Under the current grading scale, an A is 93-100. Under the new scale, an A grade would be 90-100. A failing grade will shift from anything below 70 to anything below 60.

After rounding scores to the closest whole-number values, we assign letter grades based on a conventional A-F grading scale, as follows: A = 93 to 100 A-minus = 90 to 92 B-plus = 87 to 89 B = 83 to 86 ...

But an advantage to keeping the scale, some said, would be that students would work harder for better grades. Some parents applauded yesterday's development.

The Rapid City Area Schools Board of Education is slated to vote Tuesday on moving to a 10-point grading scale beginning next school year. It's a move that board members ...

The new scale changes an "A" grade from a 90 percent to 100 percent, a "B" from an 80 to 89 percent, a "C" from 75 to 79 percent, and a "D" from 70 to 74 percent.