Calculating GPA and Class Rank

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Powerschool allows you to calculate GPA's and Class Ranks for students.  There are several steps to the process.  First you have to select the calculation methods for your school.  To do this, select School from the main Powerschool menu, and then select Class Rank.

The next step is to select the Class Rank Method(s) that you want to use at your school.  Class rank methods are created at the district level, and there are several to choose from.  Their names are self explanatory, so you should be able to find the method you are looking for.  If you do not see the method you need, call the Diocese and ask too have it created.  To select the class rank methods, click on Class Rank Methods.

This screen lists all of the methods selected for your school.  If you need a new method, click on New and select the methods you want to use from the list.  Caution : only select the methods you really want, because when you do the next step, Recalculation, you may experience a wait since all methods are recalculated for the entire school. 

Once you have selected your Class Rank Methods, you should recalculate the Class Rank.  Even though the Recalculation Frequency says Daily, I recommend recalculating before running the class rank report.  To recalculate, Click on Recalculation Frequency, and the Recalculate Now.

As I said earlier, the recalculation does take some time.  Once you  have recalculated, you can run your reports.  Go bck to the main Powerschool menu and select Reports.  Scroll down to the Class Ranking report and click on it.

Finally, you need to set up the report you wish to run by selecting the grade level and class rank method.

The resulting report will appear on the screen.  You do not need to go to the report queue to access it.  It lists all students, their calculated average, and their class rank and percentile.