n.a
grade indicating the highest excellence. In US
schools, a
grade refers to a letter indicating the
quality of a
student's
work. The system consists of a
scale starting at the bottom with F (failing) and moving up through D (poor or barely passing), C (
average or satisfactory), B (good or above
average), with A (excellent) at the top. Plus (+) and minus (-) are used to modify the
basic grades and mean "more than" and "less than" respectively. Thus, C- would indicate less than
average or satisfactory and A+ would indicate more than excellent. Such
grades are
given by teachers for specific assignments (as a test or
essay) as well as for
performance in a
subject during an established
period of
study.