Cut+Scores

It is crucial that students across a grade level or course be evaluated in a consistent, fair manner. Each course at PHS has gone through an extensive cut score process. Setting cut scores is the process of determining acceptable performance levels based upon state standards performance descriptors. The following are cut scores for math courses during the 2011/2012 school year.

A student’s fall semester and spring semester averages added together will provide students and parents with an idea of whether or not he/she is on track to earn proficiency or advanced in the content area.


 * DEPARTMENT: Mathematics ||  ||   ||
 * Class || Proficient || Advanced ||
 * Algebra 1 || 165 || 178 ||
 * Algebra 2 || 155 || 180 ||
 * Algebra 3 || 140 || 180 ||
 * Calculus || 130 || 140 ||
 * College Prep || 150 || 180 ||
 * Geo/Trig || 140 || 168 ||
 * Geometry || 150 || 178 ||
 * Standards 1 || 167 || 190 ||
 * Standards Algebra || 162 || 175 ||