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re: Grade inflation in high schools
Posted on 10/8/26 at 2:47 pm to OlGrandad
Posted on 10/8/26 at 2:47 pm to OlGrandad
It's not just high school . I compared my college graduation booklet with my daughter's. I'd say at least 60% of those in 2019 were "honor" grads. Mine?
probably 30-40%. I don't think kids are that much smarter these days.
probably 30-40%. I don't think kids are that much smarter these days.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 2:48 pm to anc
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Texas, you cant get into UT/A&M unless you are top 10% of class. There are literally kids that transfer to terrible high schools their senior year so they can graduate in the top 10%.
My daughter will likely go to LSU because of this rule (not complaining).
Were zoned for a really good high school in suburban Houston. I kind of just want her to enjoy high school. If she's dead set on UT or A&M and doesn't make that 8% mark, she can always go to Blinn or so.e other CC.
This post was edited on 10/8/26 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 10/8/26 at 3:22 pm to Tigersfan
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My son has to bust his arse to get a 3.5 at Jesuit. It makes you wonder if it’s worth it.
You can’t compare a school like Jesuit that produces numerous National Merit semi-finalists every year with a typical high school, especially one in Louisiana.
The curriculum does get easier if a student manages to avoid all AP classes. Not every student has the same workload, but most are challenged at a high level.
There are high schools spread across the state that are on a completely different level than the other 95%. Their biggest attribute is that they are proven to provide their students with an exemplary foundation entering college.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 3:53 pm to anc
When I was in HS, at a very good school, I bet 5% of the class had 4.0 or better 
It was very hard, which was good. It showed up on standardized testing, where our school always had outstanding average and median results.
I was near the top of my class with a 3.8 I think, although they didn't publish rankings. Crazy I'd be bottom of some of these classes now with that
I believe AP also counted for more, but I can't remember exactly how that worked. I took 2 AP courses, but that was another lifetime ago.
There were no completely easy schedules to be had. Sure, they had honors and AP classes, but the regular classes were still challenging. They also failed your arse out if you missed too much school or couldn't pass. With a quickness.
It was very hard, which was good. It showed up on standardized testing, where our school always had outstanding average and median results. I was near the top of my class with a 3.8 I think, although they didn't publish rankings. Crazy I'd be bottom of some of these classes now with that
I believe AP also counted for more, but I can't remember exactly how that worked. I took 2 AP courses, but that was another lifetime ago.
There were no completely easy schedules to be had. Sure, they had honors and AP classes, but the regular classes were still challenging. They also failed your arse out if you missed too much school or couldn't pass. With a quickness.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 3:54 pm to Ghost of Colby
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There are high schools spread across the state that are on a completely different level than the other 95%. Their biggest attribute is that they are proven to provide their students with an exemplary foundation entering college.
I thought college, at least first couple of years (outside of organic chem.), was easy as shite. A good high school education was so valuable.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 3:55 pm to anc
100% there is grade inflation but in the end it doesnt matter because all the colleges are going back to requiring act score now and with crack downs coming on student visas you will less of the indians and chinese coming too.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 3:58 pm to Cdawg
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UT is now 6% and A&M is 8% now.
Question for Texas people -
If you are top 5% you will get into these schools, no matter what standardized testing says?
So you're top 5% at some shitbag school but get an 18 on the ACT and you get into A&M?
Posted on 10/8/26 at 4:11 pm to Tigersforthee
Grade inflation has been out of control for 15-20 years. There are valedictorians that can’t read. If you think your area has “good” public (government) schools you are mistaken. No state is above another in this regard. If your 3.7 kid took a real class in 1965, they would be a D to F student.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 4:45 pm to Tigersfan
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My son has to bust his arse to get a 3.5 at Jesuit.
Yes, along with most of the boys there. There’s no easy path through Jesuit.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 4:47 pm to BigGreenTiger
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Class rank means nothing except for in law school and med school.
Cant speak for Law School, but when my wife went through LSU Med, they had no class rankings. This was more than a few years ago.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 4:48 pm to anc
When everybody is an honors student, nobody is an honors student.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 4:49 pm to anc
Every school in Baton Rouge is now magnet. We will have an epidemic of high GPA morons. Meanwhile private schools are forcing lower grades on actual intelligent kids so that they don’t give too many A’s.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 4:49 pm to anc
The grade inflation is too damn high.
Posted on 10/8/26 at 4:54 pm to anc
People were saying this when I was in school 30-something years ago. When my kids were going through school the bigger problem was teachers who taught to the state’s standardized tests. Grades mean nothing to schools because states no longer view them as an objective measurement of scholastic aptitude.
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