The short answer
West Virginia uses a statewide scale of A = 90–100, B = 80–89, C = 70–79, D = 60–69, F = below 60 — a 10-point scale with no plus or minus grades. It applies to high schools statewide (WVBE Policy 2510, from July 2018). Each letter earns A 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, F 0 GPA points.
Partly verified: part of this scale was checked on the opened source; the rest comes from search-engine snippets of official or news pages. Verify with your district.
The official West Virginia grading scale
| Letter | Percent range | Points wide | GPA points |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90–100 | 11 | 4.0 |
| B | 80–89 | 10 | 3.0 |
| C | 70–79 | 10 | 2.0 |
| D | 60–69 | 10 | 1.0 |
| F | below 60 | — | 0.0 |
Applies to: high schools statewide (WVBE Policy 2510, from July 2018).
West Virginia’s Board of Education revised high school grading under Policy 2510, effective July 2018. Reporting at the time confirmed that 90–100 became an A and the other bands shifted lower, with GPA on a 4.0 scale. We could open a source for the A band; the B, C, D and F bands come from search-indexed news copy, so treat them as likely but not confirmed from the policy text.
Same score, different letter: West Virginia vs. the plus/minus scale
Many teachers, websites and calculators assume the plus/minus scale (A 93+, A− 90–92, B+ 87–89 …). Here is how sample scores land on West Virginia's scale instead:
| Score | West Virginia letter | Plus/minus letter |
|---|---|---|
| 97% | A | A+ |
| 93% | A | A |
| 91% | A | A− |
| 89% | B | B+ |
| 86% | B | B |
| 84% | B | B |
| 80% | B | B− |
| 78% | C | C+ |
| 75% | C | C |
| 72% | C | C− |
| 70% | C | C− |
| 68% | D | D+ |
| 65% | D | D |
| 61% | D | D− |
| 59% | F | F |
The base letter matches the plus/minus scale for all 15 sample scores, because both use the same 90/80/70/60 cut-offs. What West Virginia's scale removes is the plus and minus: a 91 is a plain A here but an A− (3.7 points) on the plus/minus scale, and an 80 and an 89 are both a B instead of a B− (2.7) and a B+ (3.3). Where a school maps whole letters to whole points, scores of 90–92 gain 0.3 points and scores of 87–89 lose 0.3 compared with plus/minus grading.
What the state's documents say
Article (Jan 11, 2018) confirms 90-100 = A and that other bands shift lower, with GPA on a 1.0-4.0 scale. The full B/C/D/F bands come from search-indexed AP copy (woub.org). Current Policy 2510 text not opened.
Source: wvpublic.org. Verification: partly opened, partly from search-engine snippets — verify with your district.
Turning a West Virginia letter into GPA points
On a 10-point scale with whole letters, GPA math is simple: average the points of your classes, weighted by credits. Three B's and three A's in equal-credit classes give (3 × 3.0 + 3 × 4.0) ÷ 6 = 3.5. One C among five A's gives (2.0 + 5 × 4.0) ÷ 6 ≈ 3.67.
Enter your grades in the high school GPA calculator (type the letter, not the percent, so the state scale is respected), compare scales in the grading scale converter, or see what a GPA means on the GPA scale. State facts beyond grading are on the West Virginia school facts page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the grading scale in West Virginia?
Does West Virginia use plus and minus grades?
Who does the West Virginia grading scale apply to?
Sources & method
- West Virginia scale: https://wvpublic.org/story/west-virginia-board-revises-high-school-requirement-grading/ (partly opened, partly search-indexed).
- Plus/minus comparison: the common US scale (A 93+, A− 90–92, B+ 87–89 …) used across this site. Sample-score letters are computed from the published ranges.
Checked October 2026. Grading rules change — if your district's handbook differs, the handbook wins. Spotted an error? Tell us via the about page.