GPA calculator for high school (weighted and unweighted)

Each letter grade is worth a number of grade points, and your GPA is the average, weighted by credits:

Example: A (4.0), B+ (3.3) and B (3.0), one credit each: $(4.0 + 3.3 + 3.0) \div 3 \approx 3.43$.

Weighted GPAs reward harder classes. A common convention, used by this calculator, adds 0.5 points for honors and 1.0 point for AP or IB classes (on passing grades), so an A in an AP class counts as 5.0. Some schools use other weights, cap weighted GPAs, or only weight certain years, so your official GPA may differ.

A full-year class is often 1 credit and a semester class 0.5, so a full-year class counts twice as much. Enter the credits your school uses.

GPA is an average of many grades, so it moves slowly. The fastest improvements come from the classes where you're closest to the next grade boundary. Focus on what costs you points (tests, missing homework), and get help early in the term rather than before finals. Our guides on how to study for a test and active recall can help, and the test grade calculator shows what score you need.

Your transcript usually shows a cumulative GPA (all years so far) and sometimes a GPA for each year. Colleges often look at the trend as well as the number: rising grades in harder classes tell a good story. When you report a GPA on an application, use the figure and scale your school reports.