The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is committed to ensuring that every student feels loved, challenged, and prepared to positively influence society and thrive in life by providing rigorous and inclusive learning environments for all students. In the furtherance of that mission, the grades, credits, and grade point averages (GPA) of DCPS high school students are tracked on a high school transcript to monitor and communicate their academic progress towards graduation.

This document aims to describe the manner in which GPAs are calculated on DCPS high school transcripts. All official high school GPAs and class rankings are calculated in Aspen, DCPS’ student information system. This process is managed by DCPS Central Services to ensure it occurs in a consistent, accurate, and equitable manner for all students at all DCPS high schools.

This policy is effective for school year 2023-24 and beyond and rescinds and supersedes all previous policy, memoranda, and guidance promulgated by DCPS on this subject matter.

To further help advise students on how to calculate their GPAs, a guide on how to calculate a GPA and a GPA worksheet are included at the end of this document.