Grading & Report Cards
Grading and Report Cards
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Grades and Extracurricular Activities
Under the state’s “no pass/no play” law, eligibility for participation in extracurricular activities during the first six weeks of the school year is determined by a student’s grades from the final grading cycle of the previous school year or the number of credits earned during the previous school year. After the first six weeks, a student who receives a grade lower than 70 (or the equivalent) in any academic course is ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities during the first three school weeks of the next grading period. During that time, the student may continue to practice or rehearse with other students but may not take part in any competition or public performance.
Report Cards
Six-week grading periods are used in all HISD Schools. All schools will send report cards to parents six times during the year, shortly after the end of each six-week grading period.
If a student is not progressing satisfactorily, parents receive a preliminary report at the midpoint of the grading period and at other times as necessary. Parents must sign and return the reports.
2025-2026 Report Cards
SIX WEEKS CYCLES
CYCLE DATES
# of Days
in Cycle
2025-2026 REPORT CARD DATES
CYCLE I
Aug 12 – Sep. 19
27 days
September 26 (Friday)
CYCLE II
Sep 22 – Oct 31
28 days
November 10 (Monday)
CYCLE III
Nov 3 – Dec 19
29 days
January 9 (Friday)
CYCLE IV
Jan 6 – Feb 20
31 days
February 27 (Friday)
CYCLE V
Feb 23 – Apr 17
33 days
April 24 (Friday)
CYCLE VI
Apr 20 – June 4
33 days
June 4 (Thursday) (ES/K-8/MS)
June 12 (Friday) (HS)
