2015 Utah Code
Title 53A - State System of Public Education
Chapter 1 - Administration of Public Education at the State Level
Part 11 - School Grading Act
Section 1110 - Letter grade based on percentage of maximum points earned.

Effective 5/13/2014
53A-1-1110. Letter grade based on percentage of maximum points earned.

• (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), a school shall receive a letter grade based on the percentage of the maximum number of points the school may earn as calculated under Section 53A-1-1109 as follows:
  • (a) A, 100% - 80%;
  • (b) B, 79% - 70%;
  • (c) C, 69% - 60%;
  • (d) D, 59% - 50%; and
  • (e) F, 49% or less.

• (2) When 85% of schools receive an A or B, the State Board of Education shall increase the endpoints of the ranges listed in Subsections (1)(a) through (1)(e) by five percentage points, except the lower endpoint of the A range may not be greater than 90%.

• (3) The board shall lower a school's grade by one letter grade if:
  • (a) student participation in a statewide assessment is fewer than 95%; or
  • (b) the participation of nonproficient students as determined by prior year test scores is fewer than 95%.

Amended by Chapter 403, 2014 General Session