Academics
Whitney Young consistently ranks in the top of the state in terms of test scores and attendance rate. The school offers numerous Honors and Advanced Placement courses for students in grades 7-12 and Gifted & Talented courses for students in grades 2-6. Advanced Placement is offered for Physics, English, European History, Environmental Science, Statistics and Calculus. Honors courses are as followed Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, World History, American History, American Government, Street law, Spanish, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, English, Creative Writing, Poetry, and French. As of the 2010-2011 School Year Whitney Young only offers Physical Education, Health, Band, Choir, Art, Drawing & Painting, African-American History, Senior Seminar and OGT Math & OGT Science as regular course work. The school requires all high school students to take academic electives, honors and Advanced Placement courses.
Whitney Young currently uses weighted grade point averages; therefore basing student GPAs on a 5.0 scale. Honors/ Advanced Placement course carries the following GPA points:
A - 5
B - 4
C - 3
D - 1
F - 0
I - 0
Regular course are as followed:
A - 4
B - 3
C - 2
D - 1
F - 0
I - 0
As of the 2011-2012 school year all classes at Whitney Young rather honors, advance placement or regular uses the honors grading scale:
| Grade | Percentage |
|---|---|
| A | 93%–100% |
| B | 85%–92% |
| C | 76%–84% |
| D | 68%–75% |
| F | 67% and below |
| I | No data available |
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