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Overall Cumulative GPA (GradePointAverageValue)
The student's overall cumulative GPA for the entirety of their high school career.
A student’s high school career may begin prior to entering 9th grade. The GPA begins when students take their first high school course which may be prior to 9th grade.
Students may have an overall cumulative GPA value higher than 4.0 provided.
Grade Point Average Type Descriptor identifying if the GPA is considered weighted or unweighted
Unweighted is provided when the student did not attempt to complete or completed a single course considered ‘weighted’ throughout their high school career.
Weighted is provided when the student did attempt to complete or completed at least one course considered ‘weighted’ throughout their high school career.
GPA ‘Is Cumulative’
This is always ‘True’ as the state expects the GPA provided to be cumulative.
This is not the GPA of each course, each term, or each school year; this is to be and overall cumulative GPA.
Maximum GPA value (maxGradePointAverageValue)
This is set at 4.0 for state reporting while students may have a higher (or lower) cumulative value provided.
This is the value set and schools are to provide what the student’s GPA is out of 4.0.
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