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Grading & Report Cards

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)