1. School Committee Policy and The Facts
Information For Parents Grade Inflation at the North Andover Middle School
School Committee Policy
and
The Facts

2. School Committee Policy: Expectations Initiative -- Passed Fall 2005
B. “That the Superintendent establish a plan to ensure
that grades and honor roll lists reflect substantially
elevated academic expectations and that, for all
courses, parents and students have information that
explicitly informs them of a student’s achievement
level compared to that student’s peers”
While politely worded, the intent was to curb grade inflation
and ensure that student academic performance was accurately
communicated to both the students and their parents.
Did it work?

3. MS Statement on Grade Inflation In Response to Expectations Initiative
“This fall* we were asked by the school committee
to review our grading process to determine grade
inflation possibilities. After reflection, fact
finding, and discussion, NAMS’ faculty
surmised that grade inflation was minimal,
but grade consistency was an area for improvement.”
Let’s see …
* Fall 2005

4. A’s
54.1%
B’s
31.4%
C’s
10.7%
D’s
2.9%
F’s
0.8%

5. Fall 2006
1018 Total Grades
41% A’s
38% B’s
4% D’s
16% C’s

6. 659 Total Grades 50% A+s 88% A’s Fall 2006 11% B’s 1% C’s
No D’s or F’s