Grading & Report Cards

Report Cards

Students will be issued grades following every six-week period. At the end of the semester, the total sum of the three six-weeks and the final exam grade will need to total 280 points to be eligible to receive semester credit for that course. To earn the course credit, the student must not have excessive absences during the semester.

2025 - 2026 Report Card Dates

Credits/Grade Level

Texas Education Code section 25.092 states that "a student may not be given credit unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days that class is offered." To receive course credit for a class which a student is passing, the student must have no more than five absences per semester. A provision of House Bill 417 states that an attendance committee must be implemented to hear appeals from students who have excessive absences and a passing grade of 70 or above. HISD policy states that each school campus must have a School Attendance Committee. The committee will review petitions for class credit for students who are being denied credit because of excessive absences. Students will be given the opportunity to make up work for both excused and unexcused absences. All work must be made up within 3 school days {for each day missed) upon the student's return to school from any absence. 

The number of credits a student receives will determine their grade level.