Kaufman High School is established with advanced-placement courses as well as dual credit courses. Dual credit enrollment is available for core and CTE classes.

KHS believes in high academic rigor to challenge students to continue to grow.

• 2023 Team Tennis State Runner-Up

• 2023 Girls Cross Country State Qualifiers

• 2024 State Spirit Championship Runner-Up

• Class of 2024 - Graduated with 174 Industry Based
  Certifications

Students are required to earn a minimum of 26 credits.

Each semester course passed with a 70 or higher earns 5 credits. Students are expected to be in attendance at least 90% of the school days.

Graduation expectations include the following credits:

English 4.0

Economics 0.5

Social Studies 2.5

Math

4.0

Communications 0.4

Foreign Language 2.0

Science 4.0

Fine Arts 1.0

Technology 1.0

CTE/Electives 5.5

Physical Ed. 1.0

In Kaufman High School, graduating Seniors shall be ranked within the graduating class based on weighted grade averages for courses completed in Grades 9 - 12.

Early Graduates will be ranked in the class in which they graduate. Only Core classes (Math, English, Science, and Social Studies) and Foreign Language (Spanish) will be used in GPA calculations or graduating classes prior to 2026. Beginning with the Class of 2026, Foreign Language (Spanish) will no longer be used in GPA calculations. The calculation of class rank shall include grades earned in a dual credit course taken at the district high school and taught by a district employee if the class is offered by the district. Dual credit courses taken online or on a college campus shall only be categorized and weighted as advanced if the course is not offered by the district.

The following weight scale will be used:

• Advanced Placement Courses/Dual Credit will carry the following weight:
  100 = 6.0
  99 = 5.9
  98 = 5.8

• Pre-Advanced Placement Courses and Honors Courses will carry the following weight:
  100 = 5.0
  99 = 4.9
  98 = 4.8

• Regular Courses will receive a top weight of 4.0:
  100 = 4.0
  99 = 3.9
  98 = 3.8

247 Students attempted 2,641 hours with a 94% success rate for hours attempted on campus and a 80% success rate for hours attempted online.

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COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE QUESTIONS AND

CAMPUS VISITS

College representatives are encouraged to visit KHS.

Campus visit requests may be directed to Mr. Cory

Smith, Counselor.

~ 972-932-2811

All Seniors are allowed 2 excused absences per year to visit college campuses. Check with Mrs. Reynolds for details on how to excuse the absence.