Q1 2019-2020 Q1 2021-2022
# % # %
A 428 26.9% 394 24.5%
A- 241 15.2% 383 23.8%
B+ 196 12.3% 207 12.9%
B 250 15.7% 196 12.2%
B- 148 9.3% 172 10.7%
C+ 100 6.3% 94 5.8%
C 90 5.7% 56 3.5%
C- 38 2.4% 45 2.8%
D+ 31 1.9% 27 1.7%
D 23 1.4% 13 0.8%
F 45 2.8% 23 1.4%

6. Overall Impact
All A and A/B Honor Roll
Year Quarter All A A/B Total 1st Qtr.
Enrollment
% Earning
All A or A/B
2017-18 1st 160 504 664 2516 26.39
2018-19 1st 217 660 877 2580 34.00
2019-20 1st 196 672 868 2640 32.88
2020-21 1st 295 718 1013 2624 38.60
2021-22 1st 201 825 1026 2649 38.73

7. Defined WPHS/FCPS Grading Scale
100% 4 90% 3.4 80% 2.4 70% 1.4 60% 0.6
99% 4 89% 3.3 79% 2.3 69% 1.3 59% 0.5
98% 4 88% 3.2 78% 2.2 68% 1.2 58% 0.5
97% 3.9 87% 3.1 77% 2.1 67% 1.1 57% 0.4
96% 3.9 86% 3.0 76% 2.0 66% 1.0 56% 0.4
95% 3.9 85% 2.9 75% 1.9 65% 0.9 55% 0.3
94% 3.8 84% 2.9 74% 1.9 64% 0.8 54% 0.3
93% 3.8 83% 2.8 73% 1.8 63% 0.7 53% 0.2
92% 3.7 82% 2.7 72% 1.7 62% 0.7 52% 0.2
91% 3.6 81% 2.6 71% 1.6 61% 0.6 51% 0.1