Our school system (central Kentucky) used Es instead of Fs in an A through E scale. E didn’t stand for anything or signify a lesser failure; it meant you flat-out failed, just as F did in other schools.
I can tell you that in the mid 70’s my NYC elementary school used A-E where E meant failing.
My high school (and we’re talking twenty years ago) used A through E. E was failure, and there was only one type of failure - the worst kind. In fact, I never knew there was such thing as an “F” grade until I went to college.
In high school and later part of parochial school, we had A-E with E as failing.
Prior to 7th grade, in Catholic school we had the following:
VG-Very Good
G-Good
S-Satisfactory
NI-Needs Improvement
U-Unsatisfactory.
Pretty stupid if you ask me.
When I was attending high school (early '80s, Buffalo Public Schools), percentage grading was the norm. No letter grades, no four-point scale. 64% and below was considered a failing grade; 65% and above a passing grade. 90% to 95% would get you on the Merit Roll, and 96% to 100% landed you on the Honor Roll. Other high schools in Western New York had similar grading systems at the time. I don’t know how they grade now, though.
I think this is asked and answered, no?
Sure, manhattan. Close it on up.
Jeyen