High School GPA Calculator

Pick a grade and class type for each class. Honors adds 0.5 points, AP and IB add 1.0.

Weighted GPA in high school

Most high schools report two numbers. Your unweighted GPA uses the plain 4.0 scale for every class. Your weighted GPA adds a bonus for harder classes. This calculator starts in weighted mode with the most common bonuses: +0.5 for honors and +1.0 for AP, IB and dual-enrollment classes. Switch to Unweighted to see the other number.

Example: an A in AP Biology counts as 5.0, a B+ in Honors English as 3.8, and an A- in regular Spanish as 3.7.

Credits in high school

A full-year class is usually 1 credit and a one-semester class 0.5 credits. If all your classes are full-year, you can leave credits blank. Some schools calculate GPA per semester with every class worth the same; then blank credits are correct too.

Which GPA do colleges use?

Colleges see the GPA on your transcript, but many recalculate it with their own rules. Some only count core academic classes (English, math, science, social studies, foreign language) and drop electives like PE. Some use unweighted grades only; others add their own weighting. That is why knowing both numbers helps when you compare yourself with a college's admitted-student profile.

Freshman to senior year

Your high school GPA is cumulative across years. To see how this semester moves it, open "Get your cumulative GPA" and enter your current GPA and the credits you have so far. Early grades matter as much as later ones, but a rising trend in junior and senior year is something admissions readers notice.

Not sure what your number means? Read what is a good GPA and weighted vs. unweighted GPA.