NC H840

Schools will receive two separate letter grades (A-F) instead of one combined performance grade: a school achievement grade measuring student proficiency and a school growth grade measuring year-over-year student progress

The current system weights achievement at 80% and growth at 20% to produce a single grade; the new system eliminates this combined score for state reporting purposes while retaining a 51% achievement/49% growth split only for federal ESSA compliance

School achievement grades use score thresholds of 85+ (A), 70+ (B), 55+ (C), 40+ (D), and below 40 (F); school growth grades use thresholds of 90+ (A), 80+ (B), 70+ (C), 60+ (D), and below 60 (F)

Low-performing schools will be identified based on earning an achievement grade of D or F combined with a growth designation of "met expected growth" or "not met expected growth," and parents must be notified within 30 days

Effective January 1, 2026, applying to report cards issued based on data from the 2025-2026 school year